The "Meat & Three" Edition.........
I remember when we first moved down here we went to a "Meat & 3" restaurant. We didn't have these type of establishments up North and I rarely went to one where I grew up in Virginia.
I have just "the 3" veggies and I didn't get the meat item. That's my plate--some kind of greens, a sweet potato casserole and something else I don't recall now and the rest of a dinner roll.
I was not impressed by this lunch, especially the sweet potato casserole as it was sooo sweet! Ya don't need to sugar up sweet potatoes! ;-) The green were ok.
I wish other restaurants here did the "Meat & 3" but we just have this one local chain.
Onward to the meal planning!
This is what was planned for last week...........
1. Sunday--Leftover burgers, sweet potato fries.
2. Monday--Dinner somewhere on the road
3. Tuesday--Salmon, Spinach Souffle
4. Wednesday--Chicken Parm, Salad
5. Thursday--Liver, Taters, Beets
6. Friday--Sautèd Scallops, Veggie TBD
7. Saturday--Spiral cut Ham, Veggies TBD
And here's what actually happened....
1. Sunday--Leftover burgers, Sweet Potato fries
2. Monday--Dinner somewhere on the road(Arby's Brisket Sandwich)
3. Tuesday--Salmon, Grilled Asparagus
4. Wednesday--Liver and Onions, Gravy, Broccoli
5. Thursday--Ham, Green Beans, Pineapple
6. Friday--Pork Teriyaki Stir-Fry Veggies
7. Saturday--Fajitas
The liver finally happened (Look away Anne!) We didn't have any mashed potatoes with the liver(as is tradition)and we didn't miss it. The souffle, chicken parm and the scallops didn't happen but we have ham for days now!
What got taken out of the freezer last week....
* Salmon
* Liver
* Ham
* Pork Tenderloin
* Stir-Fry Veggies
* Chicken
What got put into the freezer last week....
* 3 containers of ice cream(there was a pie and ice cream deal)
* 2 lbs. meatballs
Last week we spent $112.28 grocery shopping.
Total shopping comes to $247.82 for November. There are 12 shopping days left in November.
Rebate monies earned this month so far.....
I've earned $188.69 on Ibotta in November.
I've earned $25.66 on Checkout51 in November.
I've earned $57.16 on Aisle, etc. in November.
I've earned $15.57 on TaDa in November.
I've earned 27,312 points on Fetch from food shopping in November.
I've earned 13,720 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in November.($54.88)
I've earned 20,120 points on My Points in November.(not sure what the conversion rate is here)
I've earned 103 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in November.($1.03)
That is $271.51 in rebates(not counting Shop Kick/Fetch/MyPoints/Swag Bucks/TaDa/The Insiders were I earn gift cards)on $247.82 of grocery spending so in reality it's negative $23.69 in food spending after the rebate apps I count. I now separate out the Food Bank donations and don't count those in the grocery spending(but I do count any rebates on those items) so it's a win/win--the food bank gets a large donation of goods and I get a lower grocery bill.
My savings percentage for the last week was 50.29% and the monthly savings total for November comes in at 45.05% spent.
Leftovers going into this week.....Ham, Pork Stir-Fry, Ham, Pineapple, Ham, Fajita filling and did I mention Ham? ;-) That's what happens when you defrost and cook a spiral ham and there are only 2 people to eat it and I wasn't about to cook ham for Thanksgiving.