"It Has Begun!"
Down here you KNOW when Spring hits. It's very obvious.
You get "Pollen Dump". You wake up one morning and everything outside is covered in that yellow dust. ugh.
And there is no point in washing your car since 10 minutes later it looks like you haven't washed it.
Onward to the meal planning!
Here is what was planned for the last week.....
1. Sunday--Pork Stir-Fry w/Veggies
2. Monday--Salmon, Asparagus
3. Tuesday--Pork Tenderloin, Green Beans
4. Wednesday--Poultry Pot Pies, Salad
5. Thursday--Beef Pie(I'll post the recipe soon)
6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Leftovers(if no leftovers, we'll think up something else)
And here's what actually happened....
1. Sunday--Pork Stir-Fry w/Veggies
2. Monday--Salmon, Asparagus
3. Tuesday--Don't Remember
4. Wednesday--Pork Tenderloin, Green Beans, Corn Casserole
5. Thursday--Beef Pie(I'll post the recipe soon)
6. Friday--Leftover Pork Stir-Fry Veggies
7. Saturday--Cheese burgers, Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Most everything happened but not necessarily when planned. I can't for the life of me remember Tuesday's dinner, it was that memorial. lolz
What got taken out of the freezer.......
* Salmon
* Pork Tenderloin
* Ground Beef x 2
Last week we spent $73.80 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 55.78%. Spending for the month is $210.32 and the savings rate is 52.89% for March before rebate monies are added in.
Rebates earned in March-
$54.53 on Ibotta
$18.25 on Checkout51
$0 on Aisle and Misc.
$72.78 Total in $$
Total spent after rebates is $137.54
2,285 Pts. on Fetch
2,133 Pts. on SwagBucks
0 Pts. on My Points
4103 Pts. on ShopKick
0 Pts. on TaDa
(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)
Before AND after rebates we had a low spend month for groceries at least for us.
Leftovers going into next week...Asparagus, Green Beans, Corn Casserole and Beef Pie.
Here is what was planned for this week.....
1. Sunday--Steak, Salad, leftover Corn Casserole
2. Monday--Fish, Cabbage
3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala, leftover Veggies, Mashed Potatoes(optional)
4. Wednesday--Poultry Pot Pies, Salad
5. Thursday--Scallops, leftover Green Beans
6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Leftovers(if no leftovers, we'll think up something else)
Hubs will eat the leftover Beef Pie for lunches.
Just trying to eat down what is here when I'm not getting great deals. I chose my meals by cherry picking the deals and building meals around those items, combined with what is in my freezer.