This Week on the Dining Table...January 29th Edition

The "Mardi Gras Season is in Full Swing" Edition.....  

You can't look anywhere without seeing decorations(both indoors and outdoors)in purple, green and gold and King Cakes(which is really a pastry, not a cake).  Heck my old PT has a Mardi Gras TREE up!(Take a Christmas Tree, remove all the red and dark green and Christmasy stuff and add purple, gold and green bling and top it with a crown.)

This is day 232 of the new "diet".  Down 59 lbs. since the cruise(not counting the 8 I gained on the cruise and then lost again, which would make it 67 lbs.).  

Not actively trying to lose right now, just maintaining.

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned for last week...........

1. Sunday--leftover Cabbage, Chinese takeout for lunch

2. Monday--leftover Chinese take out, strawberry cheesecake

3. Tuesday--Cheeseburger(bun optional), Spinach Soufflè

4  Wednesday--Chicken and Dumplings w/Carrots

5. Thursday--Don't know and don't care

6.  Friday--Don't know and don't care

7. Saturday--Don't know and don't care

And here's what actually happened.......

1. Sunday--Chinese takeout for lunch, Leftover Cabbage for dinner

2. Monday--leftover Chinese take out, strawberry cheesecake

3. Tuesday--Cheeseburger(bun optional), Spinach Soufflè

4  Wednesday--Chicken and Dumplings w/Carrots

5. Thursday--Lasagna Bolognese (Dinner out)

6.  Friday--Frozen Pizza

7. Saturday--Veal Parm, Leftover Collards

Didn't do a lot of shopping and didn't have many veggies other than some lunch salads.  Some week are like that.

What got taken out of the freezer last week...

*  Strawberry Cheesecake(Birthday!)

*  4 Hamburger Patties

*  1 Spinach Soufleè

*  6 Chicken Thighs

*  1 Frozen Pizza

*  1 Veal Parm Pack

What got put into the freezer last week....

*  1 Pizza(The same one I took out later)

Last week we spent $50.08 on grocery shopping for January. 

Total shopping comes to $652.94 for January.   

There are 2 shopping days left in January.  

Rebate monies earned this month so far.....

I've earned $224.29 on Ibotta in January.

I've earned $59.50 on Shopmium in January.

I've earned $14.00 on Alexa app in January.

I've earned $2.20 on Kroger Cash Back in January.

I've earned $43.97 on TaDa in January.

I've earned $7.76 on Checkout51 in January

I've earned $3.00 on Aisle and $12.84 on a Manuf. Rebate.

I've earned 5,663 points from food shopping on Fetch in January.

I've earned 360 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in January

I've earned 0 SB from food shopping on Swag Bucks in January.

That is $351.36 in rebates(not counting the Kroger Cash Back/Shop Kick/Fetch/Alexa)on $652.94 of grocery spending so in reality it's $301.58 in food spending after the 6 rebate apps I count. 

My savings percentage for the last week was 46.76% and the monthly savings total for January comes in at 52.80% spent.  

Leftovers going into this week....Chicken and Dumplings, 2 Hamburger Patties, 2 pieces of Veal Parm and 1 piece of Pizza.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Zaxby Zalad

2. Monday--Cheeseburgers(bun optional), Baked Sweet Potato Fries

3. Tuesday--Leftover Chicken and Dumplings

4  Wednesday--Salmon, Stir-Fry Veggies

5. Thursday--Soup and Sammies or ?

6.  Friday--???

7. Saturday--Whatever is easy or Hubs makes

I have 2 x $3 off $3 deli meat/cheese Qs from Kroger I must use this week and I heard there are some Frozen food deals at our Walmart here going down but other than that, the grocery stores hold no big allure for me this week.

3 of my days this week are taken up with medical appointments(Pain Management/Neurology/Dermatology), one out of state as there is no Derm that treats HS in the whole state of LA(crazy, right?)so the plan this week is to use what we have and/or find food. Period. lol

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any deals on food at your stores this week?  

Sluggy