This Week on the Dining Table......October 27 to November 2nd

 The "Yuck!"Edition.........

Here is one of my least favorite meals they served me at the Rehab Hospital in September.
Frozen crinkle cut carrots(meh), 2 hunks of some sort of Beef smothered in brown gravy(not a fan of gravy) and a puddle of Mashed Cauliflower(yuck!)instead of mashed potatoes.  I like Cauliflower to a point...in soup, roasted....but as a substitute for mashed potatoes?  Just NO!

September's Meal Planning turned into a big fat Cluster "You Know What"  so we are starting fresh in October.

Onward to the meal planning!

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

1. Sunday--Chicken Strips, Squash & Onions

2. Monday--Risotto, Salad

3. Tuesday--Chilli(Hubs), TV dinner(me)

4. Wednesday--Flounder, Veggie TBD

5. Thursday--Leftovers

6. Friday--Flatbread Pizza, Salad

7. Saturday--Leftovers

And here's what actually happened....

1. Sunday--Chicken Strips, Squash & Onions

2. Monday--Risotto, Salad

3. Tuesday--Chilli(Hubs), TV dinner(me)

4. Wednesday--Flounder, Corn on the Cob

5. Thursday--Leftover BBQ, Cole Slaw

6. Friday--Flatbread Pizza, Salad

7. Saturday--Leftovers(I had a TV Dinner and Strawberries)

We pretty much kept on plan last week. Go us.  Hubs made chili last week(I don't eat that.)so he's got a ton of it left.

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

*  Chicken Strips

*  2 TV dinner

*  Flounder

*  Pepperoni

*  Mozzarella Cheese

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

*  Nothing

                    

Last week we spent $175.79 grocery shopping.  

Total shopping comes to $649.97 for October.   There are 3 shopping days left in October but I am done.

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

I've earned $266.37 on Ibotta in October.

I've earned $3.00 on Shopmium in October.

I've earned $0.01 on TaDa in October.

I've earned $32.11 on Checkout51 in October.

I've earned $118.69 on Aisle, etc. in October. (Haven't gotten my Nature Valley rebate yet from June.)

I've earned 28,510 points on Fetch from food shopping in October.

I've earned 11,572 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in October.($46.28)

I've earned 6,679 Points on My Points in October.(not sure what the conversion rate it here)

I've earned 2,644 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in October.($26.44)

That is $420.16 in rebates(not counting Shop Kick/Fetch/MyPoints/Swag Bucks/TaDa/The Insiders were I earn,  gift cards)on $649.97 of grocery spending so in reality it's $229.81 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 33.39% and the monthly savings total for October comes in at 44.33% spent.

Leftovers going into this week....bbq, cole slaw, spaghetti with sauce, a boatload of chili.

We cleaned out and organized the freezer Sunday so now we can see what's in there and make some meals.

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

1. Sunday--Leftover Brisket, Green Beans, Mac and Cheese(Hubs only)

2. Monday--Catfish, Leftover Green Beans

3. Tuesday--Something from the Freezer

4. Wednesday--Something from the Freezer

5. Thursday--Something from the Freezer

6. Friday--Something from the Freezer

7. Saturday--Leftovers

Other than tonight I haven't gotten around to figuring out what we're having the rest of the week.  Seafood, Chicken, Beef, Pork with either fresh produce or frozen veg.  That's all I can commit to right now. ;-)

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? 

Sluggy