Weekly Roundup

"It's our 'Weekly Tweetly Roundup!'" If you're an Ellen fan, you'll understand. It's one of my favorite segments on her show where she shares her favorite Twitter posts. 
This weekly roundup is nothing like that... 

I started out my blog posting by sharing my week of meals, so here I go again. 

Today I did my grocery shopping for the week and planned out my meals for this week. Again, this is what we'll really be eating this week. 

My week of meals looks something like this:

• Monday: slow cooker coconut chicken and veggies (because last week we had leftovers instead of making this, $$ saved!)
• Tuesday: tilapia and veggies
• Wednesday: Split pea and ham soup (new recipe never attempted by me before, I hope we like it!)
• Thursday: Red curry stir fry with kabob meat
• Friday: leftovers (as it seems I become lazy on Fridays)

So let's see how much this week of dinners is going to cost me... 

Slow cooker chicken and veggies (recipe):
Chicken - $3.60 for 1.5lbs
Coconut milk - $2.99 for  a can
Veggies - ~$3 (I have some frozen veggies already and will be using veggies outside of what the recipe says)
Spices - ~$1
Total=$10.60 
Per serving=$2.12 

Tilapia and a veggie: 
Tilapia - $3.50 for 3 fillets (I usually have one, my hubby has 2 fillets)
Veggie (asparagus) - $2.29 at Aldi
Sweet potato - $1.19
Total= $6.98
Per serving=$3.49

Split pea and ham soup (recipe):
Split peas - $1.57
Ham hocks - $3.26
Sliced ham - ~$2.00
Veggies - ~$1.50
Total= $8.33
Per serving= $1.38 (which is why I try to make a soup at least once each week!)

Stir Fry: 
Veggies - ~$3
Steak - $10.28
Sauce - ~$1
Total= $14.28
Per serving= $3.57

So there you have it. Look how much you can save by cooking your own meals! This little project makes me realize how much of a rip-off eating out actually is... 

I admit, for the veggies and other random items that are just in my freezer and refrigerator on hand, I don't know the exact cost so I'm estimating here... give me grace, people. 

Healthy eating requires planning. It also requires a little cooking know-how. Nothing too crazy, but if you can follow a recipe you're golden. 

Happy meal planning, friends!