Collection 1 - Courtesy of Kristin
This is one of Kristin’s cheapest, easiest and yummiest weekly menus especially if ham and/or brisket and/or potatoes are on sale. She stocks ups and freezes hash browns, cornbread and scratch pancakes which she makes herself to save even more.
Collection 2 - Courtesy of Missy
Below are some of her hints and tips for her menu:Buying from the co-op also saves money because I stay out of the grocery store, which for us is Wal-Mart. We get just about everything from the co-op except fruit, tea, water, coffee, juice and maybe a handful of other items. Before using this menu, we would spend about $300 per month on just groceries. When I made menus for 2 weeks at a time with no rotation, regardless of what was still in the pantry, I was buying new ingredients for new dishes. This menu, plus snacks, all dairy, all baking supplies, all condiments, cost roughly $1300 per year, which averages out to be $108 a month. Add the $20-$30 we might spend at Wal-Mart and that is a big difference from $300; and we are eating healthy. My husband and I have one 4-year-old daughter.
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Collection 3 - Courtesy of Danna
Collection 4 - Courtesy of Dawn
Collection 5 - Courtesy of Nancy
Collection 6 - Courtesy of Diane
Collection 7 - Courtesy of Michelle
Bonus - Leslie's Mom's Menu (family recipes) |
