Getting More for Less: The $75 Walmart Challenge
Here's what I did.
My Shopping List
Good Value Vegetable Juice $1.14
Campbell's Tomato Juice $1.14
Good Value Light Red Kidney Beans (2-15 ounce cans) .$1.24
Green Giant Vegetables 4 packages .98 (assorted corn, carrots, green beans, peas)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal $$2.98
Good Value All Natural Applesauce $1.18
Jiffy Baking Mix $1.93
Good Value 1 gallon milk $2.68
18 Eggs $1.84
1 Jar Ragu Chunky Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce $1.84
Good Value Ziti Pasta $1.00
Minute Rice Brown Rice $1.72
Kikkoman Soy Sauce $1.62
Good Value Sharp Cheddar Cheese $1.86
Hormel Apple Bourbon Pork Chops $4.98
Birds Eye Asian Vegetables $1.86
One loaf whole wheat bread $1.48
Martha White Yellow Cornbread Mix .56
Martha White Yellow Cornbread Mix .55
Good Value Light Sour Cream .77
3 lbs Good Value Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast $5.98
3 lbs Ground Beef Chuck $6.18
Yoplait Light Vanilla Yogurt .50
Bananas .76
Good Value Chili Seasonings .32
Skippy All Natural Peanut Butter $1.98
5 lb bag Russet Potatoes $1.77
Organic Baby Carrots $1.25
White Onion .45
4 Roma Tomatoes .36
Salad Express Large Size Bag $2.88
Borden American Cheese Slices $2.18
Strawberry Jelly $1.54
Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup .70
Fresh Pineapple Chunks $2.25
Fresh Grapes $2.00
Good Value Shredded Mozzarella $1.86
Small red apples 1 lbs $1.22
Minute Maid Kids Orange Juice $1.99
Flour Tortillas $1.14
Hormel Sliced Lunch Ham $2.99
Pace Picante Salsa - Medium $1.89
Subtotal $ 78.50
Coupons:
Skippy Peanut Butter .50
Minute Brown Rice .50
Martha White Yellow Cornbread - .50
Hormel Apple Bourbon Porkchops $1.00
Green Giant Frozen Vegetables .50
Green Giant Frozen Vegetables .50
Cinnamon Toast Crunch $1.00
Total Coupon Savings: $4.50
Final Total $73.79
Weekly Menu Plan
Monday Breakfast
Cereal with milk
Juice
Monday Lunch
Egg Salad Sandwich for Mom/Dad
Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich for 2 Girls
Banana
Milk
Monday Dinner
Slow Cooker Chili
Cornbread
Tuesday Breakfast
Huevos Rancheros (Eggs, flour tortillas, picante salsa and cheese)
Milk/Juice
Tuesday Lunch
Loaded Baked Potatoes
(Top with last night's chili) and/or shredded cheddar cheese/onion/sour cream
Apple slices with peanut butter
Tuesday Dinner
Chicken Fried Rice
Mixed Vegetables
Wednesday Breakfast
Toast with Peanut Butter
Milk
Apple Slices
Wednesday Lunch
Beef Tacos with Lettuce, Salsa, Shredded Cheddar Cheese and Sour Cream
(Even this can be packed and taken in Dad's laptop lunch box)
Grapes
Wednesday Dinner
Chicken and Dumplings
Steamed Carrots
Thursday Breakfast
Cereal with Milk
Juice
½ Banana
Thursday Lunch
Club Salad (sliced egg, chopped ham and shredded cheese) with Oil and Vinegar Dressing (Mom/Dad)
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches (Kids)
Fresh Pineapple
Thursday Dinner
Chicken Pot Pie
Tossed Salad
Friday Breakfast
Cereal with Milk
Juice
½ Banana
Friday Lunch
Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup (with plenty left over for rest of week too)
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Friday Dinner
Grilled Chicken
Pasta Salad with Roma Tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese, Chopped Onion and Oil and Vinegar dressing
Fresh Mixed Fruit with Yogurt Sauce
Saturday Breakfast
Applesauce Pancakes
Milk/Coffee
Saturday Lunch
Shredded BBQ Chicken
Roasted Potatoes
Green Beans
Saturday Dinner
Baked Spaghetti
Tossed Salad
Sunday Breakfast
Cereal with Milk
Grapes/Banana/Apple Slices
Juice
Sunday Lunch/Brunch
Ham and Cheese Omelets
Homemade Biscuits (Jiffy Baking Mix)
Sunday Dinner
Apple Bourbon Pork Chops
Mashed Potatoes
Steamed Green Beans with Sauteed Onion
Applesauce
There you have it- ethnic foods, comfort foods, slow cooker meals, and even an "instant" meal a busy family on the go. With $75, some careful couponing and menu planning it is possible to eat and live well while cooking at home.
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7 Comments
Post a CommentI think I might email this to my mom. :)
More great ideas! I wish I had all this at my fingertips when my kids were small and I was cooking for my family.
Inspiring and what healthy and interesting meals too.
This is awesome. I'm going to take the list and shop for less. I'm guessing Walmart will be packed with food shoppers at these prices!
Great job, Lisa! I am having such fun comparing all of our varied choices, given the small amount to work with. Gotta love Walmart!
You should come shop for me!lol
Walmart is awesome!