What should be on my two week grocery list if I plan to spend $100?

Question

Im trying to make a grocery list but I dont need to spend a lot of money on unnecessary things. Im looking for quick meal ideas and cheap alternatives to pricer items.

Answer 1

Milk, Bread, Peanut Butter, Pasta, Ground Beef, Cheese.Plus, I love going to Kraft.com lots of simple cheap recipes.

Answer 2

1. Meat at Costco freeze it or split it with a friend.
2. Staples like pasta + sauce, canned beans for salads, canned tuna and chicken from Costco-very good and quick
3. Frozen veggies: just pop in the Micro
4. Fresh fruits and veggies from small, local markets for throw- together salads.
5. 99 cent only stores also have a great selection of food.

Shop local markets, check ads weekly, use coupons.

Pre-plan the week's meals, we usually have a meat once a week , fish once or twice, pasta one night, leftovers one night and Sunday we have a good supper. Every night we have a veggie or a salad-keep us healthy.

Meals that are cheap & fast: Taco salad, hamburgers, baked chicken at Costco that you can shred for tacos or pull apart for a meal with microwaved veggies and a side salad and Hummus and pita bread is a nice atterative on a hot night.

Answer 3

Here's what I do. I get the stuff to make a huge pot of chili. One day we eat a bowl of chili. The next day, I put it over baked potatoes. Another day I use it for spaghetti sauce. We don't get tired of it that way. You could also have chili dogs. Also I slow cook pinto beans for enough to last a couple of days. By the way, you can always freeze this stuff. You don't have to eat it days in a row. The ingredients for these two dishes are very inexpensive. Don't forget milk, cereal, eggs, veggies, and fruit. That's just my two cents. I know it's not two weeks worth of food, but I hope these ideas help you.

Answer 4

Fresh fruit and vegetables. Frozen vegetables also are good because they won't go bad as quickly as fresh vegetables. Also, tuna, spinach and bread. The tuna can be put on the spinach for a salad or on bread. You can add some fresh vegetables to the salad. Big tubs of yogurt and nuts are good for snacks.

Answer 5

Vegetables - potatoes, carrots (root veg tend to last longer).
Meat that you can freeze. Chicken drumsticks for quick meals. Check larger chains rather than small shops as the prices can be cheaper, e.g Walmart.

Answer 6

1. bread
2. peanut butter
3. chunky campbells soup
4. deli meat
5. american cheese
6. mayo
7. mustard
8. milk
9. eggs
10. bacon
11. lettuce
12. salad dressing
13. butter
14. lipton noodles in the package
15. spaghetti noodles
16. 2 1 lb. packages of hamburger
17. 1 onion
18. pickles
19. canned green beans
20. betty crocker boxed mash potato's
21. frozen pizza
22. frozen larry's potato's
23. chips
24. cheese dip
25. cereal
26. canned biscuits
27. canned fruit
28. paper towels
29. toilet paper
30. soft drinks
31. ice tea bags
32. sugar

Answer 7

Spend $50 on meats/$20 dairy/$10 toiletries/$20 fresh fruit & veggies..............Chicken fingers,ground beef,hot dogs,beef tips (crock pot beef stew),cereal,Cheese,Eggs,taco kit,lunchmeat....potatoes is a great staple because there are so many ways to fix them.........Askmen.com sometimes has a section on quick meals for bachelors. Try it.

Answer 8

What ever you do, do not go to the groceries store hungry you
will buy more then expected. And you will buy what you want instead of what you need.

Answer 9

i would by things like meats, maybe chicken and hamburger, then of course milk and bread....

Answer 10

milk