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How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers

How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens: This week has been fun another 3 day weekend. The Kids are home for MLK day,  I stitched up some hats for my daughter service project at school here are the instruction one seam fleece hat on my old blog.  With the weekend off I am busy feeding my big teenage all weekend. He is swimming everyday.

Madeleine Cookies and mold for cookies

Check out my Madeline Pans purchased from a thrift store. I love them they are so pretty. Here is recipe I used to make the Madeleine Cookies. I would like to say I had more to take a photo but they have a short 24 shelf life, the family gobbled them up.  I love finding great cooking and baking item at a thrift store or good will it saves you money and the older ones are seasons. Let someone else pay retail. It allows me to try out new ideas in cooking and baking with out the investment.

What to feed my family and stay on a budget ? Because of the colder weather I love soups and my family is a big soup eaters. The key is a great filling starch soup like potato or split pea. Add a loaf of bread and it is a fantastic meal

How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens:

Monday: Homemade spring rolls $ 9 and steamed dumplings $6 clear broth seaweed soup
Tuesday: Split Pea Soup $6 (ham bone in fridge) and Homemade bread $2
Wednesday: Swimteam Pizza Fundraiser $18
Thursday: Pork chops $5, Rice $2 and Black Beans $1
Friday: London Broil $7, Roasted Potatoes $2, and Roasted Cauliflower $3

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Budget Meal Planning with Teens

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers

This past weekend I have slept on the floor of the Franklin Institute with 400 5th graders.  Needless to say 2 days later my back has not yet recovered.  Meal Planning has become an important part of scheduling my week and saving my family money.   I always looking for a great way to fill up my teen and also have leftover for my husbands lunch that he wont mind eating a second day.

After-school Snack Ideas:

 

  • Pop Corn Sprinkle with Powder Sugar
  • Baked apple in the Microwave with butter and brown sugar
  • Mug Cake –  here is 20 recipes
  • 4 ingredient cookies no butter recipe  here
  • Berry Spring Rolls recipe here
  • Easy Banana Ice Cream recipe here
  • Chocolate covered Clementines recipe here
  • Lazy Cookies recipe here

This week is  a slower week than last so I am looking forward to great cooking and family meals.

Monday :  Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs ($3.46 sale) with simple Fried Rice ($1.30)  and steamed  broccoli  ($2.20)

Tuesday :   Smoked sausage, green beans and Potatoes  from sixdollarfamily

Wednesday: Shrimp and Veggie pasta ($9.00)

Thursday: Whole Chicken brined baked with rosemary, Roasted cauliflower, and acorn squash ($11.00)

Friday : Soup Night  Zuppa Toscana (olive garden copy cat)  Fresh bread from my favorite bead book ($11.00)

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How to Budget Meal Planning with Teens

7 Meals = $69 meal planning Family 4 with Teenagers

Budget Meal Planning with Teens: Times are tight for all of us.  Meal Planning is one of the best ways to save money.  I have been meal planning for years, I found that many people who shared their meal plans online had a different family than I did.  I have Teens and Preteens –  lets face it 4 hamburgers is not enough to feed a family of 4 with growing over 6ft boy..   I just could not relate to feeding my family on $50 a week ?   They  were not in the world I lived in.

I do however feed my family well on a budget.  I can do 7 dinner  with leftovers for about $70.   No one leave hungry. My husband is the envy of his coworkers for have amazing left over lunches,  while his coworkers heat up their Frozen TV dinners.

Check out my post on Tips for Menu Planning on a budget with Teens.

So this is what meal planning looks like when you try to fees your family on a budget for the weeks of Sept 27, 2015:

Budget Meal Planning with Teens:

  • Sunday : Pork Chops (4 for 4.85) , 3 heads broccoli ($2.00) , and 3 cup dry  Rice ($1.79)  (I make extra rice for fried rice later in the week) =$8.61
  • Monday :  Easy Roasted Chicken  12 thighs ($7.00), Butternut  Squash 2 (3.50 3.5 lb ), Salad (2.00) (tomatoes= garden, onion,  Pantry, peppers .50)  (left overs)=$12.50
  • Tuesday: Fried Rice (Left over from Sunday), with low sodium spam (2.50), left over broccoli, 2 egg (.52 for 2 eggs), Mushrooms 1. 50, Carrots.50 onion .50 corn starch = $ 5.52
  • Wednesday: Fish (5.99) and couscous ($2.59)  with asparagus  (2.99)=$11.57
  • Thursday: BLT  (Summers Tomatoes), Turkey Bacon ($1.66 a pound sale), Lettuce, Avocado ($1.50), Bread $1.25  6 Potatoes homemade french fries (1.50) =  $5.91
  • Friday: Enchiladas,  (left over chicken if any, ground chicken Meat $2.57), Cheese 1.99, Large can Of Enchilada Sauce ($2.59), Corn Tortillas $2.09) = $9.24
  • Saturday: Family choice- Make it and forget soup (I use chicken, mirpox, and noodles on the side- cost about $7.00) or chili $10.00

7 dinners  = 69.92   ($2.49 per person per meal w/ left overs)

Please note I live in the suburbs outside Philadelphia.  Food is not cheap here the cost of living is higher than other areas of the country.   I mainly shop at Aldi, Shoprite,  and my Local Produce Market/Outlet  with watching the sales at  Pathmark, Acme and Giant (which I might go to if they have an amazing sale) .   The prices I use reflect my Area.

Come back next week to see how I save next week Budget Meal Planning with Teens .

Be sure to check out my Post on 16 must have food items for 25 meals:

16 Must have Food Items for $38 to make different 25 meals

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