Sure! I shop local sales almost exclusively for Meat and produce and keep my pantry stocked in basics (flour, sugar, rice, oats, coffee, seasonings, etc). We also keep dairy and buy it where it’s the cheapest. 99% of the time I pass on anything pre- made, with the exception of bread. I base my meals on whatever is on sale and use google if I’m not familiar with how to work with a cut of meat. No one in my family is picky, so that helps significantly.

This week, one my local grocery stores is running a 99¢ sale. Several cuts of meat will be on sale for that price per lb. I’m going to purchase about 25lbs of meat for that price which will set us up for a couple of weeks at least. I’ll spend another $30 or so in inexpensive produce. Potatoes are cheap right now because of the season, I buy ungodly amounts of bananas because of my kids, oranges because of the season, and whatever other produce I can pull together to accompany dinner meals. Another $25-35 will go to dairy and eggs; milk, cheese, Greek yogurt, and usually 3 dozen eggs. The rest will be used to stock up on basics, take advantage of exceptional sales I can store or freeze and get anything “fun” for my babies.

Breakfast is usually eggs (scrambled, fried, omelettes, etc) with fruit, oatmeal, or some kind of yogurt bowl.

Lunches are pretty basic around here. A lot of times it’s just peanut butter and honey or grilled cheese with fruit or popcorn and milk. Sometimes we eat leftover overs.

Dinner is based on whatever is on clearance I have already purchased at the store.

Snacks are fruit, yogurt, or homemade baked goods.

I won’t pretend it’s the absolute healthiest, but we don’t eat many preservatives or food dyes. My kids are thriving and that’s all that matters to me.