Saving Money on Groceries

I love shopping at Publix for the B1G1F deals as I am sure many of you are. I also enjoy checking out all the Target deals on www.moneysavingmom.com. I thought I would share with you my purchases this week along with my menu to hopefully inspire you. We are a family of five and the kids are 8, 5, and 4. Lucky for us this summer the kids get to eat breakfast, lunch and snacks at summer camp which helps out a lot!

I spent a total of $95.87 on my shopping trips to Publix and Target. Keep in mind that some of that was for household cleaning products. My menu for the week for dinner is as follows:

Day 1 BBQ Chicken Pizza, Strawberry Cheesecake
Day 2 Tacos, Spanish Rice, Refried Beans, Chocolate Tier Delight
Day 3 Crockpot Chicken and Rice, Green Beans, Chocolate Tier Delight
Day 4 Baked Spaghetti, Garlic Toast
Day 5 BBQ Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Cornbread, Brownies
Day 6 Sandwiches, Chips, Fruit
Day 7 Blueberry Pancakes, Sausage

We try to have one breakfast night and one meatless night.

Publix Purchases (total with tax was $46.05):
Vidalia onion
Jimmy Dean Cooked Turkey Sausage
Green pepper
2 lb Bag frozen chicken Cutlets
Cucumber
Gallon of Milk
Dozen Large Eggs
1 pound Ground Chuck
2 packs Oscar Mayer Turkey lunchmeat
Heavy Whipping Cream
Sara Lee Cheesecake
2 Cans Pringles
2 boxes Kotex Pads
Grape Nuts Trail Mix
2 boxes Jello Pudding Mix
2 Packs Crystal Light
Spanish Rice
Cornbread Mix
2 Lysol All Purpose Sprays
Large Jar Hamburger Dills
Bread and Butter Spears
Refried Beans
Cream of Chicken Soup
Cream of Mushroom Soup

Best deals were Sara Lee was on sale for 50% off and I used a $1.00 coupon making it $1.64 for the cheesecake. Grape Nuts I got for free with $2.00 coupon. Kotex was $.70 box with coupons. Lysol Sprays were $.70 each with coupons. Crystal Light was $1.00 each with coupons and the Pringles were $.84 each with coupons.

Target Purchases ($49.82 with tax):
Dish Brush
Hanes
Clorox Toilet Cleaner
Boxers
Swiffer Refill
Gatorade 6 pk
Wheat Bread
Chopped Pecans
2 lb grapes (on sale for .99lb)
6 boxes Eggo Bakeshop
4 individual Edy's Ice cream
Shredded Kraft Cheese
6 pk Bounty double roll paper towels
Napkins
Travel Pack Wet ones
Paper Plates and Straws

Best deals were the Eggo Bakeshop for $.50 each since these were on sale for $1.50 and there are $1.00 coupons. Also got the Edy's for $.19 each using Target $1.00 coupons.