Yikes!! $13 Left in My Food Budget!!

It's July 27th! When it gets to the end of the month making the last of the grocery budget stretch can be challenging. 

Here's what I have left in my fridge:  

2 shallots
1 clove of garlic
4 stalks of celery
a lot of carrots
a few cherries
2 small apples
milk

That's it!  Thank goodness we pick up our weekly CSA box tomorrow morning!  Of course I have no idea what we will get in this week's box.  So, I thought it would be challenging to plan 4 main dish meals with what I could buy for $13 from the store.  



When the end of the month looms large and your grocery dollars are tiny in comparison, it is essential that you know what is in your pantry and freezers.  You must look at each item you purchase in terms of how many meals you can use it for.  It's all about multiple meals from the same ingredients. 



With $13 left in the grocery budget this morning, I went to Kroger: 

 Here's what I got. 

3 pounds of peaches -
1 pound of spring mix
10 oz. of baby spinach
10 oz. salad mix
5 avocados
3 mangos. 


 My cost: Just over $11.00. I have $2.30 left. 


Believe it or not, I'm headed out in just a few minutes to deliberately go over my grocery budget by 20 cents! I know! It's crazy talk! GFS has 8 pounds of baking potatoes for $2.45. I'm praying to find a quarter on the ground!  LOL!  

Let's see how to stretch these ingredients to last 4 days!

 Main dishes: 

Peach salad using part of the spring mix and the peaches. 
Baked potato bar.   
Taco Salads with black bean filling.
Potato soup with muffins and salad.  


 Sides:

Mango peach salsa - using some more of the peaches and 1 mango.  
Guacamole with 3 of the avocados.  
*These will both be served with the taco salads and the baked potatoes. *

Smoothie:  Gee, I may serve this for a snack or even a dessert one night.  It sounds glorious! 

Mango-Peach Bliss with the rest of the peaches and mangoes. 




Happy end of the week everyone!  

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