I’m reassessing my meal plan thinking this week. I have never been good at meal planning but I keep trying. Honestly it’s getting harder these days to find a place to eat out (in my area) that has good food, decent portions, and a decent price. There are a couple but hubby and I always find something to complain [to each other] about the experience. 😂. So keeping at trying to find something they resembles meal planning and the ingredients I want at a reasonable price seems to be the current best option.
So what am I thinking this week? Settling designated dollar amounts for meat, produce, fresh fruit, and extras and trying to make meals with what I buy. It’s very hard for me to think on the spot, in the store for meal ideas, but meat wise, or anything else for that matter, I never know what’s going to be available or exactly how much it’s going to cost. As I mentioned in a previous post “
Shopping at our local grocery store stresses me out. The prices on their website and products don’t always match the in-store available products and shelf price and the shelf price doesn’t always match the price at checkout and I am pretty positive that different checkout lanes charge different prices on certain items.” My grocery store doesn’t have an app and they also charge an additional 10% above the shelf price plus local sales tax. It’s considered a “cost plus” store. Here is their explanation on their buying theory per their website:“COST + 10% FORMULA
Every item is priced at our cost to get the product from the source to the shelf, then we add just 10% at the checkout. The result is the guaranteed overall lowest prices in the area and you don’t need a shopper’s card or have to pay a membership fee to save.”
Sorry I don’t buy their savings theory. Most local people don’t either. Even though it’s posted in the store everywhere you look it seems deceptive. Why can’t they be like normal stores and just post the actual full price of the item on the shelf?
I only have a Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and Dollar General to shop at as well, and to save time I prefer to get everything at the same store. Doesn’t always happen though.
Ok enough of the rant on my dislike for grocery shopping locally. On to this weeks Menu Theory.
Monday lunch we will have some Mac and cheese and orang and some blueberries. Monday supper we have been invited over to someone’s house
Tuesday lunch sandwich and chips
Tuesday supper hubby is taking me out
Wednesday lunch sandwich and chips
Wednesday supper we are going out for our anniversary.
Thursday lunch sandwich and chips
So much for trying to implement my new plan 😂 I’ll try again next week
