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The $47 grocery-week checklist
Fridge-door version of the plan. Shop once, cook once / eat twice, name the snack. Full write-up: the $47 grocery week.
The three rules
- Shop once. A second trip is how $47 becomes $90.
- Cook once, eat twice. Every dinner donates a lunch or a second dinner.
- Name the snack. Unplanned snacks are the budget leak.
The cart
- Eggs (18)
- Whole chicken or family pack of thighs
- Dry rice or a big bag of potatoes
- Dried beans or two cans
- Oats
- Frozen vegetables (two bags)
- Bananas + one other fruit that will get eaten
- Block of cheddar
- Tortillas or a cheap loaf
- Onions, garlic, salsa or canned tomatoes
- Peanut butter
- One planned treat (store-brand cookies count)
Prices move. Swap chicken for lentils and eggs if needed, keep the shape.
The week
- MonRoast chicken (or thighs) over onions + rice + frozen veg
- TueShredded chicken tortillas with cheese and salsa
- WedEgg fried rice with leftover rice and frozen veg
- ThuBeans + rice bowls with cheddar; banana for dessert
- FriPotato hash with leftovers + fried eggs
- SatPeanut-butter toast, oats, fruit, call it brunch
- SunSoup from the carcass or last beans; freeze a quart