Feed your family of five on $70 a week (teenagers included) Week 1

My rules:

No ramen/no premade mac n cheese and no hamburger helper
Fresh when possible

Hawaiian chicken skewers, rice, green beans

Spaghetti with homemade sauce, homemade garlic bread, salad of cucumber and tomato

Chicken soft Tacos, salsa chips or Rice

Hamburgers (turkey burgers or veg burgers) potato salad, green salad

Grilled bbq chicken, mashed potatoes 

Ham steak, carrots,  corn

Grilled chicken, potato wedges, mixed green beans, broccoli and carrots

Lunches:

Make your own salad

leftovers

Fajita Chicken Salad

Peanut butter sandwiches

Make your own pizza with tortilla as crust

Subs, homemade fries

Breakfasts

Cereal rice crispies

toast and eggs

pancakes with strawberry

smoothie or smoothie bowl

peanut butter on toast

I dont make desserts nightly, but I do make them a once or twice a week.  

Desserts:

brownies

rice crispie treats

Ice cream

What could I do to make it cheaper?  Click over to my shopping list with prices and a list of ideas I could have used to make this week cheaper.

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