Two Week Menu-Low Carb Eating On a Budget|How I Am Losing Weight

I'm back with another 2 week menu. I always shop my refrigerator and cupboard first so that I use what I have on hand. I find this helps keep the cost of my groceries down quite a bit and helps avoid waste! I spent about $125 on what I needed for this 2 weeks. I buy for breakfast, lunch, and dinners.

The Menu

Taco Soup

Velveeta w/ Hamburger Cheese Dip

(with homemade chips)

Breakfast Burritos

Pigs in a Blanket

Baked Pork Chops

Ham & Cheese Sliders

Rotisserie Chicken

Tatertot Casserole

Chicken & Broccoli w/ Alfredo Sauce

Chicken Caesar Wraps

And as always, we have a few nights of leftovers.

**We use low carb tortillas for wraps/burritos & to make our chips. We use a low carb dough for the pigs in a blanket. We use low carb buns.

I would love to hear what you've got on your menu and how you are saving money on your groceries!

Two Week Menu-Low Carb Eating On a Budget|How I Am Losing Weight

Most of my adult life I have struggled with keeping my weight in check. I have tried diet after diet after diet. I always felt so deprived while dieting. Most recently I have began a low carbohydrate way of eating and am loving it. I do not feel deprived or hungry. My goal is to eat 40 net carbs or under each day and I am using a free app on my phone to track my meals. So far I have lost 10 pounds in under a month with this way of eating. Even if you are not living a low carb lifestyle, this menu might give you some meal ideas!! 

FATHEAD PIZZA

2 WEEK MEAL PLAN

Tater Tot Casserole

(made w/ cauliflower tots & 98% fat free cream of mushroom)

BLT wraps

Burrito Bowls

Chicken Quesadillas

Rotisserie Chicken 

Ham & Cheese Roll Ups

Fathead Pizza

(using a crust crust recipe from Pinterest)

Baked Pork Chops

Polska Kielbasa with Sauerkraut

Bunless Burgers

Chicken Caesar Wraps

(all tortillas we eat are low carb)

**Plus we will have leftovers a couple nights**

After I have my menu made, I use it to make my grocery list. I have a fairly small grocery budget & find that making a menu & a list help tremendously. Now we are all set for another 2 weeks!

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On the Menu

Here's a glance at our menu for this week's suppers :)

Pork Chops w/ lettuce salad & bread

Tacos w/ chips & salsa

Baked Steak w/ baked potatoes & green beans

Pancakes w/ scrambled eggs & bananas

Sloppy Joes w/ mac n cheese & mandarin oranges

Tatertot Casserole & pineapple chunks

Grilled cheese sandwiches & tomato soup

Makes me hungry :)

Have a great week!!

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My Menu

I grocery shop every other Friday & today is the day. I like to start out by composing a menu (keeping in mind what I might have on hand). Next I head to the kitchen to make my list. I look through what I have for each meal & what I will need. I have found this really helps to keep our grocery bill down. I thought I would give you a peak at my menu for 2 weeks. I know I can always use some supper ideas!!

Ham Potatoes and Green Beans

(I just cube up some ham & potatoes & cook it on the stove with the green bean juice, water, salt, pepper and some onions.)

Ham Casserole

(Since I will have plenty of ham. For this I will just throw together potatoes, cheese, maybe some milk or cream soup. Not really sure yet.)

Chicken Fajitas

Grilled Chicken Breasts

Spaghetti

Bierocks

( I use this recipe and just increase it a bit so we have leftovers)

Meatloaf

Cheeseburgers

Roast

Tacos

That is 10 meals. We usually eat out 1 time during that 2 week time period ( at least) for one supper meal & have leftovers as well, so I find that planning 10 meals is usually sufficient for us. I have a pretty strict grocery budget of $220 for my 2 weeks for our family of 4.

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On the Menu

This week's menu:

Grilled Pork Loin
watermelon
macaroni salad

Huntington Chicken
green beans

Hot Dogs
macaroni & cheese
mandarin oranges

Pizza & Salad
(I buy a package of crust)
topped with:
pizza sauce
black olives
mushrooms
cheese
pepperoni

Grilled Rope Sausage
Fried potatoes
corn on the cob

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