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[quote=Anonymous]We are in the budget. I do 90% of my shopping at trader joes. rest is Aldi or Harris Teeter.

Breakfast- Husband has a bagel with an egg, kids (2) have egg sandwich on a brioche bun from aldi, I tend to eat eggs (whole egg mixed with egg whites from aldi) with oatmeal.

Lunch- Elementary kid buys lunch, HS kids eats things like a turkey sandwich, frozen pizza, husband eats leftovers, I cook/meal prep my meals in bulk (examples- turkey chili, egg roll bowl, salad, stif fry)

Dinner- Cook most meals at home. Examples-
Turkey meatballs, chicken parm over pasta, pork tenderloin with mashed or baked potatoes and broccoli, Salisbury steak meatballs with egg noodles,  oven beef fajitas, nachos, taco varieties (fish, korean, regular beef), grilled chicken, cob or caesar salad

I think meal planning is key for us. I plan out all meals and buy accordingly. Reduces random purchases and food waste. i also think shopping at Trader Joe's helps because there is less variety so fewer random purchases.

I know I could save money buying meat at other stores, but I don't have the time or energy to shop around so buy most of it at Trader Joes. I have also found that while Trade Joe's meat like chicken thighs may be more expensive it is also trimmed of fat a LOT better than at other stores so I am not wasting time trimming it or throwing half of it away. [/quote]

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