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7 ALDI Salad Ideas

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You can buy a box of pita crisps for less, but the homemade version is much better and worth the extra 65 cents and time. or box of pita crackers $1.35. Dressing Ideas: ALDI has bottled Greek dressing or make your own: Homemade Greek Salad Dressing. You can easily swap out my homemade lemon dressing for Italian dressing.

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What We Ate this Week 02.12.16

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This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Cheese burgers, fries, steamed broccoli, and homemade applesauce. We had chicken wings, turkey nachos, guacamole, cheese and crackers, and cookie sundaes. I browned meat, using my homemade taco seasoning and layered chips, meat, cheese, chopped onions, and tomatoes on a large rimmed baking sheet.

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What We Ate This Week on our Budget 04.03.15

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I browned 2 pounds of ground turkey, added my homemade taco seasoning , 2/3 cup water, and a can of drained and rinsed black beans. Wednesday: I used leftover taco meat from Monday night to make Burrito Bowls. Wednesday: I used leftover taco meat from Monday night to make Burrito Bowls. We also ate strawberries.

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Menu Plan 6/6 – 6/12

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I now have a freezer stocked with homemade dinners that I can pull out for nights when I need a quick meal. Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast with Homemade Jelly (we’ll eat this most mornings). Ham, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Burritos. Snacky Lunch” – Yogurt, nuts, cheese, fruit, crackers, etc. Homemade Pizza.

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Menu Plan 6/13 – 6/19

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Breakfasts: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast with Homemade Jelly (we’ll eat this most mornings). Ham, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Burritos. Snacky Lunch” – Yogurt, nuts, cheese, fruit, crackers, etc. Homemade Chicken Nuggets, Baby Carrots, Pickles. Homemade Pizza, Salad. Lunches: Leftovers.

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Menu Plan 5/23 – 5/29

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Ham, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Burritos. Snacky Lunch” – Yogurt, nuts, cheese, fruit, crackers, etc. Beef Stew, Homemade Dinner Rolls. Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pancakes (I made about 50 of these for the freezer last week). Lunches: Leftovers. PB&J, Baby Carrots, Yogurt. Grilled Chicken Salad. Out for Lunch.

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Menu Plan 6/27 – 7/3

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Breakfasts: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast with Homemade Jelly (we’ll eat this most mornings). Snacky Lunch” – Yogurt, nuts, cheese, fruit, crackers, etc. Dinners: Bean Burritos ( from the freezer ) , Salad. I forgot to make a menu plan last week and it was a disaster! Menu planning really does save you a lot of time.