Week 2 of the Pantry Challenge proved to be a little more challenging than the 1st one. I posted my goals & menu plan earlier in the week so that I would have some guidelines to follow. Let's recap...
One of the guidelines of my challenge was to spend $20 or less each week. I did stay under budget this week but just barely and only with a little restraint & a lot of creativity. I spent total of $19.50 ($12.85 Food Lion, $1.95 CVS, and $4.70 Thriftway, not pictured).
Menu
We followed the menu plan the entire week and realize for the thousandth time that it makes life SO much easier! There was one night in particular that I didn't want to cook anything, but since I had already thawed the sliced turkey I went ahead and made dinner. Happy to say it was worth the effort!
And when I had to come up with snack ideas that didn't need to be heated I checked the pantry and came up with corndog muffins, chips & salsa and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Not too shabby for some last minute "pantry shopping".
Organize
- Organize freezer downstairs WORK IN PROGRESS!
- I am still working on this one so it will be back on the list for next week.
- Organize kitchen cabinets WORK IN PROGRESS!
- I am still working on this one so it will be back on the list for next week.
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Plan & make breakfast each morningDONE! - One morning was just a banana but it was intentional since I planned to go out for lunch & knew that I would be eating a bigger meal than normal. Still I felt like I should continue to work on this since I'm not pre-planning the healthiest meals.
The 2nd week went well but I definitely need to step up my organizing game. Tomorrow I'll share our menu plan & goals for Week 3.
Until then share your progress with me! How did your week go?
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