The kids are starting school this week, so it seems like a good opportunity to get a good routine going! I decided to plan out some meals for the week and do some shopping at Fred Meyer yesterday. While there, I spotted a few deals I wanted to share with you!
Odwalla Smoothies for Kids $1 (through 9/8)
$0.55/2 coupon from 8/12 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.73 each
Odwalla Smoothies $1.99
$0.55/1 coupon from 8/12 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1.44
Nutella $3.50
$1/1 coupon from 8/5 Red Plum
Bottom line: $2.50
Alexia Frozen Food
50% off
Bottom line: about $1.99 each
Silk Fruit & Protein $1.99 (through 12/12!)
$1/1 printable coupon
Bottom line: $0.99
Ken’s Salad Dressing $1.99 (through 9/9)
$1/1 coupon from 8/12 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.99
Bush’s Baked Beans $1.67
$1/2 printable coupon (no longer available)
OR $1/2 e-coupon
Bottom line: $1.17 each
Hershey’s Simple Pleasures $3
$2/1 coupon from 8/19 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1
ID Gum $1.49
Buy one, get one free sale
Buy one, get one free tearpad coupon (they’ve had these in the stores recently….I pulled mine from a couple weeks ago)
Bottom line: BOTH FREE
There are a lot of awesome deals and clearance happening in housewares and apparel this week, too. I didn’t have a ton of time to really dig, but here is a small sampling of what I found just by walking around the store…
Lots of patio furniture on sale…it appears to be on deep discount as opposed to “clearance” which means you may well be able to use the 10% off Home Extra Bonus coupon in this week’s ad too. The patio set above was $250, but marked down to $100. After the coupon you’d pay $90!
Lots of toys!! And the 60% is taken off the lowest marked price. Personally, I find this more enjoyable than the Target markdown event. Less crazy, more stuff. But that may just be my experience too.
Lots of little toys, crafting supplies, household items…
For my own trip, I used a mix of coupons: store, manufacturer, tearpad, e-coupon, mailer…
I also did a rather large shop, something I’ve not done in awhile. I’ve been meaning to get back into a once-weekly shopping and meal planning routine. Plus this week I had to think about back to school lunches. Here’s what I bought:
All told I spent $92, and coupons saved me about $20. I know I saved a fair amount by shopping sales, but the Fred Meyer receipts don’t provide an amount saved figure and I didn’t much feel like calculating it out.
My trip highlights:
- A lot of produce, some of which is organic. We bought a ton of fruit on this trip as well as greens as my garden is starting to slow down.
- Organic meat. I planned one meal this week with meat (the rest are vegan), so it’s easier to afford the higher cost of quality meat.
- Barbecue sauce! Once Labor Day is over, some of the barbecue items will start slowing. I decided to stock up on the $0.79 Kraft barbecue sauce and used the $0.60/2 coupons I had to drive the cost down further. We should be good until next summer.
- Bulk items. A couple of this week’s recipes called for nuts, so I opted to buy in bulk.
The best part of the shopping trip was meeting reader Karen in checkout! She came up to me and called out “Angela!” like an old friend. She was so friendly, I felt I should have known her right away! It was so nice getting to meet and chat with her in checkout. (Seriously, if you locals ever see me shopping at your store, don’t hesitate to say hi!)
Here is my dinner plan for the week. Notice that I do not plan a different dinner every single night. This is because we usually have leftovers and I sure do not have an issue serving them! 
Breakfasts around here are usually pretty simple – cereal or oatmeal with juice or milk. Lunches are also pretty low fuss – soups, sandwiches, leftovers from dinner, quesadillas, salads, and the like.
Sunday: Lasagna and French Bread with Veggies (I had the kids help me make it!)
Monday: Mango & Strawberry Chickpea Salad* for my lunches, Leftovers for dinner
Tuesday: Black Bean Burgers*
Wednesday: Lemon Lentil Soup* and I may also make some sandwiches for the kiddos
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Zucchini Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Saturday: Maybe we’ll go out so I can take a day off!
* These recipes come from Peas and Thank You’s cookbook I checked out last week from the library.
If you’re planning a trip out to the store, do take a peek at the Fred Meyer list!
Are you doing any shopping or meal planning today?
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What a nice surprise to find myself behind you and your adorable kiddos in line! Like many of your readers, I’m sure, I feel like I have known you personally for the years I have followed your blog. It was a joy to get to introduce myself and let you know what a blessing you’ve been to me and my family! Karen Lynne
Thanks Karen! The way you walked up to me I felt like I knew you too…so funny!
I know I’ve seen your name before in the comments and it’s always delightful to meet folks that read my blog. Hope you had a good shop!
Are those eight-ball zucchini? I had never heard of nor seen them until this post at The Kitchn yesterday: http://www.thekitchn.com//recipe-eight-ball-zucchini-with-eggs-baked-insiderecipes-from-the-kitchn-173736.
Adorable!
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