Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers : Having a teen can be over whelming on your budget.  Adult size clothing and a growing appetite.  I find meal planning is the only way that I will make it through the next 8 years as my kids make it through their teenage years.  My son is a 6′ 1″ at 14 and he can put away the meat with the best of them.  I live near Philadelphia so I like to say I don’t get the buying or sales that the lady’s in the Midwest get. Food is expensive and it I don’t plan I could spend close to $1000 a month on food.  My goal is to keep it under $500 a month.

I do stock up if I see a sale on meat.  Like 2 weeks ago Predue ground chicken was $2.57 a pound. Turkey bacon was on sale 3 for $5 which is a huge help because I make an egg sandwich for my teen every morning.

This weeks meal plan

Meal Planning on Budget with Teenagers:

Monday : Chicken Pasty  Left over Chicken,  Potatoes, carrots, in a homemade Pastry $8.30 for 8

Tuesday: Fried Rice Rice $1.30, 4 carrots $1,  onion $1, Mushrooms $1, Broccoli $1, Diced Ham $2.99 – $8.20 for 10 cups

Wednesday : London Broil $6, squash $3, broccoli  $2= $11 for 5 servings

Thursday: Sam Clubs Chicken $4.88 , homemade mash $2.50, Green Beans  $2.50- $10  for 5 serving

Friday: My Blue Ribbon Chili– Ground Chicken (family fun night at school need a quick dinner)  $13 for 18 cups enough to eat for lunch all weekend

Saturday : Fend for yourself night Left overs

6 night dinners with left over for my husbands lunch for $50.50

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