I have heard from a few people that it is tough planning your weekly menu ahead of time and that when they go grocery shopping over the weekend, they end up buying a lot of stuff they don’t use. I know I don’t have a gaggle of kids to feed and I don’t claim to be an expert at money saving or planning at all, I just thought maybe if I gave you a glimpse into my trip to the grocery store that you would see you can work around a few staples and have dinner and lunch ideas for two weeks. I do most of my shopping at my local Trader Joe’s. If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s, fear not. I am going to break this trip down into groups of similar items. I shop for two weeks at a time and usually pick up any weird random things if I absolutely have to or Trader Joe’s doesn’t carry that item, during the second week. Alright so let’s start with the canned good staples. These are items I always have in my pantry. Each two weeks, I am usually buying a few of these items because they make a great …

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