Best Grocery List for Families on a Budget

Everyone is struggling with the increasing cost of groceries at the moment. The cost of food is just exorbitant.

And we are all in the same boat. Trying to spend less because there is less money to go around.

Thankfully though, I’m leaning once again towards my $50 Weekly Shop list to only buy what I need, and to stick to the basics so I can spend that extra cash on getting these kids back to school. The one good thing is that now is the time to get back into a good routine for school, which means basic healthy nightly meals (and early bedtimes – hooray!!!).

So on this week’s food budget – we will be eating meals such as:

7 Dinners To Enjoy Using These Ingredients:

• Bacon and Egg Pie
• Apricot Chicken
• Mince Chow Mein
• Bacon and Mixed Vegetable Risotto
• Spaghetti Bolognaise
• Vegetable or Potato Frittata
• Stuffed and Baked Baked Potatoes

Of course, this list won’t suit everyone, everyone has different tastes, different size families and different needs.

But don’t despair!

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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