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<\/a>Last week, after I made my grocery list, I went shopping. \u00a0I went to Aldi which is one of my favorite discount grocery outlets. \u00a0I actually should have taken a picture of all the groceries I left with just to show you how much I got! \u00a0Our cart was overflowing! When we checked out, I told the cashier that if we had purchased the same goods at any other store, we would have spent an easy $200!! \u00a0But, I walked out of the store with spending only $143.79!! \u00a0I was thrilled to say the least!<\/p>\nThe trip to Aldi didn’t include just food. \u00a0We also purchased Shampoo, Toiletries, Toilet Paper, and Paper Towels. \u00a0We stocked up on canned goods, cereal, and things like that. \u00a0I didn’t buy any meat, as our freezer is FULL of meat! \u00a0So there was no need to waste money on meat. \u00a0We did stock up on fresh produce, and we will replace that as needed during the month. \u00a0Milk and dairy products are also something that we will restock during the month. \u00a0Anything else that fits into our Pantry or Freezer…well, we won’t shop for those items. \u00a0We’ll eat just the meat and frozen meals that I cooked ahead and stored in our freezer, or what is in our pantry!<\/p>\n
I’m off to a pretty good start! \u00a0I hope you are, too! \u00a0I’d love for you to share your journey with me in the comments section below! \u00a0Good or bad! \u00a0Let’s talk and see if you are off to a great start, or need a little bit of help. \u00a0Either way, I am here to help!<\/p>\n
Some ask why I am doing this challenge. \u00a0The best reason I can give is because I want to be the best steward of God’s provisions as I can be! \u00a0I don’t want to be wasteful of anything He provides! \u00a0<\/span>2 Peter 1:3a<\/strong>“God is very powerful because He is God. So He has given to us everything that we need to live always<\/strong>. ….”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0If God truly has given me everything that I have, and I believe that He has, then it is my duty and responsibility to be wise with what He has given me. \u00a0Right?<\/span><\/p>\nI look forward to hearing how your first week went! \u00a0We will continue to check in with each other through the month of February. \u00a0Below you will find a list of the meals that were created during my first week. \u00a0I am only including the dinner meals, as I usually do not have lunch, and my breakfast is always a Green Smoothie! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
\nFebruary:<\/strong><\/p>\n1st: Sausage Pizza<\/span><\/p>\n2nd: Roast Beef \/ Gravy \/ Potatoes \/ Corn \/ Bread<\/p>\n
3rd: Spaghetti \/ Garlic Bread \/ Tossed Salad<\/p>\n
4th: Baked Ham \/ Potatoes \/ Carrots<\/p>\n
5th: Dinner out with friends<\/p>\n
6th: Leftovers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Be sure to leave your comments below! \u00a0If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at Christi@GirlfriendsCoffeeHour.com<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Be Blessed!<\/strong><\/p>\nChristi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nine women signed up to do the Pantry\/Freezer Challenge with me during the month of February. \u00a0It’s not too late to join us, if you are interested! \u00a0Just email me below and I will add you to our Facebook group, where we share recipes, menus, encouragement, shopping tips, and more! WEEK 1: This first week […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[1658,9296,209,425,1657,1656,1217,1655],"class_list":["post-8907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home-with-gch","tag-aldis","tag-at-home-with-gch","tag-christi-wilson","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-grocery-discounts","tag-grocery-tips","tag-menu-planning","tag-pantryfreezer-challenge","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/God-has-given-everything.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-2jF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8907"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9026,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907\/revisions\/9026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a>Last week, after I made my grocery list, I went shopping. \u00a0I went to Aldi which is one of my favorite discount grocery outlets. \u00a0I actually should have taken a picture of all the groceries I left with just to show you how much I got! \u00a0Our cart was overflowing! When we checked out, I told the cashier that if we had purchased the same goods at any other store, we would have spent an easy $200!! \u00a0But, I walked out of the store with spending only $143.79!! \u00a0I was thrilled to say the least!<\/p>\n