I have a family of 5 and am on a grocery budget as well (10 mo, 3yo, and 5yo). I live in a high cost of living area and we have no Aldi, so hopefully you can shop for less than I do! If I can manage 2 stores, I'll shop for meat and produce at Sprouts and the rest of my list at the grocery store.

I try to keep dinners simple and with limited ingredients. Some things like almond flour, I'll wait until I can budget it in or until it goes on sale and freeze it since I try to avoid using it too much. Most of the time I'll plan dinners around what meat is on sale that week.

My family hates frozen veggies, so I'll buy fresh for dinner and then buy frozen for my lunches. I usually eat 4 oz of meat and veggies with 1tb of butter for lunch. Not the most exciting, but still helps me stick to budget.

Dinners that help me meet my budget are:
Roasted whole chicken
Broccoli
Butter noodles for the family
(I'll eat left over chicken on a salad for lunch and use the bones to make stock)


Breakfast for dinner-
Eggs and sausage for me
Add potatoes and a fruit for the family

Chicken tacos- eat mine as a salad and use frozen chicken breasts

Grilled chicken thighs- I get the bone in, skin on thighs and then debone them and take the skin off to save money

Ground turkey burgers (eat mine with a lettuce bun)

I don't care for most pork, but usually there's sales on pork chops or pork roasts

I hope this helps a little!

I shop at Winco too. I find some produce, deli meat, and frozen veggies are reasonably priced. Also I get the 5 dozen eggs (if they have it at yours) and do a lot of hard boiled eggs.