Friday, November 11, 2011

My Typical Grocery Items

So My husband, James, and I live with my parents and I'm usually in charge of filling the kitchen with food. My mom and dad don't eat a lot and none them eat masses of junk food, so it's not to bad on the wallet.

I'm the only one that eats breakfast, and for lunch I pack my man a sandwich with some fruit or veggies. The rents will usually make a sandwich for themselves as well. Dinner is divided. About three times a week my dad will make dinner, usually around football weekend when my brothers and their friends come over. They all experiment with fried chicken and making all kinds of soups. There's always chips and my dads homemade salsa....that's where my raw habits die...I can't say no to my dads salsa!

In any case, I make my own dinner every night and if James, being a picky eater, doesn't like what my dad is making I'll make something separate for him.

Everyone wants something different and when I look at my receipt it's 50/50 on the cost. Usually the bill is about $50 for a week but this week we were running low on a lot.

For me I bought:
2 pineapple (on sale $2.99, saved $4 on 2) James will eat 1
bunch of cilantro (.99)
coconut water (4.99)
wild rice ($3.23, saved .36)
raw almonds ($3.99, saved $1.00)
3 avocados ($5.07, wish they were cheaper lol)
organic celery ($2.29) Dad will use half the stalk
3 limes ($1.00)
5lbs. bananas or 14 bananas ($3.63) Mom and James will eat half before they ripen to my liking :(
3 fuji apples ($2.26, saved $1.22)
3 lemons ($1.99)
2 sweet onions ($2.46)
2 kiwi ($1.00)
black grapes ($6.97) Mom might eat all these before I get to them lol
2 cucumbers ($1.29) Mom will eat 1
3 honeycrisp apples ($4.36, saved $2.19)


Total: $48.61 for mostly me


For everyone else:
Scoop chips ($4.99 BOGO, saved $4.99) For Salsa
4 Stouffers family sized ($15.96, saved $15.20) AWESOME DEAL!!!
honey wheat bread ($2.93)
Bunny Bread ($3.09)
Provolone cheese ($2.79)
Roasted Turkey slices ($4.50)
2 Canned French green beans ($1.39 BOGO, saved $1.39)
Shampoo ($4.89)
Sandwich bags ($2.99)

Total: $43.53

So I'm good with the 50/50 on the food. And like I said, this was a heavy week and that only happens if some is eating all the fruit before I can get to it.

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