Grocery Shopping

My second Azure Standard order (total spent $63.28):

10 pounds of frozen blueberries $13
20 pounds of organic apples $20
Yummy chocolate bar $2.40
1 quarter organic raw apple cider vinegar $2.65 (now if only I can remember why I bought this!)
Paprika $3.90 (that was a silly purchase! we don't go through that much paprika!)
2 1/2 pounds raw almonds $12

Sweet Cream Butter $2.95

By far the best purchase was the butter. It is sooooo sooooo soooo much better than the store brand that I've been buying. I don't usually like butter on veggies, but this stuff I can eat plain! They didn't have the organic shredded coconut or the peanuts. I'm bummed about the coconut! Hopefully next time they'll have some. I'll have to reserve more money to spend at Azure - I really like everything that I've bought so far!



Here's what I bought at Lueders/Safeway:


Total spent: $24.00

I have a little bit of cash left, but I don't really know how much I've spent for the month. Probably $350??? Next month I'll keep track of things a little bit better.




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Grocery Shopping 5/17/10

Shhhhhh...I hid the ice cream from my family! I'll pull it out in a few weeks. My family LOVES ice cream and I rarely buy it because I don't really care if I have it or not. Recently, I read over at Heavenly Homemakers about the nasty stuff in "cheap" ice cream, so I decided if I was going to get ice cream, it was going to be the real stuff!

I can't read my receipt from Safeway. They also charged me $8.?? for cauliflower which I did not buy, but didn't charge me for cantaloupe. I caught that before I left the store, but just now I'm trying to write down how much I spent for ice cream and all I see is $3.?? I know the sign said $2.29 when I was there, so once again I was overcharged. I have this problem often at Safeway!

Frugal tip:

CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS PEOPLE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE STORE.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday:
B - Quiche from OAMC and blueberries
L - Leftover Fried Rice from OAMC and apples (buy milk at school)
D - Some kind of Mexican something with leftover roast beef, cream cheese, cumin, chili powder, cheese and salsa over it. I'm making it up as I go! I'm going to BBQ the chicken for tomorrow night's salad. I'm busy on Tuesday and it's supposed to be rainy. Served with: carrots, guacamole and fresh fruit salad

Tuesday:
B - sausage and leftover quiche or yogurt with blueberries and granola
L - I'm taking my daughter out for lunch and my son will have chili from OAMC
D - BBQ'd chicken over salad. I think I'll make homemade croutons by melting butter and sprinkling salt, garlic powder and Italian seasonings over cubed bread. I bake them at 350 until golden brown.

Wednesday:
B - PB Baked Oatmeal with some kind of fruit
L - Lettuce Wraps (try homemade hoisin) and Hmmm??? veggie????
D - Spaghetti Pie from OAMC served with salad and sweet potato

Thursday:
B- leftovers (or French Toast that's in the freezer)

I'm only planning through Thursday morning and then I'll go to the store if needed....I'm only buying what I need to get through a few days. I'm throwing away way too much food!

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Grocery Shopping

Total spent $15.00. I absolutely love avocados. I wouldn't buy them for the longest time because nobody else would eat them. Ummmm helllooooo....I'm SOMEBODY! They are so good for you! Don't let people say that they are too high in fat to eat. They are high in fat, but it's a good fat. No, you can't sit and eat 3 at one time, well I could, but then I would be eating too many calories. Moderation is the key!

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Grocery Shopping on May 10, 2010

Quick trip this morning, here's what I purchased:

1. 4 jalapenos $.41
2. 8 cans diced tomatoes $.79 each
3. 1 can of salmon $2.99 (wonder if we'll like this?)
4. 1 gallon whole milk for yogurt $2.49
5. bananas $1.32
6. 1 avocado $1.25
7. 2 lbs organic carrots $1.79
8. Yuban coffee $5.99

Total at both stores: $ 23.89

I've spent $99.43 so far this month. Well, and of course the big bunch of meat for my freezer!

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Buying a 1/4 of a Beef

After watching Food, Inc., I became very interested in where our meat comes from and how it is processed. Prior to watching this movie ALL I cared about was getting the cheapest beef. In fact, I did a taste test and found that the $1.50/lb hamburger tasted the same as the $3.50 burger I bought at a butcher shop. In fact, I may have liked the $1.50/lb better.

However, recently a local rancher sold me a few pounds of burger and that was AMAZING!

My reasons for wanting to buy a part of a beef:

• I want to have my burger come from one cow.
• Ease of menu planning.
• Support the local economy.

I only buy steaks once a year, so I can't say that the price averages out for our family because we wouldn't have bought the extra steaks anyway.  My husband wants to know if the reasons I listed,  justify paying an extra $1.00/lb.

Hmmmmmm.....good question. I think I'll know the answer in a few more months!

I spent $383 and got the following:

• 38 pounds of beef
• 8 packs cube steaks
• 6 packs sirloins
• 4 packs t-bones
• 3 packs rib steak
• 3 packs stew meat
• 1 tenderloin
• 1 rib steak
• 6 - 3lb roasts
• 4 packs ribs

I haven't bought a side of a beef for years so I am not sure how long this meat will last. I am going to try to have a simplified summer menu including meals of chicken, beans, veggies and beef so we don't use up all of the beef in a few months!

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