I got out of Sprouts for $53.58, which means I am over by about $6. Not bad.
Sprouts was out of the frozen pizza dough, so I had to improvise. I got some small pizza crusts from the bakery. They were more expensive than the other, but I was stuck.
- Pizza Crust, $2.99
- Pearl barley from the bulk bin, $0.33
- Quick cooking oats from the bulk bin, $0.92
- Cage free eggs, $1.99 (rain check)
- Organic Valley milk, $5.99
- Soy Milk, $3.79
- Chicken breast deli meat, $3.19
- Salami, $3.99
- Grated parmesan, $2.70
- Monterey Jack, $2.34
- Shredded mozzarella, $2.31
- Raw Milk White Cheddar, $2.85
- Vanilla biscuits, $1.99
- Natural Cinnamon Square cereal, $2.50
- Organic peanut butter cereal, $2.99
- Puffed Cereal, $1.59
- Pork steak, $2.13
- Chicken breast tenders, $4.04
- Grape tomatoes, $0.99
- Navel oranges, $1.74
- Organic Jonagold apples, $2.22
Total: $53.58
My thoughts for meals this week:
- Tonight we had the personal pizzas (tomato sauce, parmesan and mozzarella cheese) and fresh juice (apple, pear, orange). I love our juicer!
- Eggplant parmesan with pasta.
- Crockpot stew made with the pearled barley, buffalo stew meat from last week, and whatever vegetables I have left fresh or pull out of the freezer.
- Baked pork steak, steamed vegetables and another side of some kind.
I need to find a recipe for something I can use the chicken in. We could also have breakfast for dinner one night. We've got tons of eggs. I'm pretty happy with how I did at the grocery store.
Have a great week!
That's a great price for the raw cheddar cheese! I'm impressed with how you're keeping on budget, I really struggle with that. I think after the rush of the holidays are done I may reevaluate my own budget. I know how much I spend from week to week but am really struggling with getting the cost down while not sacrificing on what I buy.
ReplyDeleteIt was on sale at Sprouts! It's definitely a challenge keeping to the budget, but the produce co-op helps a TON! I'll do a blog post on how I found Urban Acres and some strategies I use to keep the budget in check. It's definitely tempting to go for the fruit that is $.49/lb or the less expensive, non-organic milk, but it's ultimately worth it. If I don't plan or pay attention, though, it all goes out the window.
ReplyDeleteI am struggling like Krista to keep costs down, but not reduce the quality. I think starting in 2011, I am going to start a blog project to see where my money is going. I know I don't take advantage of coupons like I should, but I also suspect that since the only good option for local and organic products is a food co-op, prices are a bit higher than they would be if we had a Whole Foods. I have been researching a CSA for produce and free range eggs since the summer, but here in Iowa, there is really no produce in the winter, so they only run March - November; I will have to wait a few more months. Thanks for being my new inspriation!
ReplyDeleteIf you have a CSA in the warmer months, you could freeze what you don't eat in those months so it would be available December through February. I am finding that I am able to freeze a part of each share. This will be good as things go out of season. If I have some frozen, I won't have to pay top dollar in the store for out-of-season produce.
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