Okay, so this week I purchased meats, vegetables and fruits… and other things, too. I didn’t get a picture of my first shopping trip for the week (the one that included all the meats, vegetables and fruit), so here is what is NOT in the picture:
11 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 lb. sausage
12 oz. bacon
1 lb. ham, sliced
1 lb. frozen peas
4 lbs. onions
½ lbs. mushrooms
1 head broccoli
3 lbs. bananas
5 lbs. apples
4 mangos
26 oz. iodized sea salt
16 oz. refried beans
15 oz. bread crumbs
8 oz. can mushrooms
1 loaf bread
1 gallon milk
And here is what is in the picture:
28 cans Select Harvest soup (several different varieties – NO self clearing)
23 boxes General Mills cereal (Total, Oatmeal Crisp and several different kinds of Fiber One – once again, NO shelf clearing. My store was very well stocked on the cereal and I only bought 4-5 boxes of each kind.)
2 boxes Snack Well bars
2 packages Eight O’Clock coffee
4 packages frozen, breaded chicken
2 packages blueberry waffles
Most exciting purchase for this week was the soups, my 4 year old loves the Italian Wedding soup variety that has the meatballs and spinach. He doesn't know that it is spinach. Shhhhhhhhhh. :)
My total for all purchases this week (including everything that is not in the picture, too) came to $68.86. Saved a little more than 81%! I spent a little more than my budget target of $50 per week, but some weeks I have managed to keep my spending at less than $40 - so I think it will average out okay. I would like to only spend $40 next week. Let's see how I do!
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