What an amazing week for couponing! There were so many great coupons available… I just can’t believe how much milk and produce I was able to purchase and I still spent less than half of my weekly budget! I used 5 of the Facebook coupons for a free gallon of milk wyb 3 breakfast items (3 Facebook accounts and 3 computers – should have been able to print 6 coupons, but only got 5 for some reason). We were down to only one more half gallon of the Smart Balance milk from several weeks ago (I froze the milk), so the free milk coupons came just in time! I also used the Publix produce coupon on my bananas, strawberries, mushrooms and asparagus. Who can say no to cheap produce?!
Total before sales and coupons: $312.20
Total paid, including tax: $22.70 ($14 of which was the Zyrtec, so only $8.70 for everything else!)
Here is what I purchased:
5 gallons milk
12 Voskos Greek yogurt
8 Fresh Takes
4 Milk Bites granolas (my boys LOVE these already… I’m going to have to buy more!)
4 chocolate Indulgence cream cheese
2 lbs. strawberries
6 ½ lbs. bananas (“nanas” are my 2 yr. old’s favorite fruit)
1 lb. mushrooms
1 lb. asparagus
8 Pillsbury toaster strudels (we were down to one box, so my husband was very excited to see I bought more)
4 Stouffer’s dinners
6 Bird’s Eye Voila meals (had the Chicken Alfredo one for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Yes, it was a pre-made meal, but most families would have gone to McDonald’s after the kind of busy day we had. Instead, we ate a meal at home. It was far more cost effective and I think the meal was actually pretty healthy with the addition of fresh lettuce from my garden and some strawberries. There are just days when I don’t have time to fix a home cooked meal and it is so nice to have a back-up plan that doesn’t involve the drive-thru.)
2 Welch’s all natural grape spread
4 Pepperidge Farm goldfish
1 Beech Nut crackers (used free product coupon)
1 (48 oz.) canola oil
2 Lipton Teas
1 Knorr beef stock
2 loaves whole wheat bread
3 Sundown vitamins
6 Band Aid packs, trial size
2 (40 ct. each) Zyrtec (husband has to have this for his allergies)
26 cans Science Diet canned dog food
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