The week started off strong, and I didn’t get in a car to go anywhere until Sunday {Fred Meyer} and only did so because we were out of milk. This was the second time this summer I hadn’t left the neighborhood for an entire week and you know what… I loved it. Although to be totally honest, when you know you aren’t going anywhere, there is less of a desire to shower. So maybe next time around I could improve on that. Ha!
Chicky pot pies {without the crust} and big salads were just a few of the meals we ate last week.
The leftover sweet potato quinoa salad with a fried egg on top I had for breakfast one morning was delicious, and so was the tuna casserole and waffle dinner we ate for dinner this past week.
Then there was the overcooked salmon and under cooked beans I made for the HH. That was a dud. But he ate it. Because that’s what husbands who don’t cook do.
But the bean soup and corn muffins were a hit. We got lucky and had a 70 degree day last week so I pretended it was fall and made soup. Winco has the best 13 bean soup mix and I think it runs about $1.18 a pound. It’s a great way to use up random vegetables and is an inexpensive {and filling} dinner. Plus if you make a little extra, you’ll have leftovers for lunch the next day.
Albertsons $11.38
Eggs $0.99 per dozen, Spinach $0.99 a bag, Grapes $1.28 a pound. I was totally bummed when I noticed Fred Meyer had grapes on sale for $0.99 a pound on Sunday. Booo!
Fred Meyer $30.11
Milk $1.79 a gallon, Friday Freebie Gatorade Bar, Overnight Oats and Stur water enhancer {it was a $5.47 freebie… who would pay that!?}. Wholly Guacamole $1.99 each, Tortilla Chips $1.49 a bag, Pizza $4.49, Cream of Mushroom $1.00 and 2 pounds of shredded cheese for $7.49. Which I think was a totally crazy price but it was the cheapest way to buy 2 pounds of cheese. I’m used to stocking up when the 2 pound Tillamook blocks are $4.99 so I knew I way over paying for cheese when I tossed it in the cart. 🙁
So normally I buy avocados when they are on sale {usually for around $0.79 each at Winco} but as I was making my way through the produce section looking for markdowns at Fred Meyer, I noticed they had Wholly Guacamole packages on sale. In case you didn’t know, guacamole freezes really well so when I see it on sale, I always make a point to stock up.
But check out those packages. You could buy {1} 12 ounce container of guacamole for $1.99 or {6} 2 ounce mini tubs for $2.79. So literally, you would be paying an additional $0.79 out of pocket for convenience packaging. Interesting. What would you have done? Cute little mini tubs or big package? I went for the less expense single pack of course.
Guacamole on a toasted bagel. Freakin’ delicious.
Also, sheet pan nachos are pretty rad too.
Ahhh. So here’s something else to be on the lookout for. Do you use self checkout? I do at Fred Meyer because there is hardly ever a line. Anywho, while I was searching for roma tomatoes on the screen I noticed I had to go to page 2 of the tomato options to find regular {non organic} roma tomatoes. Not a big deal I guess, but I’m sure the store sells WAY MORE conventional tomatoes than they do organic. Like 10 to 1 if I had to guess based on the quantity for sale in the produce section at any given time.
Now look carefully at the screen. Notice anything interesting?
How about the fact that the most expensive tomato options are all listed on the first page. Heirloom… organic etc. Not the most popular {roma tomatoes and vine ripened tomatoes being #1 & #2}.
I also typed in TOM {for tomatoes} not ORG for organic.
Kinda makes you wonder how much MORE MONEY the store is making because people in a hurry don’t noticed the word “organic” in front of it. Or peeps knowingly make a mistake but are in too much of a rush or embarrassed to ask the clerk to fix it.
Yep. You’ve got to pay attention at the checkout. That’s for sure.
So how did you do at the stores last week? Did you buy or NOTICE anything exciting?
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $41.49
- Total Spent in January on Groceries $202.99
- Total Spent in February on Groceries $143.94
- Total Spent in March on Groceries $183.35
- Total Spent in April on Groceries $205.67
- Total Spent on Groceries in May $248.60
- Total Spent on Groceries in June $147.47
- Total Spent on Groceries in July $293.63 {Yikes!} I’ll do better in August.
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- Total Spent in January on Take Out, Date Nights, and Bakery Treats $42.19
- Total Spent in February on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $118.45
- Total Spent in March on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $25.29
- Total Spent in April on Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $62.50
- Total Spent in May of Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $54.52
- Total Spent in June of Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $119.15
- Total Spent in July of Take Out, Date Nights and Bakery Treats $12.45
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