Aldi gets the vast majority of my grocery money. They remind me of the old Jewel T grocery stores that we used to frequent while I was growing up. Bare bones, good service, bag your own groceries. Good prices.
ALDI
12 grain bread 2 @ 1.69 $3.38
Taco Mix 6 @ .35 $2.10
Large eggs 4 @ 1.59 $6.36
Roma tomatoes 3@ .79 $2.37
Sliced mushrooms 8 oz clamshells 5@ .79 $3.95
Pepper Jack 8oz blocks 2 @ 1.79 $3.58
Shredded cheese 2@ 3.29 $6.58
Cottage Cheese 2 @ 2.29 $4.58
1 lb sliced lunchmeat 2 @ 3.49 $6.98
Cream cheese 2 @ 1.19 $2.38
Flat Leaf Spinach 2 @ 1.69 $3.38
Almond Milk 2 @ 2.49 $4.98
Large Pitted Black Olives 2 @ .99 $1.98
Heavy Whipping Cream $1.99
Dried Chili Peppers $1.49
TOTAL $56.08
WAL-MART
Sriracha 2 @ 2.64 $5.28
Sweet Potatoes 5.46 lb @ .88 per lb $4.80
TOTAL $10.08
Total for the day = $66.16
I saw a new kind of pepper at Aldi's, and I intend on making them into some salsa. Husband likes my home-made salsa better than the store bought kind anyway. I have a magic bullet, you know the drink mixer? I put either three cut up tomatoes, or a can of diced tomatoes (depending on the season) and a couple of cloves of garlic, some cilantro, the juice from half a lemon, and some peppers. It is inexpensive, and flavorful. It is great over morning eggs! :-)
While I was in line at Wal-Mart, they had some honey bun things in the impulse section for a dollar each. A honey bun for a dollar. It is to the point that cheap food is not even cheap any more. Now, if all you have is a dollar, then I would suggest going and grabbing two sweet potatoes (roughly a dollar @ 88 cents per lb - use the scale at the store to make sure that you do not go over your limit), taking them home, and roasting them. Or boiling them and mashing them.
I am forever surprised by how affordable it can be to eat healthfully for the same price, or lower, then it is to eat the standard American diet.
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