Thursday, April 25, 2013

Groceries 4/23/2013

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.

t

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