So Son and I were off to BJs! I spent $55.82 and brought home a half gallon of mango-peach-orange juice, a 2 pack of Smart Balance spread, 2 lbs. frozen shrimp, 2 lbs. lemons, a large container of dried parsley, 5 lbs. sweet onions, a 2 pack of broccoli-cheddar soup (son's request), and a 48 oz. box of cheezits crackers.
Our next stop was Aldi. Keeping in mind my $250 budget for the month for food I had determined ahead of time that Aldi would be getting the lion's share of my food dollar. I spent $136.82 on food and another $20.46 from my $50 household budget there. Nonfood wise I purchased large kitchen trash bags, small Ziploc freezer bags, plastic wrap, aluminum foil, dish soap, and body lotion.
Food wise I brought home 4 'slim jim' meat snacks (son's treat), 3 lbs. granny smith apples, 3 lbs. navel oranges, 3 lb. bag quarter leg chicken, 3 lb. bag boneless skinless chicken breast, a large corned beef brisket, 1 package string cheese, 2 bags chicken strips (one plain, one buffalo), 3 lbs. bananas, 1 bottle grape juice, 1 bottle cranberry juice, 1 bottle apple juice, 1 bottle cranberry-raspberry juice, 2 bottles red grapefruit juice, 1 bottle mango-tangerine juice, 4 cans Arizona green tea, 4 cans Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite, 10 lbs. russet potatoes, 3 lbs. carrots, 1 lb. baby carrots, 4 cans mandarin oranges, 1 pack. chocolate pudding, 4 boxes jello (2 orange, 2 strawberry)1 bottle lemon juice, 2 cans cream of mushroom soup, 1 pack mini cucumbers, 1 English cucumber, 1 pint mushrooms, 4 bottles steak sauce, 2 quarts strawberries, 1 container old fashioned oatmeal, 2 blocks Colby cheese, 1 block NY sharp cheddar, 1 block Dubliner cheese, 1 round Queso Fresco, 1 pack. large flour tortillas, 1 pint grape tomatoes, 2 containers lemon yogurt (son's request) 4 containers assorted fruit Greek yogurt, 1 bag spring greens, 2 lbs. brown sugar, 1 quart low fat cottage cheese, 1 pint low fat sour cream, 1 box tagliatelle, 1 can whipped cream, 1 bag shredded Mexican cheese, 1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 bag shredded cheddar cheese, 1 jar raspberry preserves, 1 jar mild salsa, 5 bags assorted chips, and 1 dozen eggs.
We'd planned on going to the farmer's market but since BJs had no cottage hams today we settled on making Marc's our final stop. We spent $24.72 and brought home 2 bags egg noodles, 1 large cabbage, 6 ruby red grapefruits, 4 red bell peppers, a nice sized cottage ham, one bunch of celery, and a loaf of bread.
Out of the $250 I budgeted for food in March I have now spent $217.36 leaving me just under $33 for more produce (and possibly milk) for later in the month, a healthy amount and out of the $50 I budgeted for household items I have left $29.54.
I am quite happy so far. I have restocked a few pantry items, gotten in everything I need for the main parts of my dinner menus, gotten in enough fresh produce for 2 weeks or more, and provided a nice variety of snacks, easy to prepare things for youngest daughters lunches , and plenty of juices which I prefer the kids drink over soda pop. And since I gave up sodas and candy for Lent I also treated myself with a nice amount of Arizona ice teas.
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