What did you buy this week at the grocery stores/stores

12 years ago

trips this week

-- bi monthly shopping @ Tops & Aldi's:

gallon of 1 % milk

carton of 1/2 & 1/2

1 1/2 dz lrg eggs-- I find it cheaper to buy reg eggs & just use the whites rather than the more expensive eggbeaters thingie

carton of Bromel & Browns yogurt spread

10 containers of lowfat yogurt

# of unsalted butter

carton of lrg curd cottage cheese

multigrain english muffins

bx Red Rose decaf teabags , bx Stash Chai tea, Bx of Asian plum White Tea bags, bx Twinings Camomile Green Tea

5 cans no sodium added stewed tomatoes

2 cans Dilly green beans

2 cans creamed corn

2 cans cannelinni beans, can pinto beans, 2 cans dark red kidney beans.

tube tomato paste

sm jar capers

2 cans low sodium tuna

bag baby spinach, bag of naval oranges,

3/4 # haddock filets , # tail on frozen shrimp

carton of hot cocoa mix

2 sm cans evaporated milk

# Dunkin' Donuts ground coffee

From Union Springs Big M:

5 # chuck roast( to cut up for stew & to grind for hamburg for the freezer)

ordered brisket for next week to corn

6 pack dark ale for corning

Monthly tip to the Mennonite Market:

Bag of New Hope Mills Buckwheat pancake mix

Sm bag Almond meal

Buckwheat honey

mixed whole peppercorns, bay leaves , rubbed sage, mixed pickling spices

# black jelly beans

Whole wheat honey pretzels

sm heads of cauliflower, red cabbage

losse brussel sprouts , 2 sm rutabagas, 6 parsnips, 2 bunches green onions, 2 sweet potatoes, 4 kiwi, whole pinapple

3 #s Granny Smith Apples, 3 #s Cameo apples

3 #s red potatoes

# bacon ends, 1/2 # canadian bacon, 1/4 # chipped beef , 1/2 # sweet balogna, 1/2 # hunk of yogurt cheese with vegetables, 1/2 # hunk extra sharp Hunters cheddar

8 oz fresh ground almond butter

4 oz no MSG, low sodium chicken boullion powder

sm bag pie squares pasta

bag of basil/tomato no yolk noodles

3 #s cracked corn , 6 #s no filler songbird seed, 4 suet seed pb blocks

curing salt ( Doc's making venison jerky for the grandsons this weekend )

Now-- did I actually need all that given the size of my pantry & 2 mostly full freezers ? Did you need what you bought?

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compumom
12 years ago
Hi Diane, it's good to 'see' you!
Not all that much, but I don't really keep track! I'm on a very restrictive diet, so mostly chicken, sliced fresh turkey breast, avocado, lemons, rice cakes, meringues (my guilty pleasure)ice cream for DH and lemon sorbet for me.
grainlady_ks
12 years ago
Not much, this was week 2 of my $75/every two weeks food budget. My grocery purchases are generally based on lowest price possible, not necessarily what's for dinner. With a large amount of food in storage (similar to what the Church of LDS members practice) I "shop-at-home" for meal preparation - rely on powdered milk, mill my own flour, make all our cereals from whole grains, make "fake meat" from gluten, use a variety of home-dehydrated and freeze-dried foods. I still have $18.49 unspent for this 2-week period.

-Salsa (coupon and on sale)
-bag of black beans (on sale)
-can of pickled beets (on sale)
-frozen peas (on sale)
-oyster crackers (on sale)
-dozen eggs (FREE with coupon)
-smoked sausage (coupon and on sale)
-coconut oil (on sale)
-frozen blueberries (coupon and on sale)
-head of green cabbage
-bananas
-oranges

To date for the year: $300 budgeted, $259.28 spent.

-Grainlady
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Haven't been to the grocery store this week. I had a quick look at the store flyers and nothing on sale that suited my needs. Unless I am completely out of something I usually buy my groceries on sale. Think I will get a head or two of Romaine lettuce for 79 cents each. I may need a bag of red pepper. A pack of 3 cucumbers also on sale. I saw the Safeway flyers last week advertised a 10-lb box of oranges for $4.99. I wouldn't mind picking one up if it's still on sale. Other than that, think I am good until next Tuesday.

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teresa_nc7
12 years ago
Friday after work I went grocery shopping and came home with:

romaine lettuce
roma tomatoes
onions
green onions
jar of pickled beets
3 cans of diced tomatoes
3 cans of stewed tomatoes
1can creamed corn
2 cans dog food
package of Thomas multi-grain English muffins
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carton of Dannon Greek yogurt
2 packs of beef shank for soup
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and probably some other stuff I forgot!
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The beef shank bones were a good buy at only $2 each, very meaty with only one small thick bone. I prefer to make vegetable soup with a bone-in piece of beef if I can. This beef shank looked a lot like the "soup bones" my mom used to buy to make soup. Haven't seen this type of bone lately and the ones I bought today were very meaty.

An aside: the doggy is very busy as I type carrying around his new shank bone to find a burying place in the house. Sometimes he tries to bury the bones in the fringe of the area rugs - I can hear him drop the bone every now and then. Guess he thinks he needs to bury it to keep me from getting it! LOL!

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lpinkmountain
12 years ago
Funny you should mention this. I overspent this week by about 25 dollars. What did me in?
Maple syrup (but I discovered how to make a decent fake syrup with sugar and maple flavoring so I will do half and half for this year)
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Organic Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
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seagrass_gw Cape Cod
12 years ago
We've been eating mostly from the freezer. I cook almost every night for dinner, but there are just the 2 of us. Sometimes I let the leftovers be lunch for the next day but when I cook things with more volume, I freeze them. I also buy chicken/pork/beef when on sale and freeze as well.

So my grocery run this week was mostly for fresh/perishable stuff:

broccoli crowns
mushrooms
oranges
a few onions
head of garlic
scallions
fresh ginger root
carrots
celery
asparagus
broccoli slaw mix
fingerling potatoes
acorn squash
olive oil
coffee
half & half
eggs
milk
English muffins
peanut butter
orange marmalade
toilet paper
dishwashing detergent
V-8 juice
beanthere_dunthat
12 years ago
Well, if it's a frugality competition, I'll lose this week. LOL!

pk 30 tortillas
# sharp cheddar
pint of salsa fresca
2 x Foster Farms chicken slices (had a $1.50 cupon, then discovered the package had an instant coupon for another $1 off. Cool!)
3 zucchini
# green beans
1/2 # mushrooms
# plum tomatoes
# broccoli
# red potatoes
onion
celery
kale
red leaf lettuce
# pippen apples
# minneolas
# lemons
2.5 # seedless red grapes
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.5 # rib seat
2.5 # pork roast
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quart grapefruit juice
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loaf sourdough
wheat crackres
# cornmeal
plastic wrap
package of cream cheese
package chocolate chips
bag of dark chocolate Cadbury eggs (needed those like a hole in the head, but they are sooooo good.)
dish soap

Total $89.23 Last time I went to the grocery was the Feb 5th, and probably won't go back for another two weeks.
bunnyman
12 years ago
No grocery shopping this week.

Picked up 10 lbs. of "hamburger" from a local farmer. Nice to get burger that does not have water added. His wife threw in 5 lbs. of liver and a heart... liver for Dolly and heart for me to pickle. $20 well spent! All delivered to the bar where I picked it up out of the bartenders car... I thanked her for holding my meat in her back seat.

Probably need to go today. Only thing on the must have list is dog food. Would like fresh fruit, canned fruit, frozen salmon, probably a cabbage, some spinach. Don't need them but some tortilla chips will probably fall in the cart.

Dieting so I'm hungry for anything.

: )
lyra
ruthanna_gw
12 years ago
I made one trip to Wegmans this week and bought 1/2 lb. of their store brand sliced Ham-off-the-bone, a bag of frozen Fordhook lima beans, and a package of Martin's potato rolls.
jonsgirl
12 years ago
This was my 'off' week of grocery shopping so I just bought junk for the weekend. My husband wanted to watch movies and play euchre all weekend so when I was at Target I bought snacks and drinks. Next week will be a big shopping week.
tropicals9b
12 years ago
Publix
With my coupons I spent $95.07 on: (saved $68.00)
3 1lb. pork tenderloins
3 packages Perdue marinated boneless chicken breasts (5 to a pack)
1.5lb. stew beef
3 white onions
1 1lb. bag of whole carrots
Bob Evans mac & cheese
2 boxes Wheatables Toasted Pecan (so good! sweet & salty)
2 Marie Callendar's frozen dinners
2 boxes Gorton's Breaded Tilapia
1 box Bubba Burgers
4 cans Muir Glenn tomato sauce
2 Campbell's Chunky Savory Vegetable soup
1 Progresso Manhattan Clam Chowder soup
2 Casselberry's Brunswick Stew
21 cans Green Giant vegetables
2 cans Lesuer peas
12 pack Miller lite

Walgreen's
With my coupons I spent 25.36 on: (saved $28.00)
2 bags Bridge Mix
1 Neutrogena Face Wash
1 Gillette Fusion razor
2 4oz Gillette Clear Gel Deoderant
2 Gillette Shave Gel
3 Gillette Body Washes
annie1992
12 years ago
Diane, I'm glad you did this now, and not one of those weeks where I buy a bunch of stuff I didn't really need, LOL

Let's see, Wednesday I went to the grocery store, I only have one, it's an independent called Houseman's because, well, it's owned by Jeff Houseman, LOL.

1 box rawhide chewies for Cooper
1 box Velveeta Shells and Cheese for Ashley
Chocolate milk for Ashley
Bleach
Diet Coke

Then we went to Trader joe's wehre I bought powerballs and dark chocolate and peanut butter and jelly snack bars and Irish Breakfast tea.

Annie
ci_lantro
12 years ago
An off week for shopping but we had to run to Wal-Mart yesterday to pick up a Rx. Scouted for bargains & picked up a few other things.

4 whole chickens in Quick Sale @ 65 cents #
2 loaves for French Bread in Quick Sale @ 59 cents each
Fresh Pineapple
Green Grapes
Fresh Strawberries
Mango
2 Frozen Pizzas
1/2 gallon Strawberry Ice Cream
Cornstarch
Special shampoo for DS
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Cooked one of the chickens on the grill last night & the rest went into the freezer. One loaf of French Bread turned into bread pudding (yum!) and the other went to the freezer for garlic bread or paninis later.
ruthanna_gw
12 years ago
I was thinking about this post when I went to the farmers' market this morning so I wrote down how much I spent as I finished at each booth. When I got home, I added it up and wrote down what I got as I unpacked it.

2 sea bass fillets
1 lb. ground sirloin
2 boneless chicken thighs
3/4 lb. chicken breast tenders
piece of turkey kielbasa
1/2 lb. sliced smoked turkey breast
4 slices bacon

1 qt. skim milk

4 leeks
2 bunches watercress
1 lb. carrots
1 bunch untrimmed celery
1 bunch scallions
1 bag baby spinach
1/2 lb. small white mushrooms

small cherry crumb pie
2 mini kaiser rolls
1 pack flour tortillas
small container of fresh fruit salad
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I spent $44.12 for the two of us but will be using items I had bought at the grocery store or bulk food store for making meals.
annie1992
12 years ago
OK, I bought more this week:

2 heads cabbage at 25 cents lb
Laundry detergent ($2 off coupon)
3 2-liter bottles Mountain Dew $1 each (for David)
3 2-liter bottles Pepsi @ $1 each (for Amanda)
1 2-liter bottle root beer @ $1 (for Bud and The Princess)
8 lbs potatoes for $1.29
1 gallon chocolate milk @ 2.79
Asparagus for $1.29 lb.
Broccoli for $1.29 per head
Lemons 8 for $1.99 in a bag
King Arthur Flour-all purpose unbleached 5 lbs $3.49
Bananas 59 cents per pound
Bologna $1.19 package
American cheese $1.99 package
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Total before coupons $34.19, but yesterday was double coupon day and I had coupons for the soft drinks (buy one get one free), plus I have a "football card" sold by the rocket football team that gets me a free 2 liter pop with a $25 purchase, so #7 was free too. I had a coupon on the milk, on the butter, on the cheese and the bologna, which Ashley carries as lunch. Total after coupons $25.19 but I didn't really need the lemons. Now I have to go buy a bottle of vodka to make limoncella and that'll really jack my grocery bill up!

Annie
aprile421
12 years ago
I just went grocery shopping

3 packagaes of cubed pork steaks. (I find these more tender than chops)

Hamburger
Ribeye steaks (They were on sale)
Chicken legs and thighs
skinless chicken breast
Linguica
Chorizo
Lunchmeat (for son to take lunch to work)
Swiss cheese
Eggs
Kale
Kidney beans
Sweet Potatoes
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Romaine Lettuce
Grape Tomatoes
English Cucumbers
Bananas
Flax seed meal
Greek Yougurt
Light Cream
Milk
Heavy Cream
Pepsi (for Son)
Coke ( for hubby)
Crystal Light (for me)
Turkey breast (already cooked)
Butter both salted and unsalted
Hamburger buns
Whole Wheat Bread
Tator Tots (hangs head in shame but family loves them)
Veggie Oil
Splenda
Pork Roast
Jello with mixed fruit (hubby eats one every night)
Chocolate to melt for brownies
Fresh Green beans
Asparagus
Bisquick mix
Salmon Filets
Shrimp

I think that is it. I go grocery shopping every week but some weeks I only need a few things. This week a lot was on sale so I grabbed it.
BeverlyAL
12 years ago
2 1/2 gals buttermilk
long grain rice
cilantro
lime
Italian Turkey Sausage
Green Tea
eggs
green olives
bean sprouts
black forrest ham
gruyere cheese
kframe19
12 years ago
I'll let you know when I get back from the store tonight. :-)
bunnyman
12 years ago
Oh crud!... Annie I just gave away 1/2 gallon of Absolute because I have 2 fifths already in the liquour cabinet.

So far I've bought 4 deep fried chicken wings and a bag of oranges. A box of muffins that I took for the breakroom at work.

My giant pot of curried lentils is gone but I have stuffs to make more. Bread and yogurt are the only things I'm out of. Going today as I'm out of change for the coffee machine at work... drank $20 of machine coffee this week... and $50 on beer/tips after work. LOL... treat the grocery store like an ATM. Can anyone else hear deep fried deli chicken calling me?... seems awful loud.

: )
lyra
annie1992
12 years ago
Darn it, Michael/Lyra, it's the story of my life. Just about the time I'm ready to drink, the vodka is gone! (grin)

Annie
dirtgirl07
12 years ago
Ya'll make my little list look puny, though it is for just one person (who's still unemployed).

# ground sirloin (for freezing enchilladas)
pkg of tortillas
something else small for the enchilladas - can't remember
box of tissues
small milk
bird food
cat food
grapefruit juice
Publix black cherry soda
case of water

I shop the sale items too but there wasn't much this week that I use.

Beth
beanthere_dunthat
12 years ago
I still had lots of food in the house, but DH told me to go ahead and stock up since he'll probably be on the road for 5-6 weeks this time and the immediate future of our para-transit sytem is iffy at best right now due to budget cuts. (We won't know its fate until March 19. On the 22nd, we'll either have it or it's immediately gone.)

So, hey, I'm no dummy. I stocked up.

Trader Joes -
greek yogurt
eggs
Cheddar cheese
bacon
almonds
frozen haibut
frozen green beans
frozen mixed veggies
frozen mixed peppers
frozen naan
butter
canned diced tomatos
quinoa
mustard

Regular Grocery Store
bread
Tortillas
raisins
black beans
lentils
canned tuna (my lucky day - albacore at .79 a can!)
5# chicken breasts (on sale at .99 a pound!)
2# pork
bag of baking potaotes
2 cucumbers
3 onions
2 gree peppers
# asparagas
quart strawberries
1/2 gal milk
canned mixed fruit
# bananas
# mushrooms
garlic
limes
flour
olive oil
freezer bags
pinto beans
# coffee
2 boxes tea bags
On the clearance shelf, we found organic pommegranate juice, V8, cherry juice and peanuts for $1.00 eash. The store isn't going to carry them anymore. So we got two each of those.
And I had coupons for two free bottles of laundry soap that expire at the end of the month, so I got those now.

Total - too much. OTOH, I'm set for another 4-5 weeks except highly perishable items like lettuce or milk. (Althogh I have some canned milk if I really need it.)

That doesn't include the things we get for DH to take on the road as I consider his road supplies separate from my grocery budget.

What did you buy this week at the grocery stores/stores

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