How We Eat: A Look at Our Groceries

Photo Credit: striatic

I try to save money with the grocery bill. We usually spend $200 a month for two people.

My husband I do a major grocery shop a Wal-Mart about once a month. While the prices can be good, the parking and crowds can be a turn-off.

Just last week a friend introduced us to their Dollar Tree. I’ve been there before and browsed some of their groceries, but wasn’t too excited. This Dollar Tree was larger and had a reasonable grocery area. I shopped there last week and was able to get some deals that were cheaper than Wal-Mart.

This lasts us for the month, with the exception of milk and bread. We just pick that up on our way home.

Since we finished our grocery shopping yesterday, here’s a general list of what we bought and where:

Dollar Tree (all prices are $1 unless otherwise noted)

Bread

• (Honey Wheat @ Wal-Mart is $2.29/loaf)

Frozen Section

• Pizza Bites
• Italian Icees

Juice

• 3-4 Sips (Wal-Mart’s comparable juice is about $1.29 now and they don’t have a lot of variety of flavors)

Spices

• Lemon Pepper
• Garlic Salt

Misc

• Rice
• Green Tea Bags

Wal-Mart

Meats (I buy the big packs and split them up into 4-6 meal sizes)

• Ground Beef
• Pork Chops (I prefer center cut)
• Fish (Tilapia, Whiting, Salmon)
• Pork Shoulder for Roast
• Lunch Meats (Honey Ham)

Frozen Foods

• 8 Bags of Different Stir-frys
• Spinach
• Green Beans
• *My aunt gives me some vegetables like sweet potatoes or carrots. She’s always looking out for us. *
• Pizza (for the’ too tired to chew days)

Juice/Drinks:

• Orange Juice
• Lime-Ade
• 100% Juices (Cranberry, Grape, Apple, etc)
• What’s on Sale Juices (Sometimes we find some good deals) This week we got Pineapple Juice.
• Milk

Misc.

• 8 Yogurts (Vanilla, Strawberry, and I think Key Lime Pie.)
• Ice Cream (Cookies and Cream to Be Exact)
• Cheddar Cheese
• 2 Salad in a Bag (Mixed Greens)
• 1 Bag of Red Potatoes
• Red Beans
• Soups (Tomato, Chicken and Rice)

I guess I should’ve changed this post to ‘How We Shop’. The total came out to $150. I know I forgot some things, so I’ll probably update it later. I’m so tired and from this cold/flu/whatever it is, that I’ll leave it be right now.

What does your grocery list look like? Where do you get your groceries? How often do you shop?

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