Grocery shopping day...

We are all struggling with the high cost of food and the smaller packages. It's not easy but we can just keep doing the best we can. Good luck to you.

It's tough out there and the prices just seem to be going up and up and up. I am shocked by prices when I shop. A bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's on sale would be $1, now I'm lucky if I can find it for $1.50 on sale. Butter has gone up so much. I remember I used to be able to buy one of those small containers of sour cream for $1 and now see it on sale for $1.40 Cereal has gone up again, even bread is outrageous. I bought a loaf of Rudi's Honey Sweet Wheat on sale for $3.79! Almost $4 for a loaf of bread! I am not willing to sacrifice quality for certain things either. It makes me crazy

Oh I hate grocery shopping! I have to look at the ads to see what is on sale. Then I meal plan 14 dinners and 14 lunches and breakfast and then break it down into what I have and what I need then get it all on the list. Then look for coupons. The get it all on paper. Spaghetti and split chicken breast and drums are staples here. I am SO SICK of chicken and veggies and rice/noodles. lol. But we have to do what we have to do. It would be much easier if DS would eat normal food! But since he still only eats certain things due to sensory issues... I have to spend a lot of our budget just on his things. It is frustrating for sure!

Oh gosh yes

I'm realllly struggling with food right now. You're right; everything is absurdly expensive. My granddaughter has that food phobia now so her liquefied food is incredibly expensive. Honestly, I'm not really even buying anything for myself but coffee and paper products. I have all that food I canned last year that I'm using for me.

I make a lot of things from scratch. If you invest the $4 for a loaf of bread into a bag of flour, some eggs and yeast you get more bread out of it. I also watch the sales and try to shop the outsides of the stores for better for me foods.

I'm also lucky to live in an area with a lot of ethnic markets. so the cucumbers that are 2 for $1 at a grocery store are $.79/lb instead,

No, I live at altitude and bread just doesn't come out the same as below 8,000' I don't think you get more bread out of the deal either, you slice thicker and waste more. And, I am a professional baker btw.

Do you have a brookshire's where you live? I get my produce at Aldi because it's cheap, but this is what I got from brookshire's BOGO sale and coupons:
$20.58
2 loaves or wheat bread
2 bags of tortilla chips
2 jars of salsa
2 cans if diced tomatoes
2 package if ham
2 packages of beef hotdogs
2 10oz packages of natural cheese
2 boxes of saltines

I think thats all...
Again I DO BUY PRODUCE, I just didn't today
Let me know if you have any questions

Here are my favorite tips for saving at the grocery store:
Make at least some of your own cleaning products. This has the added bonus of bringing fewer toxins into your home
This is what we use for most cleaning (initially used as part of my daughter's 6th grade science fair project). It is cheap (my favorite) and non toxic.
¼ cup white vinegar
¾ cup warm tap water
1 tablespoon baking soda
10 drops of tea tree oil (antibacterial, antifungal, etc.)
2 drops oil of lavender essential oil (antiseptic and smells nice)
Stop buying paper towels and napkins. Cloth napkins are more fun! Pick up cheap cotton towels at your favorite second hand shop. Save money and trees!!
Past the age of 2, the only beverage that humans need is water. Stop buying juice and sodas; buy milks only for cooking and cereal. You can liven up water with slices of fruits and vegetables; make ice cubes with blueberry eyeballs for the kids

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