Not going to the farmers market the first of the month made me seek out deals at local stores. I had coupons for all the produce at BJ's except the onions. $376.95 with enough olive oil for the next six months.
We did spend $140 at Oscars Smokehouse but I deducted this cost from our vacation fund. We purchased 8 pounds of double smoked bacon, pound of English bacon, pound of Canadian bacon, three pound cheddar cheese wheel, pepperoni and beef jerky. Three locally made loaves of bread (froze half of each)
October 2nd $59.29 BJ's wholesale , Artichoke hearts, celery, 4 pack of peppers, organic green beans, 1.5 lbs of organic tomatoes, shrimp, salmon, onions, organic romaine.
October 2nd $54.13 Big Y, two flavored (vanilla and hazelnut) cold brew kits, salami, turkey breast, white American, ham salad (impulse buy as I loved this as a kid), Italian wedding soup, 4 dozen eggs and 5 lunch packs of almonds.
October 3, $28.25 Stop and Shop, four thirty five pack bottles spring water (should last more than the entire month as I now drink filtered water as does DH when he's home) TicTac for Christmas Stocking (free!) Duncan Hines Personal cake mix (free!) 3.35 lbs of 85% lean ground beef , 1.98 lbs of broccoli and three 8 ounce container of mushrooms.
October 4, $76.05 - 5 Savingstar Goya $71.05 4 large tins of EVOO, 2 bottles Goya EVOO, Assorted dried and canned beans and hominy. Onions (we use a lot of onions) 4.5 lbs of broccoli rabe at .99 a pound, fantastic price! cucumbers and iceburg lettuce.
October 8 $42.30 2 lbs of potatoes, sour cream, steaks for the men and one burger for me.
October 9, $80.89 BJ's wholesale 1/2 pound Provolone, onions, salmon, shrimp, babyback ribs, drumsticks, cod.
October 13, $36.04 BJ's wholesale Mushrooms, Taziki, Tabouli, Hummus, Pita Chips, Beef Jerky.
October 22 Farmers Market $4.75 Large loaf pumpernickel
October 22 Coventry Farmers Market $7 Two huge heads of broccoli
October 23 $66.27 cucumbers, beef jerky, shrimp, blue cheese dressing, cream cheese, BS chicken breast (organic) Canned chicken (organic) I had coupons for the chicken, dressing and cream cheese.
$497.97 for the month We still have water, ground beef, cod, some shrimp, provolone, hummus, taziki, broccoli, broccoli, some chicken, dressing and cheeses.
No food waste, I am very happy with what I have done this month.
We did spend $140 at Oscars Smokehouse but I deducted this cost from our vacation fund. We purchased 8 pounds of double smoked bacon, pound of English bacon, pound of Canadian bacon, three pound cheddar cheese wheel, pepperoni and beef jerky. Three locally made loaves of bread (froze half of each)
October 2nd $59.29 BJ's wholesale , Artichoke hearts, celery, 4 pack of peppers, organic green beans, 1.5 lbs of organic tomatoes, shrimp, salmon, onions, organic romaine.
October 2nd $54.13 Big Y, two flavored (vanilla and hazelnut) cold brew kits, salami, turkey breast, white American, ham salad (impulse buy as I loved this as a kid), Italian wedding soup, 4 dozen eggs and 5 lunch packs of almonds.
October 3, $28.25 Stop and Shop, four thirty five pack bottles spring water (should last more than the entire month as I now drink filtered water as does DH when he's home) TicTac for Christmas Stocking (free!) Duncan Hines Personal cake mix (free!) 3.35 lbs of 85% lean ground beef , 1.98 lbs of broccoli and three 8 ounce container of mushrooms.
October 4, $76.05 - 5 Savingstar Goya $71.05 4 large tins of EVOO, 2 bottles Goya EVOO, Assorted dried and canned beans and hominy. Onions (we use a lot of onions) 4.5 lbs of broccoli rabe at .99 a pound, fantastic price! cucumbers and iceburg lettuce.
October 8 $42.30 2 lbs of potatoes, sour cream, steaks for the men and one burger for me.
October 9, $80.89 BJ's wholesale 1/2 pound Provolone, onions, salmon, shrimp, babyback ribs, drumsticks, cod.
October 13, $36.04 BJ's wholesale Mushrooms, Taziki, Tabouli, Hummus, Pita Chips, Beef Jerky.
October 22 Farmers Market $4.75 Large loaf pumpernickel
October 22 Coventry Farmers Market $7 Two huge heads of broccoli
October 23 $66.27 cucumbers, beef jerky, shrimp, blue cheese dressing, cream cheese, BS chicken breast (organic) Canned chicken (organic) I had coupons for the chicken, dressing and cream cheese.
$497.97 for the month We still have water, ground beef, cod, some shrimp, provolone, hummus, taziki, broccoli, broccoli, some chicken, dressing and cheeses.
No food waste, I am very happy with what I have done this month.
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