Trying to Manage our New Dietary Household Member Needs

We now have a gluten free member to the household.  She also needs more nutrients in every meal, so I am changing shopping strategies.  We also have more personal care needs, so I am doubling down on savings apps such as Ibotta and coupons.com   Also redeeming as many gift card rewards as possible to walmart and amazon.  Purchasing instacart and other grocery gift cards on raise.com or other sites. 

The Uncle graciously paid for the airfare for DH to get my sister, and paid for expenses driving back to CT.  He also paid for the first grocery shop that was exclusively for my DS needs. 

Together she and I have learned that some items at Aldi that are GF are fantastic, and not so much others. 

I need to have enough fruit in the house for her to have several pieces a day.  Vegetables were never an issue in our house, but I am trying to find more variety. 

Aug 28th Instacart from Aldi financed by the Uncle.  Fruits, Cheese, Gluten free pastas, bread, cereals, Lactaid milk. 

Sept 5th  Instacart from Aldi $79.73 Salsa, Yogurt, GF cereal, pound each of honey ham, smoked turkey breast and oven roasted turkey breast.  Rice Crisps, GF Bagels and Bread, Bananas, blueberries, OJ, Lemonade and Iced Coffee (2 bottles)

Sept 18th Instacart from Big Y $53.67  Wonder Bread (DH) strawberries, pepperoni, pound rotisserie chicken salad, pound of salami, roast beef, turkey and bologna from deli. 

Sept 22nd Walmart Pickup $87.76 two Lemonade, Thomas' Bagels and Ray's Bagels, 3 lb onion, 2 lb Strawberries, Extra Crisp English Muffins (frozen) 8 lbs large baking potatoes, 2 Stok iced coffee, 2 Starbucks concentrate coffee, Lactaid milk, wonder bread, GF baking mix, Philly Cream cheese, 

Sept 23rd Instacart from Aldi $144.45  GF Mama Rosa's pizzas, veggie and plain mozz, rye bread and english muffins, smoked ham, turkey breast, honey turkey breast, GF chocolate zucchini muffins and blueberry oat muffins.  Deutsche Kuch Orange Jaffa Cakes (DH) Orange Cranberry Breakfast Biscuits (for me) Cookie thins, Downy, GF Biscuit mix, GF pastas, GF wraps, Harvest Bagels, Pumpkin Bagels, Pumpkin Sage Ravioli, Cider Donuts (GpaP) 2 cans Fried Apples, Pumpkin spice butter spread, GF Bagels, pumpkin spice cream cheese.  Many items frozen for the future.  A splurge trip for sure. 

Sept 26th in store BJ's Wholesale $158.64 two cases of 40 count Spring Water, 5 lbs oranges, Buffalo Cauliflower, Ground Coffee, 3 lbs Italian Sausage, 4 lbs Beef Sirloin Tips, 16 ct of guacamole cups, Pound of brussel sprouts, Marie's Caesar and Blue Cheese Dressings 25 ounces each, 2 lbs sour cream, pound of both white american and oven roasted turkey breast.  Apple cider and pumpkin breads plus Choc Chip cookies (again, a reason I don't go into stores) Herb Salad, Pint Blueberries, 2 lbs Mushrooms, 3 lbs Bananas, 2 lbs carrots, 2 lbs celery, 12 ounce bottle Tabasco sauce and sour cream. 

Sept 28th Instacart from Big Y 56.73 4 cases of soda, 2 bottles of lemonade and strawberries. 

A lot more than I normally spend, but I will work for more ways to save.  580.98