January Grocery Purchases

 

I think this graphic is spot on, as I am saving money by only purchasing what we need, and using my discounted W+ plan and discounted Instacart plan in addition to adding discounted or free gift cards to both accounts. 

Jan 3 Walmart 

Celery, 3# onion, 8# Jumbo potatoes, 1# Carrots, 3 dozen eggs, 3# String Cheese $37.01

Jan 5 Shoprite 

1 # Sliced Provolone,  1.34# Rabe,  Blueberry Pint and 1.9# London Broil $21.01

Jan 5 Shoprite CanCan for Storage 66.08         (133.92 left for stockup)                                                                                             

3# Provolone Frozen, 4 can diced carrot, 10 can sliced carrot, 4 can white corn kernel, 4 can crunchy sweet corn, 4 can whole green bean, 10 can mixed vege, 6 can cannellini bean, 3 bag frozen broccoli, 1 bag frozen peas, 2# frozen raw shrimp, 4 can Progresso minestrone, 10 can bumble bee solid white tuna

Thrive Market Storage (3) Raos 40 ounce jars and (2) 16 oz Raos Wedding Soup $35.59 ($98.33 left for stockup)  It shipped as I forgot to cancel, but have since stopped auto ship and auto renewal. 

Jan 9 Aldi  1 Cauliflower, 4.5# zucchini, 2 lb honeycrisp, 24 oz marble rye, 24 oz sourdough, 52 oz OJ, 9 oz mushrooms, lb raddish, seedless cuke, 10 oz grape tomatoes, 3 count romaine, gallon whole milk, 4 banana, 8 oz white mushroom, 1 lb oven roasted turkey breast and 1 lb honey smoked turkey breast. $56.46

Jan 15th Aldi 24 oz cottage cheese, 2.6 lbs of Ground 93% Turkey, 3 cans Diced Tomatoes, 3 lb Mandarins, 3 lb Fuji Apples, 2 lb Honeycrisp apples, 2 lb red onion, 3 count peppers, 8 pz spinach, 4 bananas, 6 avocado, 2 lb lemon, 14 oz coleslaw, 2 heads cauliflower, 16 oz light sour cream, 4 lbs rigatoni. $68.41

Jan 15th Big Y  12 oz butternut, 12 count Longhini sweet chicken sausage, 1 lb northeast cod, 3 green giant veggie spirals, 8 oz farro, coriander, cilantro, quinoa, 3 shallots, bunch chives, box chick pea pasta, kens Asian sesame dressing/marinade, Huy Fong Chili Paste, Goya Chipotle Peppers in Adobo, 16 ct Corn Tortillas, 79.34

Jan 19th BJ's  Taboule, 6 ct Romaine Hearts, 4 lbs Seafood salad, 96 Jimmy Dean Sausage Links (links not packages) 12 Count Turkey Sausage Egg White Sandwiches, 2 lbs sour cream, 1.5 lbs of cherub tomatoes, 2 lb seeded Rye.    69.94

Stockup balance $98.33 was used at AllBulkFoods where I went over budget by $102.93.    I was looking for canned or shelf stable bacon, and I found a good deal on that, plus other things I wanted to replenish.  DH and I discussed and agreed.  

Jan 25th Aldi  1 cuke, jar salsa, block feta, crumbled blue cheese, fresh cut salsa, guacamole, whipped cream cheese, Fresh Pico de Gallo, Spreadable butter with olive oil and sea salt, 2 bags or tortilla chips, one 52 oz OJ, Helluva Onion Dip (24 oz) , Lb each of chicken and turkey breast deli meat, 32 oz of whipping cream, 2 lb ricotta cheese, portabella caps, 6 avocado, 4 banana, 3 lb gala apples, 2 lbs Honeycrisp and 32 oz plain greek yogurt. 79.70

Jan 26th Big Y Mini cucuumbers, Steelhead Trout, 2 Hormel Pork Loin Filet's, 2 pepperoni, 10 lbs of potatoes (only $4!) 6 lbs of cabbage, 2 pints of icecream, 1/2 lb each hard salami, genoa salami and american cheese, 2 packages of english muffins and 2 bags of Utz chips.  86.11

So Grand Totals are

Regular Purchases  $418.64     over by $218.64

Bulk Purchases       $302.93      over by 102.93

Total Spent $721.57 

If I were to follow the official USDA "Thrifty Plan" for November 2022  with an adult male in his 70's, an adult male in his 60's and 2 females in their 50's we would have spent 964.10.   Not including the occassional meals for an 80+ male and a 70+ female. WOW  I guess I did ok. 

Though way above my plan, we are all eating more fresh fruit (even me!) and vegetables (usually that's all I like)    I'm not going to beat myself up over it.