Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Grocery Budget Update - May


A much more normal shopping month for me this time.  I did two fairly good sized trips to the grocery store and concentrated most of my purchases on fresh produce this month and a few items to stock up our RV.  The produce is so wonderful this time of year, especially the strawberries.  I used nearly all of our non-food budget on cat food, chicken feed, fabric softener and coffee filters coming in at $22.68. 

This is what I bought this month: 

Groceries
 
 $$$
 
Cereal (4)
 
          6.72
 
Cereal (5)
 
          6.40
Coupon
Cereal (2)
 
          5.96
 
Tortillas (2)
 
          2.00
 
Peanut butter (2)
 
          3.00
Store Coupon
Lettuce (2)
 
          0.88
 
Spinach (2)
 
          1.99
 
Butter (2)
 
          3.76
Store Coupon
Tomatoes
 
          0.44
 
Apples
 
          2.82
 
Oranges
 
          2.03
 
Strawberries
 
          1.88
 
Bananas
 
          1.11
 
Cucumber
 
          0.69
 
Cheddar - 2#
 
          4.29
 
Oatmeal
 
          2.42
 
Salsa
 
          1.68
 
Taco sauce
 
          1.87
 
Verde sauce
 
          1.48
 
Tortillas (5)
 
          4.40
 
Tortilla chips (2)
 
          3.00
 
Honey
 
          3.18
 
Beans
 
          0.98
 
Soup
 
          1.98
 
Canned tomatoes (4)
 
          2.32
 
Mandarin oranges
 
          0.78
 
Fruit cocktail
 
          0.90
 
Parmesan
 
          1.98
 
Olives (2)
 
          1.90
 
Non stick spray
 
          1.84
 
Frozen pizza (2)
 
          7.00
 
Ice cream (2)
 
          4.00
Store Coupon
Tortilla chips (2)
 
          2.00
 
Pesto
 
          3.09
 
Carrots
 
          1.25
 
Potatoes
 
          0.59
 
Sour cream (2)
 
          2.00
 
Eggs
 
          0.99
Store Coupon
Salad dressing (2)
 
          3.00
 
Cucumber
 
          0.69
 
Lettuce (2)
 
          1.76
 
Spinach  
 
          1.99
 
Cheese
 
          2.99
 
Parmesan
 
          2.69
 
Mushrooms
 
          1.41
 
Cauliflower
 
          1.56
 
Broccoli
 
          1.01
 
Green olives
 
          1.29
 
Strawberries
 
          2.00
 
Onions
 
          1.10
 
Cabbage
 
          0.98
 
Salsa (2)
 
          3.58
 
Bell pepper
 
          0.79
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 $  122.44
 
 
The items in blue are things I bought to restock the pantry in our RV.  We ate way too much chips and salsa this month.  Not sure what was going on there.  Tasty though!  And yes, I did buy a dozen eggs this month because fresh eggs don’t hard boil well.  They stick to the shell. 

How did you do with your grocery budget this month?

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