BIG Grocery Shopping

I decided to take a big chunk of cash and invest it into restocking my freezer and pantry with groceries.  We used up pretty much everything we had in the RV before our move back to the house.  Using my Pantry List I worked for quite awhile to perfect my shopping list.  I swear, that list it the best thing I think I ever came up with.

After checking the ads in the Sunday paper the girls and I gathered up all of our shopping bags and headed off bright and early Monday morning.  With it being Labor Day we were hopeful to get ahead of the crowds and get home before the rest of the world came to life.

This is what we got:

Chopped clams (3)		2.37	Store Coupon
Cake mix (4)		2.00	Store Promotion
Crackers (3)		5.00	Store Coupon
Crackers		1.25	Sale/Coupon
Pasta (2)		1.00	Sale/Coupon
BBQ Sauce		0.79	Store Coupon
Cranberry juice		0.88	Sale/Coupon
Green beans (2)		0.98	Sale
Creamed corn (2)		0.98	Sale
Bread		1.28	Sale
Taco shells		1.00
Corn tortillas		0.88
Flour tortillas		1.38
Corn dogs - 16ct		3.48	Sale
Hamburger patties - 20ct		11.98	Sale
Frozen meatballs		1.98	Sale
Pot pies (4)		2.72	Sale
Margarine		0.78	Sale
Oatmeal (2)		4.84
Zoom		1.98
Smoked sausages		3.48	Sale
Brown sugar		1.38	Sale
Chicken breasts - 3#		5.98	Sale
Raisins		1.72
Pop Tarts (2)		2.96	Sale
Salad dressing (2)		3.00	Sale/Coupon
Fideo (2)		0.64
Orzo		0.35
Pasta (6)		4.68	Sale
Eggs		1.37
Ramen (6)		1.08
Non stick spray		1.97	Sale
Baking chips (2)		4.16	Sale
Tater tots		1.34
Flour - 5#		1.57	Sale
Sugar - 4#		1.68	Sale
Parmesan		1.98	Sale
Tuna (4)		2.72
Wieners (2)		1.56	Sale
Soy sauce		0.98	Sale/Coupon
Teriyaki sauce		0.98	Sale/Coupon
Ketchup		0.88	Sale
Butter		2.88
Bean & bacon soup		1.78
Lunch meat (3)		3.96	Sale
Spaghettios		1.22
Enchilada sauce (2)		3.56	Sale
Graham crackers		1.58	Sale
Peanut butter		2.88	Sale
Olives (3)		1.81	Sale
Sauce packets (10)		4.50
Green olives		1.81	Sale
Rice - 5#		3.14	Sale
Canned tomatoes (6)		3.48
Asparagus soup		1.58
Cream soup (3)		2.50
Nestles Quik		6.78	Sale
Fruit cocktail		0.98
Tomato sauce (4)		2.32
Lettuce		0.78
Spinach		1.78
Veggie mix		3.98
Coleslaw mix		0.98
Potatoes - 3#		1.98
Bell peppers (2)		1.16	Sale
Carrots - 2#		0.98
Celery		1.48
Tomatoes		0.70	Sale
Cucumber		0.38	Sale
Onions		1.62
Bananas		0.90
Pineapple slices		0.98	Sale
Pesto		1.98	Sale
Honey		3.08
Gingersnaps		1.32
Hotdog buns		0.75
Hamburger buns		0.75
Mushrooms		2.18
Brownie mix		1.08
Mapeline		3.05
Total		$  172.66

Quite a bit so far as you can see.  Even though this is more than what I would normally spend per month it is far less than what the average family spends.  Not only that, but quite a bit of this stuff will last us far longer than a month.

Throughout the remainder of this month I'll be purchasing fresh produce and dairy as well as stocking up on meat.  I will most likely take advantage of any great buys to further stock my pantry and freezer for the coming months as we head into winter.  Next month I plan to go back to my regular budget and I'll post my regular updates as well. 

So what do you think?  So far so good?