Thursday, May 31, 2018

My Grocery Budget 2018 - May Update



I can tell you that since I began my ketogenic journey I eat a lot more meat than I used to.  In fact, we all do.  Not a bad thing, but it has definitely created a shift in my shopping and my budget.  That doesn't mean that maintaining a healthy diet is too expensive it just means I need to make adjustments and do things a little differently, make some changes.  Change is good, right?!

Fred Meyer haul

This month I shopped a lot and took advantage of some really great sales and loss leader offers.  Once again I was in my hunter/gatherer mode as I shopped at a variety of stores and picked up items to stock up our pantry and freezer.  My goal is always to get the best quality for as little cost as possible and I think I did really, really well.  I topped off the chest freezer in our garage and filled in the gaps in our pantry.  Plus, I got a jumpstart on some school lunch stuff for next fall.

Albertson's haul #1

Albertson's haul #2

We aren't big junk food junkies around here, but I do allow my girls to have some things in moderation and those are usually relegated to their packed lunches.  Mainly chips is what they love.  So, with my $10 school lunch budget I picked up a bag of assorted chips on sale for $4.99 and used a $1 OFF coupon to bring it down to $3.99.  I also took advantage of a loss leader offer at Albertson's and picked up four boxes of chewy granola bars for only 79¢ each.  I plan to continue to use my monthly budget throughout the summer too.



I spent $17.32 of our monthly $25 non food budget on the usual cat food and litter.  Nothing too terribly exciting there.  The remaining $7.68 will be added to last month's surplus and rolled forward to use in June.

Steaks!

This is the breakdown of what I purchased for food:


Groceries

 $$$







Butter (2)

              3.98
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Asparagus (2)

              5.99
Sale
Albertsons
Cauliflower

              2.49
Sale
Albertsons
Avocados (3)

              2.04
Sale
Albertsons
Tomatoes (2)

              0.49

Albertsons
Lettuce

              1.59

Albertsons
Steak

              2.02
Markdown
Albertsons
Steak

              2.06
Markdown
Albertsons
Steak

              5.24
Markdown
Albertsons
Salad dressing (3)

              4.47
Sale/Digital Coupon
Fred Meyer
Salad dressing - 2 pk

              1.99
Sale
Fred Meyer
Tortillas (5)

              2.45
Sale/Digital Coupon
Fred Meyer
Tortilla chips 5

              4.95
Sale/Digital Coupon
Fred Meyer
Pasta (6)

              2.45
Sale/Digital Coupon
Fred Meyer
Salsa (5)

              4.95
Sale/Digital Coupon
Fred Meyer
Lettuce (2)

              1.98
Sale
Fred Meyer
Coleslaw

              0.99
Sale
Fred Meyer
Green beans

              2.99
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Mushrooms

              2.29
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Broccoli

              3.99
Sale
Fred Meyer
Bananas

              0.63
Sale
Fred Meyer
Ground turkey

              2.25
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Ground turkey

              2.25
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Beef patties

              6.52
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Shrimp - 2#

              9.98
Sale/Digital Coupon
Fred Meyer
Brownie mix (2)

              2.00

Dollar Store
Pink salt

              1.00

Dollar Store
Whipped cream

              2.52

Wal-Mart
Cream (2)

              6.76

Wal-Mart
Milk - 1/2 gal

              1.07

Wal-Mart
Sugar - 4#

              1.43

Wal-Mart
Pudding (3)

              2.61

Wal-Mart
Gelatin (4)

              1.44

Wal-Mart
Stevia drops

              2.74

Wal-Mart
Bananas

              0.71

Wal-Mart
Lettuce (2)

              1.96

Wal-Mart
Romaine

              2.38

Wal-Mart
Tomatoes (2)

              0.38

Wal-Mart
Eggs - 5 doz

              5.43

Wal-Mart
SF chocolate chips

              2.23

Wal-Mart
Potato chips

 FREE
Monopoly Winner
Albertsons
Green beans (4)

              1.56
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Corn (2)

              0.78
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Brownie mix (4)

              3.16
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Pasta (6)

              2.94
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Tuna (4)

              1.96
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Chicken nuggets - 3#

              5.99
Sale
Albertsons
Beef patties

              4.00
Markdown
Albertsons
Macaroni salad

 FREE
Monopoly Winner
Albertsons
Ice cream (2)

              7.98
Sale
Fred Meyer
Ice cream cones

              1.49
Sale
Fred Meyer
Milk - 1/2 gal

              0.79
Sale
Fred Meyer
Bread

              0.99
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Sausage

              2.50
Sale
Fred Meyer
Steak

              6.89
Sale
Fred Meyer
Steak

              5.87
Sale
Fred Meyer
Chicken breast

              9.67
Sale
Fred Meyer
Avocado

              0.77
Sale
Fred Meyer
Salad mix

              0.49
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Salad mix

              0.59
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Salad mix

              0.59
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Sour cream

              1.00
Sale/Coupon
Fred Meyer
Gravy mix

 FREE
Monopoly Winner
Fred Meyer
Pot roast

              5.39
Sale
Albertsons
Pot roast

              5.39
Sale
Albertsons
Pot roast

              6.57
Sale
Albertsons
Pot roast

              6.17
Sale
Albertsons
Pork chops

              4.59
Sale
Albertsons
Pork chops

              5.21
Sale
Albertsons
Sausage

              1.89
Markdown
Albertsons
Canned tomatoes (6)

              3.00
Sale
Albertsons
Ramen (24)

              2.88
Sale
Albertsons
Macaroni & cheese (6)

              3.00
Sale
Albertsons
$5 OFF $50 Purchase

            (5.00)
Coupon
Albertsons





Total

         214.79




$219.79 ÷ 31 days ÷3 people = $2.36 per person per day!

Lots of great meat sales!

It was another pretty darn good month again for sales and bargains.  How did you do with your grocery shopping goals?  What great buys did you find?


This budget month runs from May 1 through May 31