I am revisiting this blog again because I want to use this blog for more than just to show off my cute kids. :) I want it to be about life. I want to show you what choices I made at the grocery store, share healthy recipes with you, show you my craft projects, discuss parenting choices, faith topics, etc. Please feel free and dialogue with me. I want this to be a learning process for me and those that read my blog. I am constantly searching for ways to make myself and my family healthier, not just how we eat and exercise but also by how we live. With that said, here is my first post showing you what I bought at the store. I'm not a couponer but I do try to stay within a reasonable budget. I don't like to spend any more than $100/week on groceries for my family. This will include all meals that we eat since we try to eat most meals at home. I also include all toiletry, household, and dog food in this total because I do it all at one store-Scnhucks. My food philosophy is to eat REAL food. You won't see anything that comes in a box. It's all fresh food, sometimes canned. You also won't see anything low fat, fat free or a substitute for something else. Fat is good for you. Healthy fat that is. What you will see is protein, vegetables, and fruit. I buy a lot of organic food. Milk, eggs, butter, canned goods, and anything from the Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen (http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/ ) I try to buy organic. Schnuck's Full Circle Organic brand is very affordable which makes it possible for me to do this and still stay in budget. Eating healthy doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg. So without further adieu, here are the goods.
Bag of kale
romaine lettuce
baby spinach
strawberries
asparagus
peaches
blueberries
blackberries
baby carrots
2 plain greek yogurts
sausage
mozzarella cheese
plain organic yogurt
3 pkgs of bacon
macadamia nuts
pepperoni
1/2 gallon org. whole milk
tomato sauce
3 dozen organic eggs
simply orange juice
simply apple juice
2 pkgs girly bandaids :)
Total: $98.04 (I just realized they charged me twice for the kale. Grrr... so the real total should be $95.05)
There's not a lot of meat this week because I already had a freezer full of it. I buy it when it's on sale. This week nothing on sale interested me so I didn't buy any. In the freezer I have ground beef, chicken breasts, pork chops, and a whole chicken. We also have a garden so right now a lot of our veggies are coming from there such as zucchini, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and green beans. Stay tuned to see what I made for dinner this week out of my haul.
4 comments:
Fun. It's like we're cooking twins! I didn't know Schnucks had an organic line though. We have a Schnucks but it's a little out of my way. I'll have to check it out now.
Yes it's called Full Circle. I like it a lot and it's not much more expensive than conventional. I love stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes but I could spend a TON there plus they're about 20 minutes away from where I live. I only go there for a treat to myself. haha. Love that we're cooking twins!
I look forward to reading your recipes. I would love to eat more whole foods bit struggling with chronic pain makes it hard for me to be able to cook everything from scratch. I would like to eat organic and try when I can bit we are on a pretty tight budget. Look forward to reading your blog. Kari "Noblett"
What kind of pain are you struggling with Kari? So sorry to hear that. I cook pretty simple fast meals since we are on the go almost every night so I hope you get some easy ideas that will help you out. Thanks for the comment!
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