What is in your shopping cart?

Some other North Texas ladies have posted their lists, Javamom over at Books n Coffee and Mother Auma at CM, Children and Lots of Grace. I think Javamom started this.

I have been thinking a lot about groceries lately. My mother only had a few choices for groceries, A&P or Buddies. Close to my house, I mean close, like within 3 miles are Tom Thumb, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons and Central Market. There is a Walgreens down the street also. I love to shop at Tom Thumb and Central Market  because the stores are beautiful and the have gourmet foods which I love to try. Alas, my budget can not afford them. So I have resigned myself to Kroger and Tom Thumb for the sale items.

I just did a big shop. I try to buy what we will eat and not over buy but I alway find myself with food we just didn't eat.

• 5cans of spaghetti and meatballs which Honey takes to work
• 8 packages of Jiffy Corn Bread Mix
• 4 lb ground beef
• 2 lb butter
• Hamburger Helper (Lasagna, Beef and cheese and Southwestern Beef)
• Chicken Broth
• Dried Cilantro
• Baking Soda
• 3 Boxes Ritz
• 1 box each Trisket and Wheat Thins
• Vanilla Chai Tea
• English Breakfast Tea
• 4 Gallons of Milk (and I will need more by Monday)
• 2 Loaves of wheat bread
• 1 loaf Lumpy Bumpy Bread
• 2 pkg Frozen Waffles
• Syrup
• Cheese Slices 24 count
• 2lb packaged ham
• turkey wings
• celery
• green peppers
• apples
• bananas
• oranges
• cucumbers
• cabbage
• 3 cans of green beans
• 3 cans of corn
• 3 cans of sweet peas
• pkg frozen mixed veggies
• 4 cans beans (2 great northern, 2 pinto)
• zip lock baggies
• baby wipes (Little Guy still having some accidents)
• sippy cups for Hopalong
• 3 lb onions
• 1 doz eggs
• 4 boxes variety fruit snacks

The Turkey wings, celery, corn bread, onions, butter and all the dried bread I have been saving in the freezer are going into 4 pans of Cornbread dressing. Two are going in the freezer for Thanksgiving, two are going to church on Saturday for our Thanksgiving feast. I also made 3 lbs of chili this week for Bible Study. We will eat out 2-3 meals this week. Wednesday nights our small church meets at Wendy's to eat on the $1 menu before prayer meeting.  My dad usually takes us out to eat on the weekends.

I don't think like putting this all together in one post. It sounds like so much. It does not feel like it when I am buying it an putting it away. (Highlighted items were bought with a coupon and italicized were on sale.)

So, what is in your shopping cart?

Comments

[deeapaulitan]

I do grocery shopping once a month, so our cart would be way too long to list, but I'll give you the staples we cnt live without!
Organic Milk
Organic Spring Salad Mix
" Feta
Go Lean Crunch
Flax Seed Bread
Bandon Cheddar 2# loaf (x2)
Baked white corn tortilla chips
Salsa Ingredients (Jalepenos, habeneros, onion, garlic, tomatoes, lime, cilantro...)
Annie's organic Sundried Tomatoe and Sesame Dressing
OJ
Crasins
Almonds
Local eggs
Local Fruits and vegies
Bulk loose teas
Ethiopian Yagirgacheffe(sp?)coffee Beans 5#
Organic half and half
Torbanado Sugar
English Cucumbers
My grampa raises our meat, so we don't have to buy much of that. I usually get organic spicy turkey sausages & hotdogs.
I also almost always get whole wheat pastas, natural yogurts with 8 LACs, and things like tomato sauces, olives, pickles, albacore, crackers...
Now I'm hungry and am going to go fix lunch!

[Javamom]

Good list, Athena!

I love Jiffy Corn Muffin mix...it always reminds me of my Granny!

I like Central Market, too...and Sprouts, but they are so far from me that I don't make trips there very often.

Thanks for playing along!