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What's on Your Shopping List?
My trip today to Fresh & Easy got me thinking about how I used to shop for food compared to now. Before, I'd invariably show up at the checkout counter with:
Of course, I'd buy fresh meat and dairy and the occasional frozen veg. But the only fresh veggies I'd buy were usually in the form of extremely pricey bagged salads...most of which ended up being thrown away because I'd never get around to eating them! All told, it wasn't unusual for my shopping trips to end up being $200 per week - a lot of it complete crap. And we would *still* end up eating take out dinner once a week and I'd buy lunch out a couple of times a week.
Today's trip found this in my basket:
For $67.76 - $15.97 of which was to splurge on the halibut! Minus the halibut, if I added a pound of chicken breast ($3.99), a packet of uncured honey maple ham ($3.99), a dozen eggs ($2.99), a container of mushrooms ($2.49), a bag of shallots ($1.49), a stick of butter ($0.50) and a half-pint of cream ($1.29), I'd be set for six days, three meals a day, for $68.53.
So, how has your shopping cart changed since adopting this WoE/WoL?
- Pasta & Rice
- Pizza
- Bread
- Muffins
- Frozen Appetizers & Dinners
- Chips
- Cookies
- Pastries & Cereal
- Nuts
- Ice Cream
- Soda
- Candy and other carby snacks
Of course, I'd buy fresh meat and dairy and the occasional frozen veg. But the only fresh veggies I'd buy were usually in the form of extremely pricey bagged salads...most of which ended up being thrown away because I'd never get around to eating them! All told, it wasn't unusual for my shopping trips to end up being $200 per week - a lot of it complete crap. And we would *still* end up eating take out dinner once a week and I'd buy lunch out a couple of times a week.
Today's trip found this in my basket:
- Shrimp
- Halibut
- Pork Tenderloin
- Ground beef
- Uncured bacon
- Spinach
- Zucchini
- Broccoli
- Tomatoes
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots (shush)
- Green Beans
- Green Onions
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Nuts
- Mineral Water
For $67.76 - $15.97 of which was to splurge on the halibut! Minus the halibut, if I added a pound of chicken breast ($3.99), a packet of uncured honey maple ham ($3.99), a dozen eggs ($2.99), a container of mushrooms ($2.49), a bag of shallots ($1.49), a stick of butter ($0.50) and a half-pint of cream ($1.29), I'd be set for six days, three meals a day, for $68.53.
So, how has your shopping cart changed since adopting this WoE/WoL?
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