Grocery Shopping Week of Jan 10-16

This week I took advantage of some great stock up sales that were going on. I tried my best to separate the "this weeks" groceries from the "stock up" for the pictures. I will put a * by the items below that were for this weeks menu.

Our local grocery store was having a great sale like .99 peanut butter can't help but stock up!

To see how others did this week check out the: Grocery Cart Challenge

Albertsons - Total $13.00
(they were out of almost everything on their sale)
11 pkg of McCormick's spice packets $11.00
*2 boxes pasta $2.00

Just Deals - $11.62
2 jars pickles 1.98
*1 box cornmeal 1.49
12 pk diet Mt Dew (treat for the older kids) $2.49
apricot preserves .99
sadly their receipts don't itemize so I am not 100% sure what else I bought there. I do know I bought hand soap and bubble bath.

Grocery Outlet - $27.19
Hair color $3.99 (hey its cheaper than my previous $70 going to the beauty shop)
*red beans .59
*pinto beans .59
2 smores bars 1.98
*chicken breast $5.99
*18pk eggs 1.99
2 pkg rice $1.38
*cheddar crumbles 1.99
2 salsa 1.98
ketchup 2.99
* oats 1.59
* green cabbage $1.79

Cost Cutter - $93.83
5 jars peanut butter $4.95
6 boxes mac & cheese $1.98
8 tuna fish $4.00
*ground beef $2.39
*parsley .89
*lettuce .68
5 1# rolls ground chicken $4.95
*french bread $1.69
treats for kids for being good $4.47 (no I am not above bribery)
coffee filters $2.79
*lemons .69
*carrots .88
turkey sausage on markdown $1.99
2 loaves bread $1.00
*2 cereal $1.98
* 5# potato $1.48
*ginger .10
6 canned veggies $2.94
2 ground turkey $5.98
baking soda $1.35
Baking powder $2.39
2 bologna $2.96
5 canned pears 4.95
* bacon $2.48
*margarine $1.99
* Velveeta $3.19
pizza sauce $1.00
5- 64oz juice $4.95
3- 100 tea bags $2.97
* half & half $2.29
* gallon milk $2.39
* shredded cheese $2.79
3- saltines $2.97
* 1 avocado .69 (this ended up being rotten in the middle GRRRR
3 - cheese slices $2.97
* 8 # oranges $3.98

So my total spent was $145.64 however, the majority of my purchases were pantry/freezer stock up!


This photo is the "stock up" items


This photo is the "THIS WEEKS" Items