Today was my 2 week grocery shopping trip. I feed 9 people and I have a $300 budget every two weeks. That also includes non food, dog food (once a month), chicken and duck feed (once every 6 weeks) and hay(1-2 bales every few months). We eat a decently healthy diet but my 6 teenagers, 1 husband, and 1 grandmother will never allow a 100% make over. So, I make a lot of things homemade, which allows me to control what goes in our food ( like say, a sneaky can of pumpkin and 1/2 the sugar in treats) and I squeeze veggies in as much as possible. I am not opposed to having a few quick go-tos in the freezer for super busy days or potlucks that I forgot about (it happens at least twice a month). We also have several birthdays this month so there are ingredients for cakes, brownies or whatever dessert I end up making.
I shop at Sharp Shopper, Costco and Aldi. The majority of my groceries for this grocery trip came from Sharp Shopper. They are pretty comparable to the Grocery Outlet but bigger and they also sell bulk items.
I came way under budget at $232.00. I even splurged on a gallon of apple cider which cost 2.99 at Aldi
This is my grocery haul. Since we were given 80 lbs of bananas and I have apples coming out my ears, I only bought a little bit of fruit
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