2 more real grocery bills

Okay - two more grocery bills. One was a March 31 last minute run to the grocery store before class. Remember the first rule of grocery shopping on a budget - DON'T SHOP WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY. Ugh. More on that in a bit. I spent $46.67 at the store, but $17.87 was paper products and household products, which means I spent $28.80 on food. I also had $2.58 in gas receipt coupons, so that brought the total down to $26.22.  Now, the problem with shopping hungry is that I spent $2.33 on cut up vegetables with dip. So essentially I spent $2.33 on what amounts to one carrot and one stalk of celery. I could buy pounds of either carrots or celery with that much money!! But I was soo hungry, and they looked so ... green. And orange. Stupid.

The second rule of shopping is to leave the kids at home, or school, or something! I swear I spend twice as much when they are shopping with me. Today we took a trip to the Farmer's Market in Sarnia, Ontario, and we had a really great time! It helped a lot that the first person in the door gave the kids a sample of cinnamon honey - they thought that was pretty cool. We spent $14.50 at the market, and that was actually a good part of the trip. The kids went crazy for the giant Golden Delicious apples we bought, we at all the cheese curds in the parking lot, and the little beignets ... oh my, the beignets. The troubles came up when we got to the grocery store. I was a bit tougher today, and didn't give in to too many demands, but at least half the bill was junk food they picked out. I spent $19.80 at the store today, and had no coupons to reduce the cost.

March 31 Real Grocery Bill:
 
It was a bit of a stock up trip too. Cheez Whiz was on sale for half price at one store in town, so I had to get a few jars of that.

Cheez Whiz - 3 jars x $2.77
Bologna (lunches, pre-packaged and not from the deli counter) - $3.79 / 500gr
Carrots and celery from the lazy counter - $2.33
12 pack Dr Pepper - $4.99
Apple Juice - $1.89 (see - hungry and thirsty - this is premium apple juice here)
Calabrese buns from the bakery - 6 for $1.69
PC wheat Tortillas - $2.49
Mr. Noodle in a cup - $0.69

Man, that is so depressing when I write it all down, and it looks so little!

April 4, 2009 - the kid trip

The Necessities:
Milk, 4 litres - $3.97

The Extras (kid induced):
Yop x3 - $0.97 each, total $2.91
McCain Frozen Pizza - $2.99 (Okay, so I didn't complain too much over this one - easy lunch!)
Ice cream, mint chip in case you're wondering - at least it was on sale - $1.88
Dill Pickle potato chips - $1.27
Plain tortilla chips - $2.96
Tortilla wraps (wow, we eat a lot of these) - $1.99

Okay - the good news is, I see the 50 cent difference in prices for the same product at two different stores! I guess I'll pay more attention to how much my tortillas cost, since apparently they're a staple in my house. Yes, I know - where's my price book? Where's my pantry stocker list? I guess I'll have to pay more attention to prices and quantities now!