I enjoy my weekly grocery store trip. There’s something about all the colorful food that makes me briefly forget about my worries. I also adhere to my family’s food-money philosophy: “You either spend money on food or you spend money on medical bills”. While I knew that my food bills would increase when I started buying all-organic fruits and vegetables, I didn’t think they would increase as much as they did - to $60, $80, sometimes $100 a week. To draw attention to the cost of good food, I’m keeping a cumulative tally of my weekly grocery bill and the tab from any time I eat out.
Carrot Bunch x 2: .99 x 2 = $1.98
Head of Broccoli @1.99/lb: $.98
Whole Cucumber @ 1.99/lb: $1.29
Family Size Container of Spinach: $6.99
Bananas @ 1.99/lb: $4.79
Lemons @ 1.99: $2.59
Nutiva Chocolate Hemp Bar: $2.49
1 lb of Strawberries x 4: 2.50 x 4 = $10
Raw Hemp Seeds (.14 lbs): $3.46
Coconut Oil (31 oz): $20.99
Canned Pinto Beans (15 oz): $1.39
Canned Garbanzo Beans (15 oz): $1.39
Canned Black Beans (15 oz): $1.39
Canned Coconut Milk (15 oz): $2.39
Total: $62.12
Blog Total: $62.12
Ironically, this was the best week I’ve had in a long time. I normally spend $20/week on frozen mixed berries and $2/bunch on carrots, but strawberries and carrot bunches were on sale this week. If I hadn't needed coconut oil, I would have spent $41.13, a record low.
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