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.
Updates from my vacation (minus the confession entries).
Brown rice bread: $4.99
Fudge Brownie: $1.59
Frozen Channa Masala: $3.99
Mango White Tea: $1.59
Total: $12.16
Organic Blueberry Juice: $3.99
Organic Black Beans: $1.39
Organic Kidney Beans: $1.39
Organic Spinach: $3.49
Total: $10.26
Vanilla Hemp Milk: $3.29
Tea: $1.79
Total: $5.08
Vacation Total: $27.50
Now that I'm back, I have to get more creative and calculating in how I spend the few dollars I am making. I met a friend at the natural foods store today and got down and dirty with cutting corners.
Organic Hass Avocados: $.99 ea X 3 = $2.97
Organic Cantalope: $1.49/lb X 5.4 lb = $8.05
Organic Kiwi: $.79 ea X 6 = $3.95
Organic Red Leaf Lettuce: $1.99/head X 1 head = $1.99
Organic Green Leaf Lettuce: $1.99/head X 1 head = $1.99
Organic Carrot Bunch (5 carrots): $1.59/bunch X 1 bunch = $1.59
Organic Deglet Dates: $2.16
Organic Amaranth (bulk): $2.39/lb X 2.01 lb = $4.80
Organic Chocolate Coconut Macaroons: $3.99
Total: $31.49
Blog Total: $121.11
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