Once A Month Shopping
Now that we have disassociated this blog from houseblogs.net, I feel freer to post things that are not about house-building. (Although, don’t forget, the wise woman builds her house.)
Yesterday’s project: Meal planning & list making - 28 meals planned! Since we live 25 minutes’ drive from Aldi, I like to stock up, which is best accomplished if I know what meals I am stocking up FOR. (Please do not miss the ending of a sentence with a preposition.)
Today’s project: shopping! We got food for a month, for 5, from Aldi.
Items: 106
Cost: $214
Pantry: Full of rolled oats, honey, and canned broth (and much more)
Freezer: Full of cheese & butter (and much more)
Refrigerator: Full of cheese & milk (and much more)
Kids: Cheese-happy
Mother: Relieved (and all ready to shop some more)
Weather: We are eating pizza outside tonight!
Do you think we like cheese? I’m glad we aren’t vegans. But I digress.
We still have to shop at the farm and Wal-Mart for what Aldi doesn’t carry, and then pick up fresh foods again after a week or 2, so you can’t conclude that I am a magician with a $200 monthly food budget. But the monthly planning does save gas and time in the store overall. (Credit is due to other ladies, SG & CK, for giving me the idea!)