Adventures in grocery shopping

[Tradd]

Nice shopping! If I can ask, how long will that last you? A week? Two? Just curious. I tend to shop every week, but what I actually buy may vary.

I don't understand the brand/store preferences either. I do think some brands taste different and that is a good reason for possibly a more expensive choice - but not just because of brand id.

The was fill in the holes shopping. I expect I’ll get at least a week out of it, maybe more. I have a lot at home that needed things added to it.

[Tradd]

Even thought I got rid of Prime, there are still a few food items I’ll order from Amazon, 10 pk box of tuna pouches is one, plus my cans of Progresso chicken noodle or veggie soup. Much cheaper that way.

[jp1]

We are feeding four adults on a low-carb diet and it's not cheap. Just to clarify - we are not following a named diet or eating plan, just watching our carb and sugar intake and cutting what we reasonably can. Sadly, most inexpensive foods are very carb-heavy - potatoes and pasta are seldom eaten here. We eat mostly chicken, veggies, eggs, cheese and dairy, fish, and fresh fruits. We still eat too much bread/rolls/etc.

No kidding. We're spending roughly double what we were spending a year ago before I got my diabetes diagnosis and subsequent diet changes. Thankfully we can afford the change. And I also acknowledge what I'd read over the years. I'm less hungry and generally have more energy now that I eat so much less carbs. When I had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast every weekday morning I was ready for lunch by 10:30. Now, with a small bowl of plain yogurt and frozen fruit, I can go until noon or later without a struggle. I like the taste of carbs and spaghetti with a good marinara will forever be one of my favorite dishes (it has been since I was a little kid. Mom often made it as my birthday dinner.) But for the rest of my life they will be very much a "sometimes" treat, not a several times a week routine habit.

I've also found some substitutes that are actually pretty enjoyable. There's not a huge variety, but bread and tortilla manufacturers have made low-carb bread and tortilla products that are actually pretty good. Especially the low carb tortillas that are almost indistinguishable from the normal ones, except for the price. The bread/bagel products tend to have a slightly weird consistency that isn't as good, but I'll take it over abandoning bread altogether. I have no idea what they do to jack up the fiber content but it works for the most part.

[happystuff]

Just did a grocery store run for the week and kept it at $75. I'm very happy!

[Rogar]

Prices the last few months seem to have stabilized and I've gotten used to a new price level without any big sticker shock. It even seems like meat prices have come down. I did get set back a bit on the last outing over olive oil and coffee with what seemed like substantial recent jumps. It could be too small a sample size to say for sure.

[nswef]

The coffee I order from Porto Rico coffee co. went from 12 99 a lb. to 16.99. It's fair trade, organic.

[Tradd]

Just did a grocery store run for the week and kept it at $75. I'm very happy!

That’s great.

[littlebittybobby]

okay---made a run to aldi's for catt food & vegetable oil, and guess what? they've resumed carrying "chef's cupboard" brand onion suop mix! yup. the sign on the shelf said "new item". but no---before the covid thing, they handled it, but not for several years, now. so anyway---i grabbed several boxes of it, to stock up. see--i'm tired o' paying $2 a box for brand x at the other groc store. hope that helps you some. thankk mee.

[jp1]

Went to Safeway today and they had the 2 lb bags of frozen jumbo shrimp on sale. $8. Down from the normal $20! I got two. When I mentioned it to SO after I got home he was like ‘I got two also.’ I guess we’ll be eating a lot of shrimp the next few weeks!

[Tradd]

Dang, that is a REALLY good price.