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.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by early morning
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.
Just did a grocery store run for the week and kept it at $75. I'm very happy!
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.
The coffee I order from Porto Rico coffee co. went from 12 99 a lb. to 16.99. It's fair trade, organic.
That’s great.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
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.
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!
Dang, that is a REALLY good price.