grocery haul

so, as you may or may not know

bill and i are going strong on the "no eating out" to help us stick to our "diet"

i say diet in quotations, since i'm really just counting calories and not really on a specific "diet"

and i've documented a lot of my meals on here

but i haven't really shown you guys my grocery haul

it's a beautiful thing

in the past month i've shopped solely at trader joes (save for a few produce purchases at kroger, earth fare, and whole foods)

confession - i hate TJ's fresh produce options...i buy a few things like bagged greens and slaw - but when it comes to potatoes, onions, green veggies and fruit - i tend to go elsewhere - their prices are competitive but..i dunno...it doesn't look as fresh?  that being said they were sampling their peaches today and they were the best peaches i've had in a long time.

confession #2 - i love grocery shopping so i tend to pick up several new to me items at each trip (each trip to ANY grocery store)

so i was checking out at TJ's and they seriously have the friendliest people working there - i'm assuming they start each morning with a peace pipe and hashbrowns

and i was joking telling the guy that i play a game to see if i spent more than i did last time i was there

and he played along and asked how much i thought i spent

and i said 105

and he jokingly said if i was right i got my groceries for free

let me tell you

my bill came to 106...exactly.

 

 

i was off by a dollar!  and since i always instill the price is right rule - i win on the account i was under

no free groceries - but in my mind i'm a winner

 

so without further ado - here's what $106 will get you at trader joes

 

(minus the jar of popcorn kernels)

 

whole wheat slim sandwich thins x2

marinara sauce

dry roasted almonds

whipped cream x2

peanut butter filled pretzels

orzo

tortellini

edamame hummus

small greek yogurt (for my skinny broccoli slaw)

large container of european style yogurt

bunch of bananas x2

bagged spinach x2

soy creamer

almond milk

turkey burgers

morning star meatless sausages x2

british muffins

frozen bean burritos

watermelon

smoked turkey breast x2

 

cliff bars x5

frozen mixed berries x2

sweet potato tots

kimchi fried rice

dozen eggs x2

colby jack cheese x2

hashbrowns

dog treats (woodford goes ape shucks for only this kind)

eggplant cutlets

and the much coveted 

channa masala x2

bam!

now we won't go through ALL of this in a week - but much of the sandwich stuff and breakfast items will get low - we were completely out of a few things this time around so i doubled up on a few things

and as i learn what bill likes eating and snacking on more i tend to buy more of those items

i went to earth fare yesterday and picked up about $15 worth of veggies for the week

and i ran in whole foods this morning for some sockeye salmon to grill for tonight ($11 for 12 oz fresh)

so $106 isn't my WHOLE bill, but it's the staples i keep in the house that last about 1.5 weeks

do you play grocery checkout games in you mind?

do you also try to hulk EVERYTHING you bought in the house on one trip?

i was so close this time if it wasn't for that darned watermelon (which i hope is good)