Project: Food Budget–Week 23 & Garden Goods
I mentioned on Monday that you can save some cha-ching at Whole Foods with their coupons – which are not really promoted or emphasized at the store – and this week I put that tip to work. I went online and browsed their coupons and then printed off the ones I wanted. So easy. And, I only printed things I know we like and would use – you don’t really save money clipping coupons or buying on sale if you buy things you don’t normally use!
Here’s the damage.
Goal: $75
Actual: $60.53
Can I get a woot, woot?? I think that could be our best week ever. We still had plenty of things leftover from last week, so we really didn’t need a whole lot. Here’s where it all went:
| Trader Joe’s | Qty. | Extended Price ($) |
| Canned Pineapple Chunks | 1 | 1.29 |
| Mini Dark Chocolate Bars | 3 | 5.37 |
| Organic Red Grapes | 1 | 2.99 |
| Organic Skim Milk | 1 | $5.79 |
| Cantaloupe | 1 | $2.99 |
| Almond Butter | 1 | $4.99 |
| Gnocchi – Whole Wheat | 1 | $1.99 |
| Raw Almonds | 1 | $4.49 |
| Organic Green Bell Peppers | 1 | $2.49 |
| Sourdough Boule | 1 | $2.69 |
| $35.08 |
| Whole Foods | Qty. | Extended Price ($) |
| MultiGrain Cereal | 1 | $2.00 |
| Organic Honey Bear | 1 | $4.99 |
| Back to Nature Crispy Wheat Crackers | 1 | $3.39 |
| Annie’s Bunny Grahams | 1 | $2.98 |
| Veg Fed Cage Free Eggs | 1 | $2.79 |
| Yellow Peaches | 4 | $3.88 |
| Organic Yukon Gold Potatoes, 2.5 lbs | 1 | $5.09 |
| Think Thin Protein Bars | 3 | $3.75 |
| Lara Bars | 2 | $2.58 |
| Coupons | 6 | -$6.00 |
| $25.45 |
This is the first week I’ve bought pre-made bread in probably over a year. 2Chili’s response: “homemade is better.” He’s right! Homemade is better.
In other news, I had my first “harvest” from my garden last night – some lovely spinach, and there’s lots more where it came from. Sadly, I have quite a lot of weeds this year – not sure if it is from the really wet spring, or what really, but my garden is pretty high maintenance. Anybody have tips for organic weed preventer?
A dog knows a good thing when she sees it…
On the Menu for the Week:
This week has been a little hectic, so I didn’t do a plan-ahead menu. We’ve been playing it day-by-day. But, several of our Test Kitchen Favorites made the cut this week.
Budget Buddies
- Emily Levenson
- Veggie Converter
- Dairy-Free Cooking
- Motor City Girl In the Steel City
- Veggie Burgher
- The Happy Cactus
- Test Kitchen Tuesday
- Newly Vegan
- Veggie on the Cheap
- MeloMeals: Vegan For $3.33 A Day
- The Veggie Life
- Caroline Cain Holistic Health
- Going Veggie
- Under The Apple Tree
- Be the Change
