Shopping Paleo at Aldi and Costco
OK, time for another grocery shopping experience summary! This is just to show anyone interested (because I am nosey on other people like that) what we bought where.
At the end of the week after class, I ran into Whole Foods for shredded coconut and organic pears ($1/lb.) and Trader Joe's for banana chips and organic apples ($1.25/lb.) So, that gave us fresh produce through this weekend.
Today, the kids and I hit Aldi and Costco. We drove by the mall area on the way, and it was packed! I can't believe that many people are Christmas shopping already. I guess the economy must be picking up a bit here... Anyways. I had a pretty strict list today. As I mentioned before, I am trying to not have any extravagances in the grocery budget this month. Here's what we got.
Aldi: $41
cashews (not purely paleo)
raisins
dried onion
black pepper
diced tomatoes with green chilies
2 dozen eggs
3 lbs. sweet potatoes
2 lbs. carrots
5 avocados
2 lbs. grapes
3 lbs. apples
2.5 lbs. bananas
1 whole chicken
1 can frozen orange juice (for smoothies)
1 pkg. diapers
laundry detergent for hubs
pasta, cheeses, and sauce to make meal for another family
I was going to get some ground turkey, but they were totally out, so we will make-do without.
Costco: $60
2 lbs. Tillamook cheddar
3 lbs. apple-gouda chicken sausages
1 lb. organic salad greens
3 lbs. bananas
big bag of frozen strawberries
3 lbs. raw almonds
big bag of veggie straws
And then we totally had a junky lunch of pizza and frozen yogurt from the snack bar. :)
All the food is put away now, so no picture, just imagine in your mind. The menu plan for the week will be posted tomorrow!
At the end of the week after class, I ran into Whole Foods for shredded coconut and organic pears ($1/lb.) and Trader Joe's for banana chips and organic apples ($1.25/lb.) So, that gave us fresh produce through this weekend.
Today, the kids and I hit Aldi and Costco. We drove by the mall area on the way, and it was packed! I can't believe that many people are Christmas shopping already. I guess the economy must be picking up a bit here... Anyways. I had a pretty strict list today. As I mentioned before, I am trying to not have any extravagances in the grocery budget this month. Here's what we got.
Aldi: $41
cashews (not purely paleo)
raisins
dried onion
black pepper
diced tomatoes with green chilies
2 dozen eggs
3 lbs. sweet potatoes
2 lbs. carrots
5 avocados
2 lbs. grapes
3 lbs. apples
2.5 lbs. bananas
1 whole chicken
1 can frozen orange juice (for smoothies)
1 pkg. diapers
laundry detergent for hubs
pasta, cheeses, and sauce to make meal for another family
I was going to get some ground turkey, but they were totally out, so we will make-do without.
Costco: $60
2 lbs. Tillamook cheddar
3 lbs. apple-gouda chicken sausages
1 lb. organic salad greens
3 lbs. bananas
big bag of frozen strawberries
3 lbs. raw almonds
big bag of veggie straws
And then we totally had a junky lunch of pizza and frozen yogurt from the snack bar. :)
All the food is put away now, so no picture, just imagine in your mind. The menu plan for the week will be posted tomorrow!
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