Never Complained About the High Price of Groceries

Twostep said:
Thank you! What are you buying for a two person household? I understand there are big differences. SO is a carnivore. We did k wine, grass cutting beer in summer. But the rest is what really interests me if you do not mind.
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Actually I mostly buy just for myself. My son buys his own food. We have very different food and drink preferences. There are many foods I eat that he does not eat and I can't be bothered maneuvering his fussiness. :LOL: The only thing he's sure to eat that I buy is fudge bars and ice cream. There are certain fish he doesn't eat, that I do. He doesn't eat shellfish nor products containing soy and soy oils (vegetable oils) unless it's a baked product he cannot check the label for (ie: a Dunkin Donuts muffin).

From the local market, my main shopping list includes Wholesome Pantry almond milk, white eggs (my son buys organic brown eggs), Bowl & Basket (B & B) Butter bread, Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce (when it's on sale), American cheese slices, B & B cream cheese, B & B seltzer, Bubba's turkey burgers (they last me a couple of months), Birdseye broccoli florets (3 lb bag), Friendly's mini sundaes and if I dare, sometimes B & B 48 oz ice cream.

I used to buy Gorton's whole crispy fish fillets but I've started buying B & B whole whiting fillets (frozen), which are not breaded and they're cheaper per pound. I also buy imitation crab meat that I use in a couple of recipes. From Shoprite (every 4 or 5 weeks): Golden cheese blintzes, Starburst strawberry water enhancer, B & B whipped cream & Haagen Daz ice cream.

From Costco: Cheerios (double box), Stonefire naan bread, Prima spinach mozzarella ravioli, Healthy Choice fudge bars or another ice cream or frozen yogurt product when on sale. Just started buying Oikos Triple Zero yogurt. I also buy Kirkland (Costco brand) agave, Motts organic unsweetened apple sauce, Skippy peanut butter and Popcorners variety box. Each of those items can last me a couple of months or more. Just bought Splenda packets, they'll last me almost a year.

Notice there's not a lot of meat/poultry products on my list. The average seven to ten day bill at my local supermarket is around $25. The average monthly Costco is $53. A couple of times a year, I'll get food items from Walmart.
 

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A few things I have done to reduce costs is to buy yogurt in big tubs versus individual containers. That alone saves me 40/month. I don’t drink alcohol and actually don’t drink much besides water and coffee because of the calories.
 
My grocery price complaint is centered around the lack of a true grocery discount chain in my area. We have the regular super markets, and the high priced boutique markets. We also have TJs and Costco but they are not full service super markets due to their limited offerings. We need a Lidl, Aldi or WalMart to have some real price competition.
 
I've never been in Aldi's here, though I'd consider it if people didn't tell me what a crapshoot it is as far as what is one the shelves from one week to the next. I don't go shopping 3 days a week.

I have to be desperate to enter Walmart, on general principals. Evil by nature, evil by major investors. These days with Amazon I never have to stoop that low.

We have Kroger's, and even better Meijer's. More like what Walmart imitates, without the baggage, been at it far longer, and sells local and regional goods and treats employees better, administration and warehousing are here. Not perfect, but far better than the rest.
 
I'm closely monitoring the cost of tofu.

I buy at WINCO Foods, Trader Joe's and Grocery Outlet. Mainly. I could reduce spending on groceries. It's easy since I just buy for myself. Plus though I feed my two cats and 4 ferals.

I won't completely give up stuff like chips. I drink the flavored sparkling waters. I ordered some of the Swiss Miss dairy free hot chocolate packets from Amazon. Can't find them in the stores. Had got at Target in the past.
 

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