Welcome Back Healthy Grocery Shopping Haul and Pre-Halloween Bonus
After returning home this week from a family funeral, I found myself feeding Scarlet applesauce three days in a row, and eating a grilled cheese sandwich filled with wilted spinach and grainy refrigerated tomatoes. Grocery shopping couldn’t be put off another minute. I barely managed to race through the store alone post-workout, before the babysitter left.
Meanwhile, I’m madly testing recipes for the cookbook that I am working on (more details to come soon). My hairdresser painted my roots as I typed this. Not a minute to spare.
Healthy Grocery Shopping Haul
Here are the healthy foods that I bought.
Produce
Red bell pepper
Organic Italian lettuce mix
Bosc pears (Pears are in peak season! Get ‘em while you can.)
Gala apples
Bananas
Tomatoes
Deli
Sabra hummus
Bakery
Whole wheat pita bread
Sundries
Barilla Plus Pasta
Whole wheat rice cakes made fresh in the store! (really good)
Texas Toast Caesar Croutons (made partially with whole wheat flour)
Anchovies
Dole pear fruit cup in 100% fruit juice
Dole sliced peaches in 100% fruit juice
Starbucks instant coffee packets (I love using these when my husband is away and I don’t feel like cleaning the six-piece coffee maker.)
Clif Bar Kids Z Bar chocolate chip (found a box on the clearance rack for $2.49. Steal.)
Suddenly Salad (I’m working on replicating this with a healthier, homemade version.)
Diet Coke with Splenda (cower)
Butcher
Ground bison
Freezer
Amy’s frozen pizza (I always keep one pizza on hand for my husband or babysitter, and gladly eat the leftovers for lunch.)
Nature’s Path waffles
Earth’s Best mini waffles
Dairy case
Chobani Greek yogurt (on sale for $1!)
Stonyfield yogurt (on sale for .79!)
FAGE Greek yogurt (not on sale, but craving it)
Horizon organic 2% milk (already in refrigerator)
I actually stuck to my grocery list, except for two spontaneous selections, saved $14 with my Fry’s VIP card, and spent $109.84.
But wait, there’s more. Two days later I swung through Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market for a few more recipe ingredients, and ended up with these gems:
Now, cover your eyes, children, because there’s Halloween candy! I will pull out a couple of pieces for us to enjoy, get excited for the holiday, and then shove the rest high in a cabinet until the big day.
Cherry tomatoes
Strawberries
Bell peppers
Lemons
Chicken breast
Dark chocolate-covered caramels with sea salt. Yessssss.
Freeze-dried strawberries
Maple syrup
Fresh & Easy Meatball and Pasta frozen entrees for kids
Peanut butter sandwich crackers
Lemon cilantro hummus
Morton fine sea salt
Halloween pumpkin
My Fresh & Easy tab came to $63.49.
Now for my next task…Sourcing a pin-up girl dress and wig for my costume. Priorities. Have fun prepping for Hallow’s Eve in the days ahead.
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Looks like you have almost everything together, but don’t forget your child’s teeth! Lack of oral care and mouth pain is the number one leading chronic childhood illness and it’s preventable! A lot of parents and children just don’t get the information they need to take care of themselves, but organizations like America’s Toothfairy: http://bit.ly/rj2K08 are working to get the message out there because you only get one chance with your teeth. Non-profits like this are always a wonder way to donate: instead of giving out candy.. give out information!
Only giving out candy would be a great way to invite kids to egg my house. What might be a better solution, along with the info, is handing out a toy or game. Today, while Halloween shopping, I hope to pick some up. Thanks for stopping by.
Michelle
Life is all about healthy balance.
Rebecca,
I absolutely agree!
Michelle