Grocery Haul: What I Spent & What I Made

It’s another installment of What I Spent & What I Made - the series where I share a detailed breakdown of my grocery list, what I had too much of, what I had in my pantry, and the meals I made with all of it!

Let’s get into it…

Walmart in Aberdeen, WA. Another week, another Walmart. Seriously, this has been the cheapest place to buy groceries on the road (so far). I’ve tried Grocery Outlet. I’ve been to Safeway. There have not been any Aldi stores near me yet, but we’ll get there. We were driving from the coast of Oregon up to Olympic National Park (one of my least favorite national parks on my road trip, btw, but maybe we can blame the weather).

One thing to note about this week is that we spent some time hanging out with friends, and whenever we hang out with friends, I must cook for them. So I made quite a bit extra by feeding 5 mouths for a few of these meals instead of just two. So if I was only cooking for myself and Meg, I could have saved a little bit more!

• THIS WEEK’S TOTAL: $155.09

  • Meat & Poultry: $36.06 (23%)

  • Pantry Items and Restocks: $34.60 (22%)

  • Dairy: $14.83 (10%)

  • Frozen: $6.97 (4%)

  • Bread: $5.28 (3%)

  • Produce: $38.26 (25%)

  • Snacks: $19.09 (12%)

• TOTAL FOR FOOD WITHOUT SNACKS: $136

Dairy and Bread

• 2x pita bread($5.28)

• 18ct eggs ($2.17)

• 1/2 Gallon Whole Lactose-Free Milk ($3.08)

• Tillamook Greek Yogurt 32oz tub ($4.64)

• Block of feta cheese ($4.94)

Meat & Poultry

• 2x rotisserie chickens ($9.56)

• 1 lb ground pork ($4.82)

• 4 lb Ground Turkey ($21.68)

Produce

• Grannysmith Apple ($0.71)

• Grape tomatoes ($2.97)

• Honeycrisp Apples ($1.81)

• White onions ($0.48)

• Red onion ($0.62)

• Broccoli crown x 2 ($3.08)

• Mandarin oranges ($4.48)

• Lemons ($1.28)

• Basil ($1.78)

• Avocado ($1.80)

• Dill ($1.78)

• Mint ($1.78)

• English Cucumber ($0.98)

• Bananas ($1.35)

• Mixed greens ($2.73)

• Baby spinach x 2 ($5.46)

• Green grapes ($5.42)

Pantry Items & Restocks

• Kodiak blueberry pancake mix ($5.72)

• San Marzano tomatoes ($4.54)

• Large bag of chocolate chips ($6.48)

• Sugar ($2.12)

• Flour ($5.48)

• Light brown sugar ($1.98)

• Spaghetti ($1.33)

• Jif natural peanut butter ($2.98)

• Basmati rice ($3.97)

Snacks

• Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal ($4.97)

• Beefaroni ($1.34)

• 2x Kraft Mac and Cheese ($2.48)

• 2x Cup Noodles ($1.92)

• Pretzels ($2.44)

• Crunchy Cheetos ($5.94)

Frozen

• Cheese Tortellini ($6.97)

I had a number of items already in my pantry and leftover in my refrigerator that I used for the recipes I cooked this week:

• Semolina Flour

• Garlic

• Ginger paste

• Celery

• Carrot

• Green onion

• Pesto

• Hummus

• Craisins

• Chopped almonds

• Dry roasted peanuts

• Mayonnaise

• Dijon mustard

• Chili crisp

• Soy sauce

• Rice vinegar

• Italian breadcrumbs

• Crushed tomatoes

• Chicken broth

• Spices and seasonings