May Shopping Trip

I am so excited for May!  Surprisingly, considering I will be exiting my 20's.  For some reason that doesn't seem to bother me too much right now.  I think I am really excited to try some great recipes and to take the big plunge to eliminate refined flours, sugars, and grains.  I am by no means 100% whole food yet, but our goal is to eliminate as much as possible and this is the month.  I can't wait to share some of the great recipes for snacks, treats, and of course meals.

With that said I REALLY went over budget, but I am ok with that.  To me health is way more important than any budget.  I am also realizing that $75 per week may be a little unrealistic.  Although if I stayed with my goal from last year I could obtain it.  So after some soul searching and cutting other bills I decided to up my grocery budget to $100 per week (just like last year).  The way I look at it is my families health is more important than making sure I can watch a certain series on a premium channel or to text unlimited.  So with some minor adjustments and finding a discount savings program we qualified for on our auto insurance I easily was able to adjust my grocery budget.

I went to both Hen House and Hy-Vee today.  Mainly because I had to pick my daughter up and was unable to finish at Hen House, but it worked out good doing it this way too :)

Hen House
2 - Charmin Ultra 9 Large Rolls
$7.98 or $3.99 each

1 - Best Choice Ground Cumin
$1.05

1 - Best Choice Pineapple Tid Bits
$1.29

2 - Best Choice Crushed Pineapple
$2.58 or $1.29 each

2 - Hinode Brown Rice 28 oz
2 - $0.55/1 Hinode Rice Product
$3.30 or $1.65 each

1 - Red Gold Mild Salsa
$2.19

1 - Salada Green Tea (Blueberry flavor...YUM!)
$2.50

1 - Musselman's Organic Unsweetened Apple Sauce
$3.59

1 - Gold Medal Wheat Flour
$4.29

2 - 6- Pack Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars
1 - $1/2 Hershey's 6-Packs
$5 or $2.50 each

1 - Stevia in the Raw 9.7 oz
$8.49

1 - Mcann's Irish Steel Cut Oats 28 oz
1 - $1/1 Mcann's Irish Oatmeal Product
$8.99

2 - Best Choice Unsalted Butter
$5.78 or $2.89 each

5 - Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese mad with 2% Milk
$12.45 or $2.49 each

2 - Sargento Cheese Snacks Reduced Fat
$8.98 or $4.49 each

1 - Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt 32 oz
1 - $0.50/1 Chobani 32 oz Greek Yogurt (doubled to $1)
$6.39

1 - 3-pack Romaine Hearts
$2.50

1 - Eat Smart Sugar Snap Peas
$3.49

1 - 16 oz Organic Grape Tomatoes
$2.50

3#'s Organic Fuji Apples
$4.99

2#'s Mini Carrots
$2.50

2.18#'s Banana
$1.50

2.42#'s Red Onion
$3.12

2.09#'s Red Potatoes
$2.07

1 - Organic Girl Baby Spinach 16 oz
1 - $1/1 Organic Girl Product
$4.99

3.10#'s Sweet Onion
$4

1.32#'s Hot House Tomatoes
90 cents

1 Bunch Green Onions
50 cents

2 - Organic Celery
$3.98 or $1.99 each

1 Bunch Basil
$2.99

1 - Avocado
$1.50

1 - Red Bell Pepper
$2

Total Spent:  $133.80

This trip I took my daughter with and she made some pretty great choices for snacks so I splurged and let her have them.  I was surprised when she asked for so many natural foods.  I asked her why those choices and she said because they taste really good!  LOVE IT :)

Hy-Vee
1 - Hy-Vee Large Eggs
$1.33

2 - Simply Orange
2 - $1/1 Simply Orange Product
$4.98 or $2.49 each

1 - Tumaros Honey Wheat Tortillas
$1/1 Tumaros Product
$1.50

1 - Cervasi Whole Milk Fresh Mozzarella 12-oz
1 - $0.30/1 Cervasi Fresh Mozzarella (peelie)
$5.69

2 - Cool Whip Fat Free
2 - $0.50/1 Cool Whip Product
$3.18 or $1.59 each

1 - Hy-Vee Frozen California Mix Veggies 16 oz
$1.58

1 - Hy-Vee Frozen Mixed Veggies 28 oz
$2.77

2 - Geisha Bambo Shoots
$1.78 or 89 cents each

1 - Simply Heinz 32 oz
$2.77

1 - Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
$1.99

1 - Holland House White Cooking Wine
$3.79

1 - Hy-Vee Dried Pineapple (snack choice)
$1.99

1 - Hy-Vee Just Apple Juice
$2.99

1 - Hy-Vee Just Grape Juice
$2.99

1 - Hy-Vee Whole Wheat Flour (on sale wish I knew before I bought the expensive stuff at Hen House!)
$2.58

1 - Hy-Vee Banana Chips (snack choice)
$1.99

1 - Hy-Vee Raisins 24 oz (snack choice)
$3.48

2 - Hy-Vee Sliced Water Chestnuts
$1.50 or 75 cents each

1 - Lipton Purple Acai Berry Green Tea (My FAVORITE!)
1 - $0.75/1 Lipton Green Tea
$2.24

1 - Morton Sea Salt 26 oz
$2.08

2 - Nabisco Plain Graham Crackers
$6.58 or $3.29 each

1 - Quaker Oatmeal
$2.68

1 - Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter
$3.69

1 - Speckman Honey (local)
$7.99

1 - Ground Tumeric
$1.25

1 - Welch's Natural Grape Jelly
$3.19

2 - Cascadian Farms Frozen Mixed Berries
2 - $0.75/1 Cascadian Farms Product
$4.48 or $2.24 each

1 - Sensible Portions Veggie Straws (snack choice)
$3.69

1 - Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil
$3.99

2 - Philadelphia Fat Free Cream Cheese
$5.58 or $2.79 each

1 - Bunch Bok Choy (they rang it up as Leeks and I didn't notice)
$2.99

1 - Package Won Ton Wraps 60 ct
$2.68

1 - Package Sliced Cantaloupe (snack choice)

2.06#'s Beef Flank Steak
$16.46

4 Links Scimeca's Italian Sausage
$2.96

2#'s Ground Smart Chicken
2 - $0.50/1 Package Ground Smart Chicken
$6.98 or $3.49 each

10.85#'s - Whole Smart Chicken
3 - $1/1 Whole Smart Chicken
$22.93 or $2.11 per pound

2#'s Natural Salmon
$10.99

2#'s Tilapia Fillets
$8.99

Total Spent: $190.88

Monthly Total:  $324.68

Below is the remaining items I have to buy for the month.  I also forgot to get the chicken thighs so I will pick some of those up too.

Quantity	Produce
1	Baby Spinach
1	Red Bell Pepper
1	Basil
3	Green Pepper
15	Tomatoes
2	Romaine
2	Kiwi
1	Raspberries
2	Strawberries
3	Avocado
1	Orange
2	Jalapenos
3	Zucchini
1	Napa Cabbage
4	Potatoes
2	Cucumber
1	Cauliflower
3 bunches	Bananas
1	Broccoli
1 lb	Green Beans