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I went grocery shopping today. Maggie needed to get out of the house, so we went to the store and wandered around a little. I stuck to my list almost completely, but I did get a few things I hadn't intended to, because they were such reat deals.
I bought 12 cans of Muir Glen Oganic Fire Roasted diced tomatoes for .50 each. That is .06 less than the store-brand-not-organic-usually-chapest tomatoes. I won't need to buy canned tomatoe products for a little while now (I use them for my Chicken Marengo and sauce etc.)
I also bought some canned soup that was on sale for .50 a can. I generally prefer homemade- I finally figured soups out about 5 years ago and have never looked back- but I do like to have some canned on hand in case DH is looking for a quick winter meal. It is much better than him buying pizza. I also bought a few Soup-At-Hand containers (also .50 each since the store is no longer going to carry them) for him to put in his desk so that he won't go out to lunch if he forgets to take it. I know my homemade soup is healthier, but it won't last in his desk drawer for an in-a-rush kind of day. :toothy: I bought all they had left. Unfortunately, the woman in line behind me got to them first and pretty much wiped them out- she had to have had about 15 of them, adn there were only three left by the time I got there. (Great minds think alike- I got to the tomatoes first, but there were lots there and she also stocked up on them.)
Lasagna noodles were also on sale for only .35 a pound, so I bought a couple boxes. I already have two stored away, but I paid a lot more (I think they were close to $1 more, normally.) I also picked up a box of store-brand macaroni for 1/2 price. (Would have bought another but I just did last week.)
I finished up the rest of my shopping in the regular grocery store and headed over to the natural foods store. I don't ever get rock-bottom deals there, but the prices are always fair and the food is often organic. I picked up some barley and TVP and completed my shopping with only about .17 left in my pocket.
My pantry is gonna' be full tonight!
(And on an OT note, I also found out that the natural foods store is happy to take my plastic grocery bags to reuse them. They won't take Wal-Mart bags [and who can blame them] but it is good to know my bags will be reused before they are recycled!
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I bought 12 cans of Muir Glen Oganic Fire Roasted diced tomatoes for .50 each. That is .06 less than the store-brand-not-organic-usually-chapest tomatoes. I won't need to buy canned tomatoe products for a little while now (I use them for my Chicken Marengo and sauce etc.)
I also bought some canned soup that was on sale for .50 a can. I generally prefer homemade- I finally figured soups out about 5 years ago and have never looked back- but I do like to have some canned on hand in case DH is looking for a quick winter meal. It is much better than him buying pizza. I also bought a few Soup-At-Hand containers (also .50 each since the store is no longer going to carry them) for him to put in his desk so that he won't go out to lunch if he forgets to take it. I know my homemade soup is healthier, but it won't last in his desk drawer for an in-a-rush kind of day. :toothy: I bought all they had left. Unfortunately, the woman in line behind me got to them first and pretty much wiped them out- she had to have had about 15 of them, adn there were only three left by the time I got there. (Great minds think alike- I got to the tomatoes first, but there were lots there and she also stocked up on them.)
Lasagna noodles were also on sale for only .35 a pound, so I bought a couple boxes. I already have two stored away, but I paid a lot more (I think they were close to $1 more, normally.) I also picked up a box of store-brand macaroni for 1/2 price. (Would have bought another but I just did last week.)
I finished up the rest of my shopping in the regular grocery store and headed over to the natural foods store. I don't ever get rock-bottom deals there, but the prices are always fair and the food is often organic. I picked up some barley and TVP and completed my shopping with only about .17 left in my pocket.
My pantry is gonna' be full tonight!
(And on an OT note, I also found out that the natural foods store is happy to take my plastic grocery bags to reuse them. They won't take Wal-Mart bags [and who can blame them] but it is good to know my bags will be reused before they are recycled!
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