Poor Folk Grocery Shopping Challenge

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

taken from http://be-mag.com/msgboard/viewtopic...=asc&start=260

1 gallon of milk (with the price divided in half since my roommate and i both use it): $1.45
18 extra large publix eggs: $1.95
1 bag of publix shredded cheese: $2.59
a 1/4 watermelon (a whole one would have been a better option for about the same price but we don't have room for it): $2.74
1 can tomato paste: $1.39
1 can tomato sauce: $.99
1 box of whole grain spaghetti: $1.43
5 pornstar sized bananas (2.61lbs): $1.31
1.34lbs of sliced canteloupe (again, a whole one would be a better option for about the same price but no room): $1.36
about a pound of ground chuck beef: $3.91
3 large boneless chicken breasts: $8.49

comes to $27.61 and has to last through wednesday. only thing not included is a small box of cheerios i bought while on vacation but since the bag of cheese only adds flavor and no real nutritional value i think it's ok to substitute them since they cost about the same.

not quite the $21 greg wants but it's pretty close considering i've never done budget grocery shopping before. i think i could do better but we'll see how this week goes first.

[formerly galenaskater]

FUCK YES THIS THREAD RULES

i too am a budget grocery shopper

my list is pretty similar to yours.

other things on my list tend to be

Big bags of rice
EPIC sized cans of pineapple
Large cans of beans
oatmeal

as far as vegetables, i'm really lucky to have my family's 1.5 acre garden + massive orchard to tap into whenever i want. i need to get another fridge/freezer for my basement so i can have more space to store stuff during the winter months. My fridge is pretty big but i'd feel like a dickhead if my room mates came home to find a 5 gallon bucket of apples/squash taking up all the space that they could put their food

[th_remedy086]

Cheese does have nutritional value. Just FYI.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Cheese does have nutritional value. Just FYI.

well yeah technically it does but when you sprinkle it on pasta it makes such a small different that it's not even worth counting.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

FUCK YES THIS THREAD RULES

i too am a budget grocery shopper

my list is pretty similar to yours.

other things on my list tend to be

Big bags of rice
EPIC sized cans of pineapple
Large cans of beans
oatmeal

as far as vegetables, i'm really lucky to have my family's 1.5 acre garden + massive orchard to tap into whenever i want. i need to get another fridge/freezer for my basement so i can have more space to store stuff during the winter months. My fridge is pretty big but i'd feel like a dickhead if my room mates came home to find a 5 gallon bucket of apples/squash taking up all the space that they could put their food

damn i should have gotten rice. oh well i'll do it next week.

our fridge is pretty much one giant freezer because it doesn't work right so we have to put everything in my roommate's mini fridge.

[formerly galenaskater]

haha i swear i always pump the freezer temp dial whenever i put milk in the top shelf and make it wayyyyy colder then it needs to be and any vegetables i have on the top shelf become as old as ice, and willing to sacrifice my loveeeeeeee

[cw]

man, i wish i could do this still but living with my girlfriend it's not always an option. mine would generally consist of about 8 boxes of store brand mac and cheese at 25 cents each. coffee, milk, dozen eggs, loaf of bread, sliced cheese, spaghetti, sauce, and beer.

[Special ED]

haha ballin, i can't make a trip to the grocery store without spending over $100 and that is every week and a half.

[Dre]

where was beer on that list?

[formerly galenaskater]

where was beer on that list?

20 bucks will only buy me 12-18 beers of the stuff i like

pacowned

[fast eddie]

i can't itemize because i spend about $135 a week on groceries, mostly at Trader Joe's. i eat pretty good

[cw]

i can't itemize because i spend about $135 a week on groceries, mostly at Trader Joe's. i eat pretty good

damn i always consider it an expensive trip when my girlfriend and i will split a 100-150 dollar grocery bill at trader joes every 2-3 weeks. when we do that we only end up spending an extra 30-40 dollars a week supplementing it usually, which is pretty cheap for us.

[NathanC]

We have this grocery store called Aldies, You can get mad cheap food, Not high grade of course, Carton of eggs for 80 cents. (I buy several) 2 blocks of chedder cheese for 3 bucks, Then I buy a lot of bacon and steak. Green beans and 2 loafs of bread and one carton of butter and milk. Then a few odds and ends. (mostly just ramen.)

usually adds up to around 20.

Which is awesome because thats about as much as I can spend for food on my budget.


[edit]

I suck at cooking, My neighbor a floor down brings defective bottled beer back every weekend, so thats where my beer supply comes from.

[gRANT]

Aldi is dope for cheap food, although their canned goods are actually more expensive than the store brand at the regular supermarkets here.

[formerly galenaskater]

oh yeah nathanc we have those here in iowa too. i used to get generic gushers by the fucking crate there when i was a kid. huge boxes of generic frosty flakes too. lots of goodies there i need to start going there more again. you take food home in cardboard boxes too

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

where was beer on that list?

beer and vodka were purchased last night. alcohol > food

[chimbaktu]

so do you buy any drinks? or are you just drinking milk and water?

[S. Baker]

There are entire forums dedicated to matching online coupons with local newspaper coupons and saving a shit ton of money on food.

[NathanC]

so do you buy any drinks? or are you just drinking milk and water?

beer.


A bad side effect of this is that I tend to always have alcohol in my system.

[Special ED]

i hate the gas i get from aldi products. but i did so love shopping there. i used to live behind one, so i would just take the cart home.

good spot for milk, eggs, hamburger, and large bags of frozen products. oh and don't forget the cheap ass arizona tall boy cans.