First Big Grocery Haul of 2019

It’s that time, friends. Time for a monthly grocery haul! Lisa and I went to the city Tuesday and we are now all stocked up. As always, we enjoyed our day together while tackling a big job. So here’s what I bought…

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January Grocery Haul

Sprouts

• organic bok choy
• organic green onions
• organic gala apples
• organic green bell pepper
• organic orange bell pepper
• organic red bell pepper
• organic bananas
• organic celery
• organic leek
• bag of sweet mini peppers
• 2 boxes of cereal
• oil spray (coconut, safflower, avocado blend)
• organic chicken broth (four 8 oz. cartons)
• organic penne rigate pasta
• pasture raised unsalted butter
• organic pasture raised eggs
• sour cream
• sharp cheddar cheese
• organic sliced white American cheese
• organic flour tortillas
• loaf of bread
• bath soap
• Hawthorn Berries
• collagen peptides

Total: $111.60

 

Trader Joe’s

• frozen organic riced cauliflower
• frozen organic chicken breasts
• frozen organic super sweet corn
• peach/mango yogurt (6 pk.)
• strawberry/banana yogurt (6 pk.)
• organic crumbled feta cheese
• frozen turkey burgers (4 pk.)
• organic red potatoes (5 pound bag)
• fresh flowers
• lobster ravioli (see note below)

Total: $46.01

*Note: The nice young man at the checkout asked if I found everything I was looking for. I mentioned that I needed to stop watching Trader Joe grocery hauls because I kept seeing interesting products our somewhat-smaller Trader Joe’s doesn’t carry. We joked a bit and then he asked what I hadn’t been able to find. I mentioned lobster ravioli and he said he was pretty sure they had it and to wait a minute. He went sprinting off to the produce area (I had assumed it was frozen) and brought back a package. I had already paid for my groceries so I pulled out my wallet. He said, no, you can just have it. I started to protest but he said they were allowed to do that and he wrote it down in a little notebook. I thought that was so nice and a great company policy. Assuming I like them you can be certain I will be buying them in the future.

 

Whole Foods

• grated parmesan cheese
• whole milk ricotta cheese
• organic cottage cheese with pineapple
• specialty sharp white cheddar (those samples really do the trick)
• sliced garlic rosemary roast beef (deli)
• organic corn tortillas
• organic sliced turkey breast
• organic dill weed (bulk)
• organic onion powder (bulk)
• patchouli goats milk bath soap (3 bars)
• sparkling lime water (12 pk.)
• San Pellegrino mineral water (4 pk.)
• 100% recycled paper towels (1 roll – about a year’s worth – ha!)
• Pickapeppa hot sauce (I thought I was almost out. Turns out I had TWO bottles in the pantry. Oops.)
• organic Worchestershire sauce
• chili garlic hot sauce
• rice noodles
• King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour
• salt and vinegar potato chips
• organic cheese puffs
• chorizo sausage
• bourbon and black pepper sausages
• jalapeno pepper
• hot red pepper
• asparagus

Total: $117.85

 

Grand Total: $275.46

 

We started the day with lunch. We decided to go to Tucker’s Onion Burgers, in part because their seasonal peppermint shake will be gone after this month. It was delicious! We are both moderately lactose intolerant but we decided it was worth the risk.

We also went to The Container Store. I had a list of some items I was looking for but was only marginally successful. I needed some containers for DVDs. We have an entertainment center and we store our DVDs in the cabinet portion below the TV. However, it’s just a big, deep hole and a real pain to find a particular movie. I figured it would be super easy to find DVD-sized containers but apparently we are the only people who still have a DVD collection. Good thing we got rid of our 8-track tapes. 😉 Seriously, though, I combed the store and finally settled on some that I hoped would work. I only bought two because I wanted to make sure they fit. Plus, they weren’t cheap!

I also wanted some pantry organizer containers. I only ended up buying one for now. Stay tuned for some organizing posts in the coming weeks.

I’ve invited my parents over for dinner tonight so I’m cleaning house today. I took a “before” video and after I finish I’ll do an “after”. I’ll share them in a blog post soon for those of you who, like me, are inspired by such things. Or are simply nosy and interested in seeing what my house looks like. It’s okay if that’s your reason. I’m the same way – ha!

 

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