My Grocery Shopping/Spending

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Ok, I guess I will share my grocery spending with you all. This month I have started a diet, well it's not really a diet... it's a lifestyle change. I have been eating real foods, but I really want to trim down a little bit and just real food wasn't quite doing it.

I know you want to know what I have started - Trim Healthy Mama! If you haven't heard of this yet, then you are not on this planet. It is really big right now and a wonderful lifestyle change. It's not just another diet fad, it is learning how to separate carbs and fats to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight.

Enough of that for now, I will make a separate post about that later on.

Normally, I do my grocery shopping once a month, but I wanted to try Trim Healthy Mama for a week to see how it goes. My budget for the entire month is $200 - hope we can do it! :) Some of these items are for the entire month of August.

I had to run to three different stores to shop the best prices.

Here is what I bought yesterday:

(1) 16 oz Daisy Light Sour Cream - $1.89
(1) 15 oz Wegman's Brand Skim Ricotta  - $1.99
(1) Pint Organic Valley Heavy Whipping Cream - $3.99
(1) Ezekiel Sprouted Tortillas - $3.29
(1) Ezekiel Sprouted Flax Bread - $3.99
(1) Wegman's Organic Diced Tomatoes - $1.89
(1) 32 oz Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar - $5.99
(1) Applegate Natural Pepperoni - $4.99
(1) 8 oz Kerrygold Unsalted Butter - $2.69
(1) 2 lb Organic Strawberries - $6.99
(1) Bunch Organic Tuscan Kale - $2.99
(1) Organic Zucchini - $0.91
(1) Organic Green Bell Pepper - $0.74 **Cashier rang this up non-organic and I didn't catch it**
(1) Ginger Slices - $2.25 **Lovely Husband said he wanted them so bad, ughh...**
(1) 1 lb. + Organic Chia Seeds - $8.57
(1) Cantaloupe - $1.98
(1) Sweet Potato - $0.65
(1) Jalapeno - $0.09
(1) 1 lb. Dry Black Beans - $1.72
(1) Dozen Omega 3 Eggs - $2.68
(1) 16 oz Frozen Broccoli/Cauliflower Mix - $1.47
(3) 16 oz Frozen Cauliflower - $1.38 each
(1) 2 lb Block White Cheddar Cheese -$6.99
(4) 16 oz Egg Whites - $7.99
(1) 16 oz Organic 50/50 Salad Mix - $4.49
(1) 3 lbs Almonds - $12.99
(1) 2 lbs Daisy Cottage Cheese - $3.99
(1) 14 pack of Sponges - $9.99

Total cost: $109.57 without tax ($112.73 with tax)

Eeek.... I am already more than halfway through the budget!!