I think (in fact, I KNOW) that I enjoy grocery shopping much more than the average person. I like everything about the experience – strolling the aisles, reading package descriptions, stocking up on sales, daydreaming about new meal possibilities. And the consumer in me loves to bring home shiny, new things – especially if the shiny, new things taste good :-) You can’t really say that about shoes! I use Mint to track my expenditures and I usually spend about $40 per week on groceries, $20 per week on salads from the office cafeteria, and maybe another $10-20 on restaurants/bars. I think I could spend a lot less if I tried, but good food make me happier than most things :-)
Here’s a typical 10 days – 2 weeks of grocery shopping:
Wednesday, May 6th – Trader Joe’s:
apples
french roast whole coffee beans
dried cherries
spinach
Celtic cheddar cheese
strawberries
frozen berries
gummies and chocolate chips (for Nate)
Saturday, May 9th – Fairway:
Cadbury fruit & nut bar, yogurt covered pretzels, Annie’s graham bunnies (this is why you shouldn’t grocery shop when you’re hungry!)
more apples
Dr. Kracker whole grain crackers
wheat germ
lara bars
cucumber & dill cottage cheese
Friday May 15th - Trader Joe’s and Fairway again:
apple chicken sausage
natural, un-salted peanut butter
yellow onion
organic skim milk
whole wheat baking flour
lemon
organic sweet peas
TJ’s canola cooking spray
pasta shells
bananas
part-skim ricotta cheese
2% Fage greek yogurt
Along with my homemade bread and the yogurt and granola samples that I’ve been receiving, these two shopping trips kept my apartment’s kitchen stocked for almost 2 weeks.
I think (in fact, I KNOW) that I enjoy grocery shopping much more than the average person. I like everything about the experience – strolling the aisles, reading package descriptions, stocking up on sales, daydreaming about new meal possibilities. And the consumer in me loves to bring home shiny, new things – especially if the shiny, new things taste good :-) You can’t really say that about shoes! I use Mint to track my expenditures and I usually spend about $40 per week on groceries, $20 per week on salads from the office cafeteria, and maybe another $10-20 on restaurants/bars. I think I could spend a lot less if I tried, but good food make me happier than most things :-)
Here’s a typical 10 days – 2 weeks of grocery shopping:
Wednesday, May 6th – Trader Joe’s:
Saturday, May 9th – Fairway:
Friday May 15th - Trader Joe’s and Fairway again:
Along with my homemade bread and the yogurt and granola samples that I’ve been receiving, these two shopping trips kept my apartment’s kitchen stocked for almost 2 weeks.