Grocery hauls

TodayWe went to Winco and QFC.   I didn't buy much,

Nectarines were about a dollar and corn was .25.  Pork center cut loin was 1.78.  

I compared some produce process from a grocery basket my daughter bought at Costco.    There was a huge difference between Costco and QFC.   Like about ten percent.   Although, I have t temper that with the fact that I wouldn't buy most of those fruits anyway,    On a thrifty budget, they jut aren't practical.    Your breakdown is usually protein, produce, dairy, and starch in that order.  

Last night we had hot dogs and leftover pasta and green bean salads.  

Tonight we are having sausage  with roasted root veggies and French bread,   French bread was 88 at Winco,    Milk was 1.25 at QFC, cheaper than Winco.

I bought hot dog and hambirger buns at Winco for later on the week.  Hamburger buns were. 68 and there is a .25 Ibotta on them.  We will have BBQ this week.  

The oink roast will be cut up into pork chops and enough for a pork roast so webcam have a roast dinner and BBQ pork sandwiches with the leftovers and the hambirger buns.   We can roast so,e potatoes in the oven,  

My rotation meat this week was chicken breasts at Fred Meyers.    I also got a pork roast because it was at my target price.    It just means that I dont have to worry about a rotation next week.mqfc has a two week ad.   That means you could conceivably get chicken breast this week, and okra roast for about the same price next week at QFC.  

To sum up some of the Winco prices that ain't advertised

Nectarines are just under a dollar.
Corn on cob is .25
Speghetti sauce is 1.28
Hunts is .88
Pork roast ( loin center cut ) was 1.78




Groceries on the cheap is looking at the Put Dinner On The Table meal train from a different

 Perspective . The  emphasis is on purchasing good food( shelf- stabll/ freezer staples )at the lowest possible cost and purchasing enough to last you until it goes on sale again -- Keeping a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a regular basis. It means that when you shop, rather than purchasing just what you need for a day or a week, you  buy a loss leader protein, produce you will 

need on sale, a stock item if it's a RBP, and dairy instead.    This allows you to put well balanced meals 

on the table consistently  for a four dollar a day budget per person.   You spend more time on the 

planning and shopping end of the meal train and less on the cooking end by cooking efficiently.    

Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap.   My premise is that of you can do it on four dollars a day, spending more isn't hard.   You still get more bang for your buck.