Shoestring Foodie

If you want to get an idea what groceries should cost, visit GroceryPriceBooks.com. The site has a database of over 6000 items listing Meijer, Giant Eagle and Kroger which pretty much covers the whole country for comparison purposes.

Personally, I am an HEB shopper but its good to know what prices are like at Kroger’s without actually going there.

Don’t miss the coupon section. If you buy a lot of brand names, its a place to start collecting coupons.

If you buy your groceries on Amazon, visit this webpage often. Updated monthly, you will find discount codes for the purchase of specific items and discounts of purchase totals.

For anyone who thinks they are getting a good deal shopping at Walmart’s grocery store, let me tell you what I got for my $100 Dollars at Central Market today:

2 lbs of peeled and deveined 41-50 uncooked shrimp @$8.99/lb    – (if you plan to freeze, ask for the still frozen as they are thawed for sale)

2 lbs of Tilapia (6 filets) @ $5.99/lb

3 lbs of Ground Sirloin @ $4.49/lb

2 Pork Tenderloins @ 3.99/lb      - (I split each in half  to freeze)

4 pints of strawberries @ 2  for $3

3 lbs of organic baby spinach

12 pre-fab personal cookie tart shells ( At $12 for the dozen, they were the single most expensive item on this list but it allows me to make mini desserts tarts on demand)

2 gorgeous mangoes @ 99 cents/ea

2 tomatillos

basil, rosemary, and sage

AND

The Salisbury Steak and Mashed Potatoes Family Pack from their prepared food counter. I wouldn’t normally buy prepared foods (especially since it cost $15)  but it’s my sister’s favorite. It easily has 4 servings, add a salad and dessert  and you have a family feast for 4.

This purchase covers most of our protein for the next month. Plus- I get foodie points which means Dollars Off coupons with purchase in the mail. I don’t think Walmart can beat these prices and they certainly can’t beat the quality.