For years, I did all of my grocery shopping at Super Wal Mart. Everything we needed was at Wal Mart and I didn't have to take the boys from store to store, which is a pain.
A couple of months ago, I started looking at the grocery store sale papers and I decided to make my menu according to sale meat at H.E.B. H.E.B. is a Texas grocery store chain. H.E.B. stands for Howard E. Butts, a fact my boys point out constantly. Nothing is as funny as hinies and their smells and sounds. H.E.B. also has lots of coupons.
I had been spending about $230 at Wal Mart every two weeks. That's when dh gets paid. I buy everything then. Which means I don't buy a lot of fresh produce.
That first week, shopping at H.E.B., I saved about $50. So, I've been shopping there ever since and making my grocery list according to the sale meat and their meal deals. A meal ldeal is buy this item and get all these items free. The deal two weeks ago was a 2lb. bag of shrimp and you got all the fixings for shrimp pasta and sides, for free.
Just to be sure, two pay days ago, I went to Wal Mart and spent $240. So H.E.B. it is. They have cheaper meat, fresher produce and more variety.
I have just been through my cabinets and fridge/freezer. I have a lot of food. I also have a lot of left overs, which means I am cooking too much food and wasting a lot of money.
This first menu is going to be a mix of exisiting, processed food and fresh, non-processed food as I go about emptying the cabinets.
Another thought: even though I have a black thumb, I am thinking about planting some herbs. I already have some rosemary. It's super hardy and no one can kill it. I had some basil for the longest time. One of Q's friends grew it for a science project last year. I just threw it out. I was finally dead.
Alright! It's time to leave for Tuesday classes.
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