How To Spend Just $150 On Groceries A Month

May 15, 2012 robot Health

I spend no more than $150 on groceries per month. I’m being fully honest. And by the appearance of my fridge, you truly wouldn’t guess it.

 

How is this possible? I grocery shop at the 99 Cent store. No, it’s not only for trinkets like St. Patrick’s Day plastic mugs, or for canned food, or for no-name cookies. They have a complete produce area, dairy section and frozen foods area! Right here are the quality purchases at the 99 Cent store.

 

Produce:

Usually one can find a bag of ten oranges for a dollar, 4 avocados, a bag with 3 heads of romaine lettuce, large packages of celery, a bag of ten plums, apples or pears, and even huge packages of grapes. There is nothing defective about the produce. It’s equally pretty (very well, almost, but who cares) as the fruits and veggies at a major name grocery store, and surely just as nutritious. It just happens to be about 1/3^rd the price.

 

Breads

The 99Cent store has big packages of pasta of just about every type—whole wheat, fettuccini, shells, lasagna sheets—for one dollar. Above these you’ll typically find large jars of pasta sauce from respected names. You’ll additionally find brand name cereal like Cheerio’s , Weetabix, Fiber One and Raisin Bran, and loads of bagels from multiple brands and bread from several brands.

 

Dairy

Towards the rear of the shop you’ll get cartons of milk, including entire gallons, as well as cheese. There’s string cheese, sliced cheese, shredded cheese and block cheese from at least 6 brands.

 

Protein

Don’t get the frozen turkey filets here but do take advantage of the deli meats. There are at least a dozen hot dog brands, a lot of of which are low-fat, low-sodium and mixed meats like turkey or chicken. I additionally indulge in a couple of packages of salami each time I go.

 

Treats

If you have to buy treats, this is the place to go. They have big packages of candy and cookies for one dollar. My friend, a voice coach who gives singing lessons in LA to kids goes here 2 times a month for giant bags of sweets which she can refill her candy jar with on top of her piano. But that’s it; just 2 times a month she has to go and she has enough candy to motivate these kids to learn how to sing better.

 

Energy drinks

These are usually so expensive! Any store besides the 99 Cent store energy drinks can be at least two dollars each. At the 99 Cent Store one can find them for one dollar, and most even 79 cents. They are not known brands but, I’ve tried them all and they taste and work just fine. 

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