Birth is Fun! Blog » I love Food! http://www.birthisfun.com/blog Childbirth education and doula services in Lexington, Kentucky Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:18:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A busy mom’s grocery grid http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/2011/02/a-busy-moms-grocery-grid/ http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/2011/02/a-busy-moms-grocery-grid/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:47:16 +0000 Lauren http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/?p=722 Thought I’d share my most recently updated grocery grid which I keep taped to my fridge.  Now, this is what I use when I go ‘big shopping’ and try to stock up for a week* (or more, if I’m feeling brave). You can see that goods are categorized as well as given an estimated cost (this ranges depending upon how many of said product I choose to buy that week).  You’ll see that I do spend more money on some foods than a more frugal shopper but… well… we consider it an investment in health!  We do not buy everything each time and are not stocked on all items listed… but these are generally the foods from which most of my recipes stem and so, we can highlight and buy whatever fits the menu for the week and disregard the rest on the grid.

You will also note that we do not buy some junk food or snack food products such as cola or even juice on a regular basis.  Some things that are spontaneous buys are only bought on sale and so are not included on my weekly* grid.

Hope you can find this helpful if you’re looking for a way to manage your time more wisely.  Just tape to your fridge and highlight the goods you’ll be needing to buy at your next trip to the grocery.

*Week=week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks… adapt to your own shopping schedule.

Oh and the Store key is: WF: Whole Foods KR: Kroger WM: Walmart

Dairy $ Store Dry Goods $ Store Meat $ Store Raw/Bulk $ Store
Eggs 4.5 WF Chickpeas 2.75 WF Ground Beef/Lamb 5 WF Dates 6 WF
2 gallons 10 WF Black Beans cans 1.2 WF Sausage/Hot Dog 10 WF Young Coconut 3.5 WF
1 lb of unsalted butter 4.79 WF White Flour 3 KR 1 lb Lunch Meat 10 WF Hazlenuts 6 WF
Pack of mozarella 5 WF Whole Wheat Flour 3 KR Whole Chicken 10 Pecans/Walnuts 4 WF
Specialty cheese: 4 WF Sugar 2.25 KR Chicken THighs 6 Cashews 4 WF
Cheddar 4 WF Oats 3 KR Fish 8 Snacks 4 WF
Sour cream 2 KR PB or Almond Butter 5 WF Bacon 5 Dried fruit/veggies 5 WF
Yogurt 3 WF Canned Salmon 2.5 WF Other Meat 10 CaCao 8 WF
Parmesan 4 KR Chips 3 WF,KR
Ice Cream 3.5 WM, KR Glutan free flour 5 Produce $ Store
Raisins 2.7 WF Cabbage 3.5 WF
Craisins 3 WF Apples 4.5 KR Household $ Store
Jam 3 WF 2xRomaine Salad 6 KR All purpose Cleaner 3 WF
Condiments $ Store Broth 4 WF,KR Tomatoes KR Garbage Bags 7 KR
Spice: 3 Sunflower seeds 3 KR Cucumber 2 KR Zip-loc freezers 3 KR
Pepper 3 Choc. Chips 3 KR Carrots 1 KR Aveen soap bar 10 WM
Fine Salt 2 Noodles (Rice/Reg) 6 WF 5 lbs potatoes 5 WF Aveeno lotion 10 WM
Coarse Sea salt 3.5 Tea 4 KR Sweet Potatoes 3.5 WF Diapers 13 WF
Olive Oil 8 Coffee 11 2 bunch. Banana 4 KR Wipes 5 KR
Balsamic 5 Yeast Jar 5 Lemon bag 5 KR Shampoo 5 KR
Vegetable Oil 3 Vanilla 5 Garlic 3 WF Toothpaste 3 KR
Horseradish 3 Dry Cereal 4 WM, KR Onion 5 WF Toliet Paper 10 KR
Kalamata Olives 4 Tortillas/Wraps 3 WF Seasonal Paper Twoels 3 KR
Pickles 3 Yura Body soap 3 KR
Saurkraut 2 Personal Items $ Store Speciality $ Store Hand soap-refilll 5 KR
Sweet Bell Peppers 4 Deoderant 6 pack Beer 10 Ivroy Dish Soap 4 KR
Barbeque Sauce 4 Hair products 1 Bottle of wine 6 Towels/sponges 3 KR
Soy 2 WM,KR Contacts Buy 1 Get 1 Pizza 13 WF
Agave Nectar 6 WM Contact solution Chocolate 2.5 WF OTHER $ STORE
Ketchup 3 WF Makeup Snack Foods 8 WF, KR
Mustartd 2 LUSH soaps
Mayo 2 Pads/tampons, etc
Vinegar 2 WF,KR Razors, etc.
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