Challenge: To trim down the grocery bills by at least 33%

According to the US Department of Labor, the average American family of four spends $8,513 per year on groceries. This statistic breaks down to $177 per person a month. My family is not the traditional nuclear family. In addition to me and my husband, we have four children -- three teenagers, a two-year-old, and a mother-in-law. Applying the above figures, our grocery bill for a family of seven should approximate to $1239 per month. And astonishingly, it has regularly fluctuated in the range of $1000- $1300. My goal is to trim this monthly pile of receipts down to $830,(including diapers, wipes, hygiene products, and restaurant bills) if not less. Being able to frugally feed my nutrition-conscious husband and appease the voracious appetites of my teenagers will be my main challenge!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Better than Butter

I forgot to put this post up earlier.  I went to Price Chopper two Fridays ago and found my favorite alternative to butter on sale -- $2.39 for a container.  Sometimes Price Chopper keeps certain items on sale for weeks;  at other stores, Olivio occasionally gets on sale 2/$5 for one week. Better yet, these bonus packs contained 42% more than usual, giving 21.3 ounces per tub.  What I love about Olivio is the ease in spreading it onto my whole wheat bread.  With olive oil as one of its ingredients, it makes an excellent source of ALA Omega 3 fatty acids, and has Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin D 20%, and Vitamin E 10% per serving.  I just thought I would "spread" the news to my wonderful readers.
Posted by Dilara Channing at 9:10 AM

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