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!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Gluten Free

My kids always love making Rice Krispies treats.  I just purchased four boxes for $8 -- Price Chopper has them on sale this week 4/$8 with their store coupon.  If I only could find my manufacturer coupons to add to that, it would have been cheaper, but I think I tossed them out a few weeks ago because of the expiration date.

Something new we will be trying:  Gluen Free whole grain brown rice Rice Krispies!  Each serving has a nice percentage of vitamins and minerals, 3g protein, and 90 mg of potassium.  Can't wait to taste them with the marshmallows!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 8:44 AM

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