We checked out the Community Food Co-op’s Market Sale this week on Thursday. I liked it! I think I would do this regularly versus ordering, I guess because we don’t really use that much prepared stuff and are pretty picky with our meat. Anyway, we got a few things and spent $34. Not bad, considering the tamales were $5 for each package. I also wanted to try the eggs even though they are a little pricey. I can get a dozen and a half for under $3 at Costco and I mostly use them for baking, sometimes breakfasts. We’ll see how I like them. Anyway! We got:
- 3 pounds of strawberries for $4.05
- Cabbage $1.00
- Celery $.77
- Red bell peppers $1.72
- 6 grapefruits $2.22
- Mushrooms – white and portabello – $2.84
- 5# bag of potatoes $1.62
- dozen eggs $3.75
- 3 packages tamales $16.89
The tamales were not really my idea by the way, but The Boyfriend loves them. Not bad though, still.
We also bought an organic Bountiful Basket. It had:
Pineapple, blueberries, apples, oranges, cabbage, green onions, tomatoes, green beans, mushrooms lettuce, bok choy, and carrots.
We also went shopping and bought:
- Avocadoes $4.99
- Green Beans $1.27
- Cilantro 1.00
- Green onions $.50
- Habaneros $1.44
- Jalapenos $.69
- Org. Romaine $1.50
- Onions $.25
- Oranges $1.02
- Mozzarella $7.99
- Gallon heavy cream $10.99 (Need to make butter again!)
- Gallon milk $4.99
- Small Yogurt $1.59 (To make more yogurt)
- Shredded coconut $6.59
- Coconut flour $7.68
- 50 pounds Kamut berries $43.95
- Dried figs $7.99
- 8 pack of Hansen’s Soda made with cane sugar $3.99
- Apple cider vinegar $1.79
- Vanilla $6.89
- Whole wheat pasta $9.79
- Pistachios $14.49
- Frozen berries $10.99
Ok so this was not great! But we did do some stocking up so I guess it’s okay, and we spent less the last two weeks. I did buy some impulse items too. I need to try harder next week 🙂 The total we spent on food groceries was about $226.50. Yikes!
We also now have way too much mushrooms, celery cabbage, apples, oranges, and green beans! I should have known better than to go to the co-op before the basket pickup 😆 Oh well! Time to look for ideas and recipes to get them all gone. I also don’t think I will do any co-op baskets until we go through some more of our canned fruit. I don’t want any to go to waste, and we still have some applesauce and peaches left. So I will probably skip next week and just do the sales flyers.
