Posts Tagged: grocery shop
Goodbye, Store Rewards!
It’s the law of diminishing returns: I no longer shop enough to benefit from store rewards! As posted here, I used to earn rewards from Air Miles, Canadian Tire, Chapters, and Shoppers Drug Mart, to name a few. So far
Goodbye, Store Rewards!
It’s the law of diminishing returns: I no longer shop enough to benefit from store rewards! As posted here, I used to earn rewards from Air Miles, Canadian Tire, Chapters, and Shoppers Drug Mart, to name a few. So far
Grocery Grand Tally, Half Year Report!
As promised, I have put together a report on all of my grocery spending and purchases for the first half of the year. Let’s see what conclusions can be drawn! First of all, for 2 adults, we spent $2813.73 on
Grocery Grand Tally, Half Year Report!
As promised, I have put together a report on all of my grocery spending and purchases for the first half of the year. Let’s see what conclusions can be drawn! First of all, for 2 adults, we spent $2813.73 on
Real Food = Time Well Spent
I just realized I spend over 3 hours a day getting our household fed, and that doesn’t even include eating time! Since switching over to real food 5 months ago, I bet I have doubled the time I put into
Real Food = Time Well Spent
I just realized I spend over 3 hours a day getting our household fed, and that doesn’t even include eating time! Since switching over to real food 5 months ago, I bet I have doubled the time I put into
Turning Groceries into Meals, Part 3: What I Ate in January
January was not a typical month because I worked 3 evening shifts and I had a volunteer commitment which required me to eat away from home 3 lunches and 2 dinners – on weekends! On the plus side, I made
Turning Groceries into Meals, Part 3: What I Ate in January
January was not a typical month because I worked 3 evening shifts and I had a volunteer commitment which required me to eat away from home 3 lunches and 2 dinners – on weekends! On the plus side, I made
Turning Groceries Into Meals, Part 2: Meal Planning and Meal Doing!
Everyone has good intentions about sticking to a meal plan, but they tend to get side-tracked whenever family members have separate plans and don’t eat together. There are days you just don’t feel like cooking, or you don’t feel like
Turning Groceries Into Meals, Part 2: Meal Planning and Meal Doing!
Everyone has good intentions about sticking to a meal plan, but they tend to get side-tracked whenever family members have separate plans and don’t eat together. There are days you just don’t feel like cooking, or you don’t feel like
Turning Groceries Into Meals, Part 1: Pantry List
I’ve been posting all month about groceries, but what the heck did I actually do with them? The answer is: added them to existing inventory of groceries used combination of storage and new groceries to make meals ended month with
Turning Groceries Into Meals, Part 1: Pantry List
I’ve been posting all month about groceries, but what the heck did I actually do with them? The answer is: added them to existing inventory of groceries used combination of storage and new groceries to make meals ended month with
Grocery Shopping Notes # 5: The “Price of Milk” Dairy Edition
January is always an expensive grocery month because I don’t go anywhere, do anything or buy anything in January! Therefore, I stay home and indulge in good meals. Our greatest ongoing expenses are probably dairy and bread. Canada has nearly
Grocery Shopping Notes # 5: The “Price of Milk” Dairy Edition
January is always an expensive grocery month because I don’t go anywhere, do anything or buy anything in January! Therefore, I stay home and indulge in good meals. Our greatest ongoing expenses are probably dairy and bread. Canada has nearly
Grocery Shopping Notes # 4: The Fruit Dilemma Edition
I stopped by the grocery store “just for milk” and gave in to temptation to buy imported blackberries, deeply discounted. I have been trying to buy local fruit and veg, but in my part of the world, the fruit is
Grocery Shopping Notes # 4: The Fruit Dilemma Edition
I stopped by the grocery store “just for milk” and gave in to temptation to buy imported blackberries, deeply discounted. I have been trying to buy local fruit and veg, but in my part of the world, the fruit is
Grocery Shopping Notes # 3: Costco Deals
Successfully negotiated Costco tonight and bought only what I went in for. These are “luxury” items but last for months and so worth it: 2 kg raisins (Sun Maid raisins, can only get the tiny snack boxes at Sobey’s) $7.99
Grocery Shopping Notes # 3: Costco Deals
Successfully negotiated Costco tonight and bought only what I went in for. These are “luxury” items but last for months and so worth it: 2 kg raisins (Sun Maid raisins, can only get the tiny snack boxes at Sobey’s) $7.99
Grocery Shopping Notes # 2: Back to Sobey’s
The time most people shop for groceries in my area is Friday after work: the grocery flyers come out on Thursday, the sales start on Friday, and everyone stocks up on their commute home before the weekend. Rather than fight
Grocery Shopping Notes # 2: Back to Sobey’s
The time most people shop for groceries in my area is Friday after work: the grocery flyers come out on Thursday, the sales start on Friday, and everyone stocks up on their commute home before the weekend. Rather than fight
An Exacting Life 