Stop and Shop

3.34 lb Pears $4.98 ($1.49/lb)

2 lb Strawberries $4.99

.83 lb Bananas .49 (.59/lb)

2 Avocados @ $1.25 each

Cantaloupe $1.49 with in-ad coupon

2 lb Bag Onions $2.49

5 lb Bag Russet Potatoes $3.99

Apple and Eve Juice Boxes $2.50

Wheat Thins $2.00

2 Wheat Ritz @ $2.00 each - $1/2 MC and .50 scanner gun savings

3 Cheerios @ $3.00 each

2 Gallons Stop and Shop Milk @ $3.49 each - $3.50 instant savings wyb 3 General Mills cereal

Oreos $1.88 with in-ad coupon (treat for me- maybe I'll let the kids have a couple if I feel nice)

2 Motts Natural Applesauce @ $2.00 each - $1/2 MC

Hellmanns Mayo $1.88 with in-ad coupon

2 Fransesco Rinaldi Sauce @ $1.25 each

3 Stop and Shop Sliced Beets @ .89 each

3 Old El Paso Dinner Kits @ $2.14 each (33% off sale) - .60/3 MC (doubled) ***$1.74 each***

Kikoman Light Soy Sauce $2.00

4C Grated Parmesan Cheese $3.49

2 Sierra Mist @ $1.50

Margherita Pepperoni $1.99

2 Starbucks Ice Cream @ $3.50 each (for my husband- he's got expensive taste!)

Little Debbie Honey Buns (snack for husband on way to work)

Omega 3 Cage Free Eggs $3.19

2 Matthews Whole Wheat Bread @ $2.49 each

Tropicana Orange Juice $1.88 with in-ad coupon

Stop and Shop String Cheese (24 pack) $6.29 (yikes- expensive!)

Chi-Chi's Whole Wheat Tortillas $1.67

2 GoGurt @ $2.99 each - .85/2 MC (doubled)

5 Stop and Shop Frozen Veggies @ $1.25 each

6 Yoplait Yogurt Cups @ .50 each - .40/6 MC (doubled)

2 Yoplait Yogurt Cups @ .50 each - (2) .35 MC (doubled) ***.40 overage***

3 Bags Cadbury Mini Eggs @ $3.69 each - $3.69 Buy 2 Get 1 Free Sale (husband really wanted these)

Total: $115.28

It makes it super hard to buy the kind of foods I want when the lovely store that is closest to me doesn't have the brands I want. I prefer to buy my kids Stoneyfield yogurt in the big containers but of course Stop and Shop did not have them. My second choice was Simply GoGurt, but of course Stop and Shop did not have them either. I had to settle on regular GoGurt which isn't going to kill my kids but it has too much sugar in it along with other ingredients I'm not ecstatic about.

I budgeted $125 this week for groceries which means I am under but I was really hoping to run to Whole Foods to buy some split chicken breast (on sale for $1.99/lb) and some pork chops. If I do manage to make the trip then I suppose I will be over for the week but we gotta eat and I could just spend less next week to make up for it.