January Budget Breakdown

January Total: $117.76

 (This cart totals $41.73)

Life is crazy at the moment! Phew......I needed to take a breath. Thanks for bearing with me!

Last month was really unique because I started buying locally for the first time! It was also crazy busy as I started another semester at school and began working part time again. As a result of all of these changes, I ended up leading a pretty disorganized month in regards to grocery shopping. I went to the store 6 times in January, which is a ton for me! Two of those trips were to pick up our share at the Co-op and also to their market.

(This bag totals $5.84)

We ended up being very successful last month because I had quite a bit of food that needed to be used in the freezer. We were able to use up the rest of our pork loin, some vegetables and our entire cookie dough stash! I think the other contributor to our success was our new addition of buying food at the local Co-op. The food is so cheap there! I have been pleasantly surprised in both the prices and the quality of the food I've received.

Here is a breakdown of my purchases for the month of January:

Grocery Store
Measurement	Item	Price
2 lb bag	Coffee	$9.98
1 bag	Cereal	$2.98
1 package	Wonton Wrappers	$2.59
4 gallons	Milk	$10.05
2 18 count	Eggs	$5.18
1 carton	Orange Juice	$2.99
2	Chobani Yogurt**	$0.70
1	Store Ready Pizza**	$6.99
2 loaves	Whole Wheat Bread**	$3.34
1 jar	Artichoke Hearts	$1.22
1 can	Pumpkin Puree	$2.09
2 cans	Garbanzo Beans	$1.36
1.36 lbs	Quinoa*	$5.21
.89 lbs	Bowtie Pasta*	$1.03
2.75 lbs	Bread Flour*	$1.36
.28 lbs	Grated Parmesan*	$1.05
2.53 lbs	Whole Wheat Flour*	$1.19
.27 lbs	Walnut Halves*	$1.53
1.09 lb	Cereal*	$2.15
1 bunch	Green Onions	$0.59
3	Roma Tomatoes	$0.83
1 lb	Spaghetti Squash	$2.66
2 lbs	Carrots	$0.78
1	Pineapple	$2.98
1 pint	Grape Tomatoes	$1.28
2	Roma Tomatoes	$0.44
2	Yellow Bell Peppers	$0.96
1	Cucumber	$0.48
1	Cream Cheese	$2.56
4 Sticks	Unsalted Butter	$2.78
1.5 lb	Sliced Turkey Breast	$5.59
	Total	$84.92
	*Bulk Item
	**Sale Item
Co-Op Purchases
Standard Share:		$27.00
1 Loaf	Stone Ground Honey Wheat Bread
2 lbs	Hardwood Smoked Bacon
2 lbs	Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
2 lbs	Lean Ground Beef
4	Granny Smith Apples
4	Bartlett Pears
2	Lemons
2	Tangerines
2	Oranges
5 lb bag	Idaho Potatoes
5 lbs	Onions
1 carton	Mushrooms
2 lb bag	Carrots
1 bunch	Celery
Market Buys:		$5.84
1 package	Nature Jim's Organic Sprouts
1 bunch	Bananas
1	Avocado
1	Red Grapefruit
3	Bartlett Pears
3	Lemons
2	Red Bell Peppers
1	Lime
	Grand Total	$117.76