Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Weight and Groceries and Food

This AM I weighed: 176.4

(For reference, highest weight ever, August '04: 189. Lowest adult weight, after The Great Weight Loss, June '05: 148)

Groceries, 04/08/09:

Fruits and veggies:
1 bag frozen spinach $1.29
1 bag frozen broccoli florettes $1.47
2 lbs fresh strawberries $1.94
3 mondo Texas grown yellow onions $1.68 ($0.50/lb)
3 small lemons $1
3 lbs bananas @ 0.44/lb $1.42
3 calabaza squash (similar to zuchinni, $0.89/lb) $1.47
3 cucumbers $1 (I now notice I was rung up as having two heads of iceberg lettuce and 1 cucumber, for a total of $2.72, cheated out of $1.72 by not watching close enough!)
1 celery $0.89
3 garlic heads $0.60
3 28 oz cans diced tomatoes ($1.04/can) $3.12
2 larger cans tomato paste ($0.79/can) $1.58
2 cans mushroom spaghetti sauce $1.88

Whole grains:
big bag Texas grown brown rice $2.29
2 large canisters oatmeal ($2.15/canister) $4.30

Beans/soy:
2 1/2 gallons HEB soymilk ($2.59/each) $4.98
2 lbs dry red beans ($0.94/lb) $1.88
3 lbs dry pinto beans ($0.64/lb) $1.92 (actually, I only bought 2 pounds - cheated out of $0.64!)
2 lbs garbonzo beans ($0.94/lb) $1.88
15 bean soup mix $2.16 -- I sooo could have put this together for cheaper, but whatever.
1 lb lentils $0.89 (HA! Actually got 2 lbs, must of mistaked it for pinto beans. Cheated them out of $0.89!)
2 lbs split peas ($0.79/lb) $1.58
2 lbs black beans ($0.99/lb) $1.98
2 lbs great northern beans ($0.89/lb) $1.78

Extras:
apple cider vinegar $0.86
bottle canola oil $2.89. I really want to cut down on oil usage, so we'll see how long I can make this last. :-)
2 taco seasoning pkts $0.66
2 chili seasoning pkts $0.66

Non food:
diet dr pepper $1.39 - only 1 for the whole week... I'm going to be having some serious withdrawal.
aspirin $3.50
shampoo $1
tax $0.20

Total: $57.85


Eaten so far, 4/08/09:
1 1/2 homemade mini tofu pizzas on whole grain flat bread, with red bell peppers, artichoke hearts, eggplant, and mushrooms (For reference, Russell ate 3 1/2 last night and took 3 to work for lunch)

1 peanut butter sandwich on sugar-free sandwich bread (left here after my parents visited)

No comments:

Post a Comment