Day 77: Feeding Frenzy

By Suburban Wife | Published: November 17, 2007

Kroger -- $138.60

Rudi's organic bread -- $4.29
Broccoli -- $1.19 (saved $1.06)
Idaho potatoes -- $3.14
sweet potatoes -- $5.40 (saved $3.19)
red cabbage -- $1.81
mini carrots -- $1.99
Cascadian Farms frozen green beans -- $3.29
Alexia gourmet frozen potatoes -- $3.59
Gala apples -- $2.00
Bartlett pears -- $2.19
strawberries -- $4.99
box of Clementines -- $5.99 (saved $1.00)
2.25 lbs. Coleman ground beef -- $13.54
Welch's dried fruit -- $4.99
Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing -- $3.00 (saved $0.69)
Dole Orange/Peach/Mango juice -- $3.34 (saved $0.35)
Dole Kiwi Strawberry -- $3.34) (saved $0.35)
Ocean Spray cranberry/raspberry juice -- $3.99
Kroger mild cheddar cheese -- $1.67 (saved $0.82)
Kroger sharp cheddar cheese -- $1.67 (saved $0.82)
Kraft Parmesan cheese -- $2.49 (saved $1.00 with coupon)
Best Foods mayonnaise -- $2.79
Hillshire Farm ham -- $3.99
Hillshire Farm turkey -- $3.99
4 boxes Amy's cheese pizza snacks -- $11.56 (saved $2.80)
Breyer's french vanilla ice cream -- $4.99 (saved $0.70)
10 Pria energy bars -- $7.40 (saved $2.50)
2 Promax energy bars -- $3.18
Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal -- $4.34
Quaker mini rice cakes -- $2.99
Quaker granola bits -- $2.51
Kraft Philadelphia cream cheese -- $1.67 (saved $0.51)
single-layer white birthday cake -- $8.99
3 bag credits ($0.15)

My receipt says I saved a total of $16.80 (11% of the total bill) through a combination of Kroger subscriber card discounts and manufacturer coupons.

I have got to stop taking The Daughter with me. She really racks up the grocery bill and she's in a terminally-rude place right now. Shopping with her is not benefitting our relationship

Tonight we had our regular Saturday night dinner with The Husband's youngest son's (special-needs, from his first marriage) and it just happened to be his 40th birthday. He had requested meatloaf So we enjoyed a meal of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and broccoli followed by cake and ice cream and the opening of his present -- a new hoodie sweatshirt.