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Before I began the McCombs Plan on Sunday, my grocery shopping looked like this.
27 Sept: cauliflower, oranges, cheese, masala chai tea, bananas, canned tuna, almonds $20.54
4 Oct: eggs, cinnamon apple tea, onions, whole chicken, brussels sprouts, McCormick’s garlic powder, lemons $19.11
6 Oct: bread, potatoes, Spanish rice (prepared), salsa, wieners, cheese $18.65
8 Oct: butter, Manwich canned sauce, pantiliners $8.79
10 Oct: chicken, seltzer water $4.39
11 Oct: cookies, ice cream $8.16
11 Oct: apple cider vinegar, seltzer water, ketchup, pasta sauce, $2.99 item (?), frozen dinner, frozen dinner, frozen pizza, paper towels, kleenex. $36.31
13 Oct: tortilla chips, mango sorbet, eggs, jasmine rice, rice drink, lemons $27.37
15 Oct: frosting (in the tub), cookies, canned tuna, shelled pecans, Little Debbie Swiss Rolls, 1/4 of a cherry pie, whole chicken, cheese. $37.95
18 Oct: tomato sauce, corn tortillas, frozen mixed vegetables, whole chicken $9.03
20 Oct: potato chips, hair clips $11.09
25 Oct: sparkling water, whole chicken, eggs, brown rice, cauliflower, bananas $16.94
That’s over $200 for a month of groceries, but doesn’t include the probably $125 dollars I also spent on takeout, delivery and dining out. Still, $350 for a month of food against the roughly $115 I’ve spent on one week of the McCombs Plan is worrying. I’ve got to come up with ways to bring that food bill down while sticking to eating only fresh animal protein, fresh produce and rice (nothing canned or processed and no legumes). Maybe I can’t stick to quality meat and fish. Maybe I need to eat more hamburger, eggs, and regular chicken, even though regular American chicken is riddled with antibiotics, steriods and other chemicals. If anyone has any ideas, let me know!
6 Nov 2020
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