My blog won't post this as an "only me" post, so it's stuck on "public" until something changes. Really, it's just a personal note about my shopping, so you lot can just ignore this post...unless you're curious about what a low-income American buys in the way of groceries (minus cat food and kitty litter, milk and a couple of other things) at the discount supermarket.
Well, spent more this week, but my food stamps became active today, so that's not so bad. A few things extra in the way of treats, but mostly just the usual stuff. My New York State food stamp (voucher) total for the week came to 56.17. Bit more than what I'd spend when I don't have food stamps, but that's not a bad thing, 'cos then I get to buy stuff I really like or want--no luxuries as such, I mean, pate or caviar ain't on the menu, exactly, right? Still, got several items I really go for--like that yummy pint of Turkey Hill Duetto--vanilla soft ice cream/and cherry flavour gelati...ohhhh, lovely! The low-calorie chocolate chip cookies, and the cheese-in-a-can. Can't beat some warm toast with cheese squirted on it.
But, that's it for the "luxuries" this week...well, I did splurge a bit on that ham, but it was an economical buy at that price ($7), and I've not had a real ham in a couple of years. Think I'm due for one. Because it's summer, I decided to boil it, rather than bake it, with cloves, bay leaf, cabbage and carrots. I'm going to make Gilraen's pasta dish again this week--got no less than three meals out of that. And, bought a steak for later on, another treat. Some lobter bisque that was on sale cheap, to go with my tuna salad sandwiches. I was going to get some bacon and eggs, but I was eating so much bacon and eggs back in June, that I sort of tired of them....sort of like my bout with lots of hot dogs, hamburgers and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, last month.
This month it's tuna salad, ham and cheese and more PB and J sandwiches, that's on my regular menu, along with some soups like cabbage-tomato, corn chowder, the lobster bisque and cream of tomato. And, I've got more of a variety of cold cereal, to have for quick breakfasts. So, while I'm not lving high off the hog, as they say, I'm doing okay for the next couple of weeks, thanks to those food stamps--what a Godsend they are! I'd really have literally gone hungry sometimes, without them. And, they allow me to get things I need, that I wouldn't be able to ever get, without them.
So, for $56.17 from Price-Rite:
1/2 gal. Minute Maid low-calorie lemonade
2 liter bottle caffine free diet Pepsi
box of instant scalloped potatoes (to go with the ham)
1 pound 80% lean ground beef (mince)
1 head of green cabbage
1 can of 'party cheese'
1 pint TH vanilla-cherry duetto frozen desert
1/2 pound sliced deli ham
1/2 pound sliced Swiss cheese
1 container of frozen lobster bisque (soup)
1 box bagelfuls (bagel fingers stuffed with cream cheese)
1 pound package of fresh carrots
1 Vidalia (sweet Georgia) onion
1 tin tomato puree
3 tins chunk light tuna fish
1 jar low-sugar grape jelly
1 jar creamy peanut butter
1 boneless ribeye steak
1 package spaghetti
2 frozen pepperoni pizzas
1 bag potato chips (crisps)
1 package Jewish onion rye bread
1 box Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch cereal
1 Cook's sliced ham shoulder (1/4 shoulder)
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