Shopping (payday!)

Today is the first day trying not to get sugar and refined grains. I decided to go to the shop when it opened, without the children, so that we can have the evening free...I thought I'd be OK because we still have 5kg (and some) spuds at home, and plenty of trolls (toilet paper rolls)...I was wrong.

I'm still all wobbly from carrying this lot home! I had 2 giant bags in one arm, 3 in the other and a backpack with around 12 cans of food in!

I do like the photo of all the food layed out, but it takes too long- and requires the table to be cleared, lol...so I'm going to write what I got, with the price beside it.

I also mucked it up, and forgot to keep aside cash for the farm...doh...so we will go over budget this fortnight. I'll try to make that work a bit by buying some bulk stuff for next pay.

Tuesday 31st March (17 years today since I moved to Auckland)

$1.19 Sesame Seeds, 100g
$1.49 Ground Almonds 70g
$1.99 Hazel Nuts, 70g (going to make dukkah...mmm)
$1.18 2x Chopped Nuts 70g
$1.49 Slivered Almonds 70g
$2.19 Dried Apricots 200g
$3.59 Cranberries 170g (really annoyed- didn't see they are sweetened!)
$1.98 2x Baking Soda 400g (on sale for 99c woot...I've got tonnes of it now)
$2.29 Gelatin 50g (will try to make healthy, lol, jelly iceblocks)
$4.89 Ground Linseed, 500g (to add to baking and bread)
$5.92 2x Corn Cruskits 125g (Princess' favourite- only maize and salt)
$5.29 Tabasco Sauce (Red) 60ml (we like it hot!)
$3.99 Rolled Oats 1.5kg (on sale)
$2.19 Red Lentils 500g
$2.98 2x Canned Chopped Tomatoes (these were *meant* to be on sale...grrr!)
$1.49 Canned Chopped Tomatoes with chilli and herbs
$1.29 Canned Chopped tomatoes in naturally thick sauce
$1.89 Tomato Paste 310g
$1.25 Canned Beetroot
$2.38 2x Canned Creamed Corn (contains sugar!)
$3.18 2x Canned Kidney Beans
$1.59 Canned Canneloni Beans
$0.79 Marshmallow Easter Egg (for me on the way home)
$5.69 Pure Olive Oil 500ml...amazingly we used nearly @450ml in a fortnight!
$6.58 2x Youth (Shrek) toothbrushes
$3.99 Floss 50m
$2.99 Fluoride child toothpaste 110g
$2.59 Natural toothpaste 110g
$1.69 Paprika 40g
$2.38 2x Coconut Cream 400ml
$3.69 Brown Rice 1kg
$2.84 2x Potato Chips
$4.38 2x Peanut Butter 375g
$4.95 St Dalfour Apricot Conserve (sweetened with juice) 284g
$4.95 St Dalfour Strawberry Conserve
$2.49 Wholemeal Flour 1.5kg (on sale)
$4.17 Energy Booster 262g (nuts seeds and fruit mix)
$19.80 Beef Mince 500g, Pork Mince 500g, Chicken Nibbles (corn fed), Rump Steak
$3.99 Braeburn Apples 2kg
$3.94 Bananas 1.5kg (some green)
$1.41 2x Lemon
$3.23 Nashi Pears 1.08kg
$3.99 Bosc Pears 1.5kg
$4.98 2x Lettuce
$1.98 2x Bok Choy
$2.49 Celery
$0.24 Garlic
$0.90 Red Onion
$3.99 Kumara 1kg
$4.58 2x Carrots 1.5kg
$2.75 Vivid Marker (for writing on boxes, or making puzzles for kids)
$7.49 800g Colby Cheese
$3.29 Butter 500g
$3.99 Verkerks Sweet Chilli Kransky Sausages 280g (no msg)
$2.59 Verkerks Hot Beef 100g
$2.99 Blue Brie 125g
$3.99 Frozen Boysenberries 500g
$6.69 Frozen Blueberries 500g
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200.08

How cool am I???

I also got a voucher for $180 for next week, and $20 cash is for dh to buy some non-msg corn chips, carob, and a bit more for the farm. $400 total, but will end up spending more next week probably, unless we don;t go to the far at Easter.