Weekend shopping

I made two separate trips this week to take advantage of some deals, and use a few expiring coupons. The above trip is from Walmart. Here's the breakdown:

• 2 Mini Wheat cereal $2.33, $1 MQ each
• 2 Quaker granola bars $2 each, $1 MQ
• 1 Stuffing mix $1
• 2 box Fruit bars $1.98 each
• 2 Knorr Rice sides $1.18 each, 0.75 MQ
• Apples $3.21, $2 MQ when you buy 2 Kelloggs cereal
• 1 doz eggs $1
• Country Crock butter $1.62, 0.50 MQ
• 2 8th continent soymilk $2.38, $2 IP each
• 2 Juicy juice bottles $2.38 each, $1/2 IP
• pair of swimming goggles $2

My subtotal was $37.01, but after coupons I paid $25.62. That is a savings of $11.39. I know the swimming goggles don't count as food, but we were in need of another pair around here

Here is my trip to Pierce's, where I was not real impressed with their sale this week. I was able to find a few things to buy.

• 2 Old Orchard juice $1.50 each, $1/2 IP
• 2 Surefine baked beans $0.88
• Frosted Flakes $2.58 each, $1 MQ on each
• 2 Hefty trash bags $2.83 each, $1 MQ each
• Bananas 0.97
• peaches 1.48/lb $2.86, $2 off produce MQ when you buy 2 Kellogg's
• Tomato 1.29/lb $2.12
• 2 bags Dole Lettuce 0.99 each
• 3 packs of Hormel pork chops $1.50, $2.86, $3.21; $1 MQ on each
• 3 Bagels Forever $1.15 each
• Sour cream $1.50
• Milk gallon $1.68

My total out of pocket was $27.94 with a coupon/sale savings of $32.43! Once again, I save more than I spent. Yippee!

I did make one more run to Kwik Trip to buy some more bread before the sale ends. Each loaf of bread and/or bag of buns is only 0.79! I bought 5 more for a total of $3.85

My overall grocery spending for the week stands at $57.41, well below my budget of $70 for the week. We got a refund check in the mail for our cable so we decided to also go strawberry picking yesterday. Our total there was $17 for approx 12 pounds of berries. They are all cut up and in the freezer to enjoy all winter long!

On a personal note, we had a glimpse today of what feeding 3 boys might look like when they are bigger. Hubby made french toast for dinner tonight (his specialty) and here was the breakdown:

1. Sam: 4 pieces
2. Andrew: 5 pieces
3. Nathan: 4 pieces

Keep in mind these kids are all age 5 and under! They usually are pretty light eaters, but again this was a glimpse at the teenage years to come!