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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I buy [b]everything[/b] there except for Asian specialty foods.  DH is Asian, so we go to H-Mart for things like high-quality fish sauce and good noodles (the stuff at WF is sub-par), or certain veggies.

That said, I don't buy any processed food except for peanut butter, bread, cereal, and pasta (if those count?).  I shop around the edges of the WF.  Grocery bill for 3 adults is about $60/week.

Before I hear the cries of protest, yes, $60 for almost all my groceries -- I have posted before how it's this low (we mostly eat very little meat, lots of veggies -- including weird ones you probably don't eat unless you're Vietnamese -- and rice, a little fish here and there, and a decent amount of pasta).  :)[/quote]

Can you break down your grocery bill by item?  I'm doing something very wrong if you can feed 3 adults on $60/week from WF.  Thank you![/quote]

Like I said, I've already done this elsewhere, but can do it again.  Groceries this week were:

almond milk $3.50
1/4 lb bacon $2
1 lb spaghetti $1
1 papaya $2
1 lime 50 cents
bananas (organic) $3
frozen okra $2
1/2 lb pork (boston butt) $3
arugula (organic) $4
yams (organic) $4
whole chicken $10 (organic)
frozen spinach (organic) $2.50
1 can 365 spaghetti sauce (w/coupon from whole deals, whoo hoo!) $1.50
1 lb penne (organic) $2
1/2 lb mushrooms $3
1 tub sour cream (organic) $3
onions (organic) $3
garlic (organic) $1
egg noodles $2

From H-mart:
potherbs (chrysanthemum, maybe?) $1.50
sen choi $2
dried anchovies $4
green beans $2

What I already own: rice, olive oil, hot peppers, fish sauce, other pantry staples (sugar, salt, etc).

What I made: spaghetti with olive oil, pepper and bacon; penne with sauce; chicken with arugula and yams; beefless stroganoff; pepper pork; and many variations of the rice-vegetable&soup-salty food (anchovies) meal that's staple food (mostly for lunch).  Fruit for dessert.

When we have to buy rice (20-lb bag) the bill is about $20 higher one week per two months.

Hope that helps.  You're not doing anything wrong, we just save money by eating "ethnic" a lot -- I doubt you'd like the normal lunch of rice, anchovies, and vegetables cooked in fish sauce (I love it, though)! :)

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