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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll admit to being a (working) mom who spends around $1200 a month on groceries for 2 adults and 2 four year olds (twins) - not including eating out/ordering in.  I have actually experimented going to Giant or Safeway first to buy everything that I found "acceptable" there (ie. not getting produce that's about to spoil, not having some of the 'better' (I know I may just be a sucker for the marketing) children's products, etc., and then going to Whole Foods for the rest.  I did find I could save about $30-50 a week doing that (the 'club card' savings cut down on many basics) -- but it requires 2 trips to the grocery a week & remembering what to buy in each place.  (Also from my 'research project' - comparable food items are comparably priced at TJ's vs. Giant/Safeway - but most of the items I end up buying there are prepared foods - which actually aren't too much higher than buying the base ingredients but they often have unhealthy levels of salt.)  I know I spend excessively on groceries, end up having lots of things spoil and would like to cut costs down.  I have no excuse - but just trying to get by with feeling overscheduled & tired & the thought of managing a week's worth of menus in advance & dealing with the whims of the kids, myself and DH around foods vs. having the range of things in the house, on hand, and relatively easy to prepare each day just seems overwhelming on top of everything else.  As I type I know that sounds pathetic, but it's the truth.  I also theoretically know the best advice is to plan out meals & stick to those & also to buy fewer prepared items.[/quote]

I hate to meal plan, so what I do is just make sure I have lots of stuff on hand that won't spoil, but a few things that are in season, and then hit up allrecipes.com to see what I can make.  Usually I can find something on there that will take about 30 min to make and tastes great.  That way, I don't feel chained to a meal plan, but I'm not spending a huge amount on groceries or wasting food.  I'm a vegetarian so that probably helps as well (lots of frozen veggies and dried beans I can throw into a pressure cooker to speed up cooking tremendously.)[/quote]

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