Grocery Shopping

Cory's Wife · February 2012

What's most important to you when you shop?

Price? Convenience? Calories? Food quality?

Do you have a system?

Cory's Wife · February 2012

I feel like it takes me a million years to shop anymore. I try to use sales and coupons, buy generic, compare calories, and read labels for allergy info. It makes shopping take WAY longer than it should IMO.

The Big D · February 2012

I have such a bad attitude about grocery shopping, I think it is such a pain. I think what makes it even more difficult is I'm not much of a cook, so meal planning is sort of...non-existent.

We spend a lot because we eat a ton of processed convenience foods. I'm trying really hard to stop doing this because of baby, but since I'm not a cook, I can buy all the veggies in the store and I have no idea what to do with them beyond make a salad.

MrsG.060708 · February 2012

Price is pretty important, and that's why I coupon. However, I've also been trying to get us to eat better, so better quality foods have caused our grocery bill to go up a bit.

I spend more time doing the actual shopping now because I compare the fat content on EVERYTHING we buy that I'll eat. My gallbladder is such a PITA and I'm terrified of surgery, so I'm doing what I can to help myself.

naylon511 · February 2012

I hate grocery shopping. We tend, therefore, to get the same things week over week (milk for J and J, soda for me, lunch and dinner packable stuff for J and J, etc).

We buy the same brands mostly but J wants the stuff for him to be generic or sale, so I do that. The stuff for Jane I get whatever I like or whatever I like for her (Stonyfield Organic yogurt, etc regardless of what's on sale).

morrigan08 · February 2012

I like Hannaford that is a New England store. Their generic brand is amazing for most things. I do compare ingredients and calories and such. I try to do as much generic, which in my mind is cheaper for most things even with coupon. I don't have time for coupons and usually forget them at home. i am starting to browse through coupsons.com to grab some of the items i normally use.

I have an app (Grocery IQ) on my phone which makes lists so much easier. I want to get DH signed up for it because our accounts can be linked and he can see the list and update it as needed.

Jennrs · February 2012

Food quality and price. We are cutitng out all processed foods from our diet so we look for high quality fruits, vegetables,meats, and bulk items.

I put together our weekly meal plan on Sunday and then generate a grocery list from that. I try to work with what's already in our pantry and freezer so we don't waste food or money.

We get groceries at three stores: TJ's and two locally owned health food stores. Our bulk itmes always come from the locally owned stores as they have a great selection at great prices. Our meat comes from a local farmer and the venison in our refirgerator. The rest of our stuff (produce and cheese) comes from TJ's.

We spent about $75-90/week on food.

star678 · February 2012

I used to feel that way too, and then I started shopping at Trader Joe's pretty much exclusively.

I realized that the prices are not that different and the quality is great for the price. I also realized I spend a lot less there, simply because it's a smaller store, less temptation, about a tenth of the amount of product versus like, Meijer or whatever.

I also realized if i make a meal plan for the week and only buy what I need to make those meals, I spend a lot less.

The only problem is that because TJ's is small, they don't have absolutely everything, I end up running to Target once a week for things like Pepsi, Goldfish crackers, things like that.

mrs.dilligaf · February 2012

I plan around what is on sale. I check the ad, decide on dinner and go from there. When DH is home this works well. When I'm on my own, not so much. I try and stretch meals too, like a pork roast on night 1 becomes bbq or carnitas night 2 and a beef roast becomes vegetable soup.

MrsJaay · February 2012

Probably quality and then price.

We meal plan, use coupons if they're available, and stock up on things we like when there are sales. I figure that I could make a lot worse financial decisions than essentially investing in my health so I've never really gotten too bent out of shape over grocery spending.

sunshine608 · February 2012

Quality and Convience

I don't have much time anymore for price comparasion driving around looking for deals. Plus I usually spend the savings in gas.

I try to eat as clean/natural as possible so quality is important.

I tend to shop the outer ring at the grocery store and supplement with a local farm stand for fresh,locally grown and to a support local business.

ernuno787 · February 2012

I look more towards price. I have a very strict food budget that I try and stick to, which is about $150 every two weeks. I do a very good job, besides having to repurchase milk for the kids throughout the week. I try and do a lot of my shopping at Wal-Mart because a lot of their essentials are much cheaper. I still have to go to Safeway or Giant to buy things like produce and some meat that they don't sell at our Wal-Mart. We have a local grocery/liquor store called Nick's where I stock up on things like ground beef and chicken breasts. I can get a 10 lb bag of each item for $40 and I split them up and freeze them. I also plan our meals around the sales papers and try and use coupons as much as possible.

Loveofjoe11 · February 2012

It depends on my schedule.

Recently it's been convenience. We've been living off of weekly trips for fruir, bread, and milk.

For a real grocery trip, I usually head to the super walmart. I have no problem buying most generics and I try to use coupons too.

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