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Our grocery bill is a lot higher now that we went vegetarian and organic (when possible). I mean a lot higher. *lol* The middle of Wyoming is not a area where vegies/fruits and organic anything is cheaply or readily available.....so we pay for it.
We are a family of eight. I hardly ever use convenience foods and cook daily. When I make a soup that I know we like, I will double the batch for leftovers (school lunches) or put it in the freezer.
We do have soup night once a week since that is a cheap meal.
We also have pizza night on Fridays. (I make them)
Tonight we are having portobello mushroom sandwiches which is a treat since those things are $5 a pound here. (for non-organic ones)
We spend about $1200 a month on groceries.
We hardly ever eat out. Only when we are traveling to see medical doctors...and not always for every meal. (I will often pack a cooler to cut down on costs)
The only "convenience" food that I'd even call that would be the times I use canned beans instead of dried beans. Sometimes I just don't have time to rinse, soak, and cook the dried beans and canned are so much easier.
I plan our menue a week at a time.
Michelle
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