FYI, it's 7:40a EDT, even though this post says it's way earlier than that. See, I'm not a psychotic weirdo forum-freak (or blogging freak).

Yesterday was allowance day and grocery money day. WooHoo! I didn't feel like I got a whole lot of bang for my buck until I sat down and realized all the non-food items I got.

$ 7.00 - 3 - 12 packs of soda
$ 2.97 - 3 - lrg tubes Aquafresh
$ 3.99 - 1 - 2 pack of toothbrushes
$ 3.99 - 1 - Feline Pine scoopable litter
$ 5.00 - 2 - Ziplock twist'n'lock containers
$ 2.60 - 2 - 22ct boxes Hefty 1qt freezer bags
$ 2.19 - 1 - pk double roll recycled TP

$29.13 - TOTAL W/ 5% TAX

OK, well, that means I spend less than $70 on actual food yesterday, which makes me feel much better... Plus I realized I managed to go all organic except for 5 items, so that makes the $70 even more gratifying for me.

Milk
Bagged baby spinach (I live on the wild side!)
Red potatoes
Sweet onions
Bulk-bin dehydrated veggies
Bulk-bin rice pilaf
Chicken breats
Yogurt *
Bananas
Apples
Chicken broth
Orange juice *
Gatorade *
Frozen green beans *
Frozen corn *
Tomatoes: paste
Tomatoes: diced
Tomatoes: crushed
Canned black beans
Canned pinto beans
Canned kidney beans

As you can see, I like beans and tomatoes. Yuuummmmmmmmm... And Publix just started carrying them in their organic GreenWise brand, so I can still pay a reasonable price. WooHoo!!

The revelation when I shopped was really quite simple: they don't make coupons for almost anything I buy food-wise. All-natural and unprocessed does have a drawback

On the plus side, I've not been sick enough to go to the doctor in over 10 years (everybody knock on wood!), so the money I'm spending on food I'm more than saving on co-pays, deductibles, and prescriptions (which also don't come with coupons).