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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Meatless month grocery total

The end of the month is in sight which means our meat-free month is coming to an end. 

For the sake of technicalities I should probably mention that we did eat seafood on Friday evenings for dinner. Considering we were doing this for curiosity rather than environmental or animal concerns, I'm quite alright with still calling our month "meatless" within the guidelines of my own definition ;)  

Weigh in results will come on Saturday but as of  this past Sunday, we have the tally to show the effect it had on our grocery bill.

The previous 4 months on SASS Yourself Slim Plan we've found ourselves spending between $360-$425 dollars per month.  2 people. 4 meals a day.   When it comes to groceries, I feel like we're still newbies in the game of shopping.  We're  really not much for coupon clipping but we do our best to keep an eye out for any items we can find on sale.

The tally for this month surprised me enough that I had to recalculate it  4-5 times because I was sure I was making a mistake somewhere. (Math isn't always my best friend).  After running the numbers by Abel for a final time, we both came up with the same tally of $278 in groceries.  For 2 people, 4 meals a day.

Thats a considerable chunk of change that we saved this month! 

Considering the fact that two super omnivores that would have never considered going vegetarian actually went semi-meatless for an entire month and had zero complaints at the end...

Well, thats pretty impressive.   I'm not sure that we'll go entirely meatless again for next month but we have already decided we will continue to incorporate a lot of meatless meals in our menus each week.

Our next feat awaits us Saturday morning as we weigh in for our personal results.  We'll be going out of town for Labor Day weekend but before heading out I will do what I can to hop online and post the results prior to leaving.

Until then, hope you're all having a great week!

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I just recently started clipping coupons, I must have hit the age now that I need the cash more. HA! (Plus I'm still unemployed). I have been eating a lot more fish and trying to limit the red meat as much as possible.
1 reply · active 657 weeks ago
lol coupon clipping is something I'm slowly going to transition into. The other day at kroger we saw coupons for the pitas that we buy and I grabbed a handful and stuffed em in my pocket.. it was a proud moment for me. lol I'd like to dabble with more fish as well. For me its always tilapia or shrimp.. i need to venture outside the box. That swordfish we had a few months back was quite good!
I mostly don't bother with the food coupons because most are for the highly processed, boxed, stuff. Meat is definitely expensive and we don't buy a lot of it. I got two pounds of 93% lean hamburger on sale last week and also about a pound and a half of chicken tenders. That will last us a couple of months.
1 reply · active 657 weeks ago
Thats true about the coupons, I'd love to find coupons for the bigger ticket items that we usually end up getting (mainly the all natural nut butters that we enjoy) As for the meat, its amazing how far two pounds can go once you realize proper portions and how satisfying a meal can be when meat is sparsely integrated. I love that!
I've quit eating red meats for awhile and now I get terrible gut aches whenever I eat red meats. I've learned it is definitely so much cheaper to chicken or tuna :) Great job on your meatless month! Are you saving the difference in grocery bills to do something fun? :D
1 reply · active 657 weeks ago
Thanks Jules! Right now any extra funds are going into a wedding and or new car fund lol We have yet to set a wedding date but its never too early to start saving :0)
Congrats!!! I have been a blog reader slacker but here I am. Excited to go back and read your previous posts.
1 reply · active 657 weeks ago
lol you and me both!! You'll find you haven't missed much as my blogging has been lax but thanks for coming back ;) Its terribly hard keeping up with blogging and reading other peoples blogs! xoxo

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