Groceries!

Ahhh... SPRING BREAK!! I can't think of anything better. Except maybe summer break.

There were several items on decent deals this week. I used some of the budget to start to stockpiling fruit snacks (by the way, that is snacks of fruit, not the gummy things) in anticipation of many long days at home this summer.

Total Cost of Items: $117.30
Coupons: $11.05
Sales: $33.65
Total OOP: $72.60
SAVED 38%

* = coupon
Items on Sale (sale price listed)
Items on BOGO (price of one item listed)

gallon generic 2% milk - $2.89
(2) 2L bottles generic diet caffeine-free-type soda - $0.69
loaf of generic wheat bread - $1.59
(2) packs of Thomas English muffins - $2.99
(4) boxes kraft deluxe mac & cheese - $2.07
(2) jars Motts Natural applesauce - $2.73 (natural means no sugar was added)
(2) large containers Sunmaid raisins - $2.99
bananas - $0.69/lb = $1.63 (ahhh.... turns out the kids don't like bananas at school, but at home they're more than happy to inhale them!)
(4) cans Del Monte fruit - $1.25/each (peaches, pears, fruit salads)
Dole frozen pineapple - $3.39 *
Dole frozen blueberries - $4.29* (not the best deal on either of those, but the coupons were each $1/1, and they were expiring. and we will eat the fruit)
(4) various bags of Birdseye frozen veggies - $1.99 * (they were supposed to be essentially BOGO, but I misread the sign & got the wrong size veggies! oh well)
(5) generic 60z pots of yogurt - $0.40/each
generic 6-pack kids' yogurt - $2.00
1 dozen eggs - $1.39
generic sliced mozzarella cheese - $2.19
turkey lunchmeat - $2.00
(2) jars Ragu cheese sauce - $1.95 * (double cheddar & roasted alfredo garlic)
(2) jars McCormick vanilla extract - $8.49 ** (this was probably my best deal, as both coupons were $1/1. I also think I have enough vanilla to last me until 2012!)
Paas easter egg coloring kit - $1.99 (I'm hoping Grandma is up for coloring eggs again this year!)
generic 4-pack toilet paper - $2.39
noxema skin cream - $3.99
baby spray sunscreen - $5.99 (summer is coming! we actually turned on the AC a couple days this week)
(2) a-bit-less-than-half-gallon containers of Breyers' ice cream - $3.67*
(2) boxes Duncan Hines French Vanilla cake - $1.23 (someone wants a white bunny cake for her birthday. finally! something super easy!)