One of the few things that we can do to lower our grocery budget, is to price compare the local stores around us. This helps us know which stores gives us the most for our money. Today we will take a weeklong meal plan for a family of 4 and shop at Ralphs and Pavilions….
We all want to save more on groceries and one of the best ways to do that is price comparisons. By comparing prices, you will know if shopping at one store will work best or if you should break it up into multiple trips to different stores. Today we will compare Safeway and Walmart prices…
With the rising cost of groceries, everyone is trying to save as much as they can on their food budget. Today we will put Albertsons and Target to the test to find out who is cheaper on an average week. Typically, meal planning should include looking at the weekly sales flyer and focusing what is…
Some weeks are just crazy busy, and I don’t want to really cook, so this week’s meal plan is all about super easy and simple to make. We are going to focus on healthy and quick! Our meal plans try to use fresh produce as much as possible and a few frozen items. We like…
Kroger is part of the largest supermarket chain in the US and currently operates 1238 Kroger stores in 16 states. Save-A-Lot is a discounted grocery store chain that operates 900 stores in 32 states. Both stores usually offer pretty good prices, so we will put them both to a test by comparing our weeklong grocery…
Frosted Flakes are part corn flakes and part sugary frosting on top. You may remember their mascot Tony the Tiger and him always saying “They are Grrrrrreat!”For today’s experiment, I was given a mini box of Frosted Flakes from my mother-in-law that says she has had it for a couple years. She explained she bought…
Jelly Beans are one of my favorite parts of an easter basket! Move over Peeps and Chocolate Bunnies, I want the jelly beans just not the black or white ones. My husband and I used to have a bad habit of buying up tons of clearance candy after holidays. This is fine if it gets…
The last time I was pregnant I fell in love with Great Grains cereal. Not only was it a great combination of sweet flakes, granola, and nuts; the cereal is very filling and satisfying! We have somehow managed to have a giant backlog of cereal in our pantry. It appears that our family goes on…
Cheerios are definitely a pantry staple if you have small children. They are a great starter food for toddlers and also a great snack for older kids. We regularly eat them plain, with milk, and we even make a trail mix with them for school snacks. We recently came across a box of cheerios that…
Spaghetti Noodles are definitely a pantry staple at our house, and we use them fairly regularly. We typically get the whole wheat version through our state’s WIC program. Sometimes items in our pantry get pushed back or behind other products, and we don’t find them until they are past the expiration date. Today we are…