Tales from the Grocery Store

M went to Costco yesterday, & everything we bought was food. Here's what we ended up with. Total spent = $149.04.

Dairy - $23:

• $8.49 - Sliced cheddar cheese (used to make the kids' lunches)
• $4.69x2 - Organic eggs. We typically go through 4 eggs/breakfast, and I additionally use them for baking.
• $5.13 - Milk. The kids' primary beverage. They don't drink juice, so we only have water or milk for drink choices in the house.

Meat - $35.09:

• $17.21 - package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. We use these to barbecue in giant batches & use for quick meal preparation.
• $17.88 - package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Same purpose as above.

Snacks - $6.99:

• $6.99 - Pirate's Booty. Kids' lunches or snacks.

Produce $50.98-

• $8.49 - grapes. Snacks
• $3.49 - romaine lettuce. Salads with dinner.
• $3.99x2 - 3 pack of cucumbers. Salad with dinner, and my kids' absolute favorite snack - with a light sprinkle of salt.
• $4.39 - broccoli. Salads.
• $4.99 - roma tomatoes. Salads & on the occasion sandwich/burger. I love tomatoes.
• $1.39x2 - bananas. Breakfast.
• $6.99 - clementines. Snacks.
• $5.29 - pears. Breakfast/lunches/snacks.
• $3.29x2 - honeydew. Breakfast.

Random/Misc - $32.98:

• $22.99 - Olive oil, used in cooking.
• $9.99 - gingerbread house. Putting it together with the kids this weekend. :-)

Percentage breakdown by category (rounded):

• 34% - Produce
• 23% - Meat
• 22% - Random/Misc
• 15% - Dairy
• 4% - Snacks

Overall, I'm pretty happy with the category breakout. It seems we always need at least one stock up/random item, and I am always pleased to see produce as our top category. We buy meat fairly sporadically, but do typically eat it with all of our dinners.

Do you track your grocery spending? By category?