"Pretty Good" Prices

I have been grocery shopping on my own now for about 6 years, and know the prices I’ll pay for certain items.  This was harder to live by when I lived in Blacksburg and only had the option of Kroger or Food Lion, but I did the best I could. I tend to do the grocery shopping around our house because, well, my husband would rather make a home-cooked meal (which he REALLY doesn’t like doing).  I don’t blame him for not wanting to go to the store, because if he comes home and didn’t pay the right price on something, or accidentally got the $1.50/lb apples instead of the $1/lb ones, boy am I upset and then he asks me why I sent him in the first place.  So in order to avoid all that, my perfectionist self (to a fault with grocery shopping) plans and implements the grocery excursions. Here are a list of items and prices I will pay for them.  Do not be fooled, ALLLLLL of these items WILL go on sale at some point, usually at least once a month.  My philosophy is to wait it out for them to go on sale and ONLY buy what is on sale. 

(if you have specific questions about a certain fruit, veggie, or meat that I don’t have listed, feel free to message me and ask!)

Fruit: look and see what’s in season, and if it’s not in season, WAIT! (unless it’s a good price) My rule of thumb is to only buy fruit that’s under $1/lb, unless it’s something that’s not sold per lb.

$1/lb fruits– peaches, plums, apples, pears, grapes (I’ll let these slide at $1.50), nectarines

$3 each (at most) - Pineapple

$1.50 each - Cantaloupe

$0.45/lb - Bananas

$0.50/lb - Oranges

During winter months, $0.75 each Grapefruit

$1-$1.50/lb Strawberries

3/$1 Kiwi

Veggies: rule of thumb is less than $1/lb, except peppers, which should be under $1 each.  This goes for fresh, frozen, or canned.

Meat:

$1.99/lb or LESS: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts & pork chops

Split chicken breasts: $0.99/lb

No more than $2.50/lb: Chicken or turkey sausage, Ground beef (I like to get the leanest 90/10, but don’t usually buy it because it’s hardly ever this cheap)

$2.99/lb: Pork tenderloin

$5.99/lb: Porterhouse/NY  strip

Dairy:

Skim milk: $2.70 gallon

Low-fat yogurt: $0.40 each or a 4 pack - $1.50

Greek yogurt: less than $1 each (6 oz.) – usually buy this with coupons

Eggs: $1.60/dozen

Sour cream/cottage cheese: $1/lb

Cheese: $4/lb

Happy shopping everyone, I hope this helps out! And if you pay cheaper prices, PLEASE let me know, I love cheaper and I'm sure everyone else does too!

"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" Galatians 2:21