Welcome to my first Whole 30 Grocery Haul!
I love seeing what staples other people buy at the grocery store so I thought it might be fun to share mine while we are doing this Whole 30. More fun — I’ll show you how much we spent. I shared how I save money doing a Whole 30 yesterday so I thought I’d also show you throughout the month what the actual spending looks like.
A few things to note:
*We had some veggies I wanted to use up this week (zucchini, green beans, squash, baby carrots and a head of cauliflower and a bag of kale) and the freezer was pretty full of protein so I meal planned this week to use what we had on hand.
*For breakfast we’re eating frittatas with chorizo, kale and black olives. For lunches I made chili. For dinners, it’s just meat and veg every night in different varieties. I’ll try and share some meals over on Instagram so you can see specifically what we’re eating.
*As we go through the month we’ll DEFINITELY buy more protein, so don’t worry — I didn’t just stock up on protein the week before we started tracking and then am all of a sudden going to be like “See…wee only spend a few dollars.” No ma’am. We’ll definitely need to buy ground beef next week for sure and I’m sure at the end of the month we’ll still have usable stuff in the freezer, so you’ll see how all of that balances out at the end.
*As for pantry/freezer stock other than protein, I always have cans of tuna, cooking fats, and random bags of frozen veggies for when we need quick meals. I may or may not have to restock those things during the course of the month, but I’d be restocking them regardless of a Whole 30 so I don’t think it will be a huge budget swing.
*At the end of the month maybe I’ll get real crazy and break down our spending by veg/protein/fat and give you a price per meal.
So after all that — here’s what we bought.
WHOLE FOODS
Chorizo
Eggs
Shredded Carrots
Kale
Potatoes (YESSSS! This is our first Whole 30 since potatoes got the green light!)
Grapes
Coconut Milk
Avocados
What we spent: $35.28
RALEYS
Hard Boiled Eggs
Jalapenos
Red Onions
Celery
Green Onions
Green + Yellow Peppers
Fizzy Water
What we spent: $30.38
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WEEK ONE GRAND TOTAL: $65.66
Bahaha, my totals were over $100 every week… sometimes closer to $200! Of course, we were including some pricey things like seafood, prosciutto, kombucha, ALL the avocados, etc. I’m looking forward to following along!
I remember doing the Whole 30 and someone being like, “white potatoes aren’t compliant,” SO SUCK IT, THAT PERSON. WHITE POTATOES 4EVA.
So glad to see that I’m not the only one that buys hard boiled eggs! They are so awesomely easy!
Love this idea!
Youre doing another Whole30, huh? I remember I was doing my first one around the same time that you did one- I think it was Jan of 2013? I’m on Day 40 of a Whole 60 now 🙂 Good to have you as a buddy, I’ll keep an eye out for your posts!
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