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Shopping List

(Excerpted from: How to Eat Healthy And Well for Less Than $5.00 a Day)

Sample Shopping List. This is for week 2 in the book.

Shopping list for week 2

As in the first week’s list, staple items are marked with an asterisk (*) and you will be able to use these in subsequent weeks. Aim for total bill of $67.20 for two persons for the week (or $4.80 per person per day)

Staples-for more than 1 week(*)
1 lb brown rice* 1.99
12 oz bottle of pancake syrup* 1.79
24 oz box of quick cooking grits* 1.89
17 oz olive oil* 5.99
12 oz wine vinegar* 2.19
1 lb spaghetti noodles* 1 lb 1.39
10 oz light soy sauce* 1.50
1 can corn ~8oz 0.50
1 can creamed corn ~15 oz 0.85
7 oz can mushrooms, stems and pieces 0.67
1 Instant butterscotch pudding 0.89
16 oz jar of mayonnaise* 1.79
10 oz Worcestershire sauce* 1.49
25 Chicken bullion cubes* 2.89
Chili powder* 2.39
1 loaf whole grain bread (~24 oz) 1.99
15 oz Pretzel sticks* 1.69
10 oz Worcestershire sauce* 1.69
Produce-(*) if for more than 1 wk.
Grapefruit 0.50
1 bunch broccoli 2.49
1 lb bag carrots* 1.29
1 small head of cabbage 1.00
3 lb bag of apples (Cortland like) 2.99
½ lb fresh string beans 1.50
4 small pears @1.49/lb 1.70
1 lime 0.50
1 garlic bulb 0.60
64 oz Bottle apple juice 2.00
Dairy - Meat
½ gal 2% milk (some for the corn chowder) 2.43
Dozen large eggs 2.39
16 oz low fat sour cream* 1.49
½ lb salmon fillet 3.00
1 lb piece of smoked ham* 4.49
10 oz pkg. thin sliced deli turkey 3.19
1.5 lb ground beef /or 1 lb beef and 0.5 lb pork* 4.47
1 pre-made unroll pie crust store brand 1.99

Total expenditure week 2: $69.91. We are still $19.08 over the allotment for the first two weeks and will have to make it up in subsequent weeks.