I bought ingredients for dinner tonight (chili con carne, rice, and salad) and a couple extra items for lunches (soup, fruit). Below is an itemized list of what I bought and the price. It seemed like a lot of moola. I should be used to prices by now in California, but sometimes I still gape at the total. What’s your estimate for the same shopping list where you live?
2 28-ounce cans store brand diced tomatoes: $3.38
2 16-ounce cans store brand pinto beans: $1.54 (sale, reg. $2.38)
4 19-ounce cans of store brand soup: $6.00 (sale, reg. $9.56)
5 pound bag of store brand white rice: $3.66
2.6 pounds of 80% lean ground beef: $7.42 (sale, reg. $8.66)
.96 pounds of orange bell pepper: $3.83
2.04 pounds red seedless grapes: $2.04 (sale, reg. $6.10)
1 head Romaine lettuce: $1.69
.86 pounds tomatoes: $1.71 (sale, reg. $2.57)
1 pound bag baby carrots: $1.50 (sale, reg. $1.99)
3 pound bag of yellow onions: $3.49
8-ounce package of shredded reg cabbage: $1.99
TOTAL: $49.30
Subtract Club Card Savings: $11.05
TOTAL PAID: $38.25
The canned goods are killing me. Each would probably be about $1 here. I would estimate about like so:
2 28-ounce cans store brand diced tomatoes: $2.50
2 16-ounce cans store brand pinto beans: $1.40
4 19-ounce cans of store brand soup: This depends on the soup but would definitely be less than $1/can for store brand, I think so $4.00
5 pound bag of store brand white rice: $3.00
2.6 pounds of 80% lean ground beef: $3.50 (seriously, and that’s paying more for the 92% lean)
.96 pounds of orange bell pepper: $3.75
2.04 pounds red seedless grapes: $2.00
1 head Romaine lettuce: $1.50
.86 pounds tomatoes: $1.50
1 pound bag baby carrots: $2.00
3 pound bag of yellow onions: $3.00
8-ounce package of shredded reg cabbage: $2
How many servings is that, though? I mean, the sheer poundage there is pretty hefty.
I don’t cook enough to be able to say how much the ingredients would be here in Atlanta. A couple of those items look really steep for store-brand (like the diced tomatoes–good heavens!).