July Grocery Shopping - Part 1

 

Vegetables: Cabbage, Onions, Persian Cucumbers, Broccoli, 
Cauliflower, Green Beans, and Beets;

I did my first grocery shopping for the month on Thursday, July 2, going in person to one of my favorite ethnic grocery stores.  My main reason for going there was to buy salmon steaks on sale for $6.99/lb.  and large, headless shrimp for $5.99/lb.  Neither of which are included in my photos as they were put in the fridge as soon as I got home and I didn't want to take them out again to take photos.  But, I bought six salmon steaks (came to $26.06) and just over one pound of shrimp (came to $6.32).

In addition to the salmon and shrimp, I bought a variety of vegetables and fruit.

Fruit: Bananas, Papaya, Cherries, Red Plums, White Peaches,
Apples, and Nectarines

Some of the items I bought were on sale or offer; others were regular price, but, this store's regular prices tend to be lower than the supermarket's regular prices on produce, so, I didn't mind paying their regular prices.

In addition to the fish, shrimp, and fresh produce, I also bought a few treats:

Treats: Rose Syrup, Chestnuts, Dates,
Coconut Water

My total came to $78.71.  Here's the receipt:

Receipt

July Grocery Budget (for food items only) = $250 + $11.51 carried over from June (I didn't buy the pork chops and potatoes in June, after all) = $261.51

Spent to Date = $78.71

Balance left in July Grocery Budget = $261.51 - $78.71 = $182.80

Later in the evening, I cooked the shrimp I bought, making a curry to have with rice and green beans for dinner:

Shrimp Curry

I am grateful for:

- The availability of groceries
- Being able to shop at the ethnic grocery store
- Weekly deals
- Treats
- A safe drive to the store and back

My joyful activity for the day was enjoying some of the treats I bought.

Since I bought the salmon steaks and the shrimp, my meal plan options for the rest of this week will change from what I had listed in a prior post!