Okay, so on to week 13 of Toddler Food… This week, a fellow blogger asked:
Do you mind me asking how much you spend on groceries per week?
Ugh… I don’t even know if I want to say in case it’s a ridiculously high number in comparison to other families! Although it’s less than what we regularly spent in Kuwait (KD 50 – 60, which equals out to about $200), it does seem like a lot when taking into account our back-to-making-Canadian-dollars budget. The answer is – we normally spend about $150 per week. That’s for our little family of three and includes basic toiletries, cleaners, and some organic items (mostly for Grae). About $110 to $120 of it is spent at a regular grocery store and the other $30 to $40 is spent at the market on fresh produce. Is it just me, or does that seem like a lot? We have started regularly taking big stock up trips down to the States, which, although not good for our Canadian economy, do save us a pile of money (and filling up our tank while down there makes the trip even more worth while!), but I find a small cart full of ‘just the essentials’ here in Vancouver easily adds up to $100 or more. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me.
Anyways, on to what the little miss has chowed down on recently…
Breakfast // Breakfast banana split (baby banana halved vertically, 2 mini scoops of Greek yogurt, a drizzle of all-natural almond butter, a sprinkling of organic oats, and strawberries on top!)
Breakfast // Greek yogurt with Chia Goodness, banana bits, and cinnamon.
Breakfast // {Heart-shaped organic} egg in a {wholewheat multigrain} basket. Banana slices and blueberries.
Breakfast // Cream of Wheat with Mama’s yogurt mix and whole organic milk. Apple slices and a grape daisy (which very quickly became apple cars).
Snack // Red grapes.
Snack // Cereal mix (organic o’s, organic shredded wheat, jumbo raisins, and raw almonds).
Snack // Raw pumpkin seeds, raw sunflower seeds, and no-sugar-added freeze-dried raspberries.
Snacks & Lunch {on the go} // All-natural brown rice sticks. Raw cashews. Organic apple chips. Veggie sandwich on artisan multigrain (all-natural cream cheese, fresh spinach, and avocado). Blueberries. Steamed edamame. Organic no-sugar-added fruit leather.
Snacks & Lunch {on the go} // Avocado. Organic apple chips. Peanut butter and oat cracker sandwiches. Almonds and walnuts. Strawberry slices. Carrot.
Lunch // Homemade creamy tomato basil soup (made with pureed red lentils for added protein) with homemade wholewheat croutons, fresh parmesan, and herbs.
Lunch // Chickpea patty with parmesan and avocado on a multigrain bun. Grapefruit sections.
Lunch // Mexican rice bowl (brown rice, no-salt-added black beans, corn, and tomatillo sauce topped with cheddar, avocado, and fresh cilantro).
Dinner // Homemade tomato and brown rice {medley} soup. Curried tuna salad (low sodium white tuna, green apple, corn, green onions, curry powder, black pepper, and just a touch of olive oil mayonnaise) on fresh garden greens (leaf lettuce, spinach, and beet greens). 
Dinner // Red coconut curry with steamed veggies and roasted wild haddock on organic wholewheat couscous.
Dinner // Chicken cashew stir-fry with black bean sauce, wholewheat noodles, and fresh cilantro.
Dinner // Tomato, spinach, and orzo soup with fresh parmesan. Multigrain bread sticks.
Dinner // Red chicken curry with steamed veggies and egg noodles.
$150 per week is acceptable for most of the family,but not all the family could enjoy so nice food as you!
Aw, you’re very sweet! I’m glad to hear you don’t think $150 is outrageous! :)
Not outrageous at all, especially if you put it to such great use!