The month of October has flown by!
After feeling like September would never end, I am sad to see October
pass by so quickly. One day from now will mark the 6 month wedding anniversary
of J.T. and I. The first 6 months have
been so much fun and I cannot wait to see what is in store for our future. We will be celebrating this weekend and I am
looking forward to what J.T. has planned.
I smell seafood J
A little update on our “real food” experiment: According to my blog, we have been eating
“real food” since September 7. J.T. and
I constantly talk about how we feel (physically, mentally, etc.) since cutting
down tremendously on our consumption of processed foods. We both have seen a definite change. I was worried about gaining weight, since I
wouldn’t be eating anything with artificial sweetener. Everything we eat around here is real –
honey, maple syrup, butter, coconut oil, olive oil, etc. Surprisingly, neither one of us has gained
weight since changing to higher calorie dense foods. J.T. has actually lost 2 pounds (keep in mind
this is a man who eats homemade brownies topped with full fat vanilla ice cream
every night before bed). We both feel
full for longer periods of time. I will
admit that this change in lifestyle has not been easy. I went from buying all J.T.’s school snacks,
such as peanut butter cracker packs and nutri-grain bars, to making homemade
crackers and muffins. I also typically
make a batch of brownies (or cookies) and granola cereal on a weekly
basis. I try my best to keep our freezer
stocked with homemade waffles, pancakes, chicken stock, vegetable stock, pizza
crust, cornbread, etc. to make life a little easier during the week. I find myself constantly doubling recipes and
freezing half. Practically everything we
eat is made from scratch now and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love feeling better.
·
Dairy
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1 gallon Publix Greenwise Organic Milk @ $5.99
o
½ gallon Silk almond milk @ $3.49
§ $2.00/1
manufacturer coupon - $1.49
o
1 dozen Publix Greenwise Organic eggs @ $3.99
·
Grocery
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(3) Publix Greenwise Organic cereal @ $1.99 each - $5.97
o
2 lbs. Publix Great Northern beans @ $3.49
o
Spring Tree Grade B Maple Syrup @ $4.75
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Meat
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1 lb. Publix Greenwise Chicken sausage @ $5.54
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Frozen
o
Publix Greenwise Organic Vanilla Ice cream @ $3.50
o
(2) Cascadian Farm Organic Broccoli & blueberries @
$5.98
§ (1) $0.85/1
manufacturer coupons & (1) $2.00/2 Publix coupon - $3.13
·
Produce
o
Organic bananas @ $0.99/lb. - $2.05
o
1 organic Granny Smith apple @ $2.69/lb. - $0.83
o
1 Del-Monte Pineapple @ $2.99
§ $1.00/1
manufacturer coupon - $1.99
o
1 head green cabbage @ $1.24
o
1 sweet onion
@$1.29 - $0.65
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Other
o
7th Generation dish liquid @ $2.50
§ $1.00/1
manufacturer coupon $1.50
o
Publix Parchment Paper @ $2.79
Total before
coupons $60.66
Less: coupons
used (6.85)
Total with Tax $53.81
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