Grocery Woes

We seem to be going through a lot of groceries… Thade and Dylan are eating a box of cereal a week each, and we’ve already used 2 loaves of bread this week too, all of these little expenses are adding up, fast. I’m making more from scratch to try and save the grocery dollars, but I think I’m still missing out on some local savings.

I do most of my grocery shopping at Wal-Mart (I know) just because it is a one stop shopping trip for me, and both kids behave well for the outing. I’m going to try and shop the local stores next week, and see if I can save any extra 🙂 That also means a lot of getting in and out of the car with two boys, one loves to shop, and one does not. It is going to be an interesting experiment 😉 I hope to find some great savings locally, but we’ll see what happens. I had better get my coupons together!

How do you save the most money on your grocery budget. Do you shop locally, or do you drive out of town for the best deals?

Bento for the New Year

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In celebration of Chinese New Year, I made a special dinner tonight 🙂 We had Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Jasmine Rice, Long Noodles, and Fresh Oranges. It was pretty tasty. I served Thade’s portion Bento Style, and he actually tried everything (a first). He liked the noodles the best, but he wasn’t a fan of the Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry, oh well.  Happy Chinese New Year to all 🙂