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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas are a great addition as a side to any meal, they are perfect on top of salads for added nutrition and are easy to make in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker for weekly meal planning.
This Sand Tart Cookie Recipe is our family recipe perfect for the Christmas & Holiday season making a big batch of cookies. These cookies are easy to customize to your tastes with various toppings and make a fun activity for everyone involved.
This sweet, Homemade Coffee Creamer recipe can be used in coffee or tea. It is made with 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and water or for a creamier option, you can use milk or half and half. It is infused with pure vanilla extract but can be customized with other extracts or even Baileys or rum for a boozy option. This creamer is so fast and easy to make for yourself or as an edible gift!
Maple Cinnamon Butter is a sweet and delicious butter recipe that is perfect for having on muffins, toast, popovers, bread, or just about anything you imagine. It only takes a few minutes and 4 simple ingredients to make this maple-cinnamon scented butter.
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Here is a typical, weekly Family of 3 Grocery Haul from this month's week of May 11th, 2016 at Stop & Shop. Check out a video of showing every item and our total cost below!
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
This is the very first grocery haul shared here on Life's Little Sweets.
I like watching grocery hauls from other bloggers like Mama Natural or Pretty Wee Things and have wanted to share one for a while.
I go through every item in the video and I originally shared this grocery haul on Snapchat (follow @lifeslilsweets).
(My voice is a little misaligned with the video - sorry about that!)
I think sharing one of my family's typical grocery hauls is a great way for you to get to know some of the typical things we buy, our habits, about us in general, etc.
I share exactly how much this grocery haul costs too further below!
I do not practice "extreme couponing" and I use coupons if they are convenient and relevant to what I buy.
I make sure to plan ahead by always having a list before I enter the store of exactly what I need so that I never get sidetracked.
Having a list ready before you shop also makes it easier if I am shopping with my toddler daughter which is usually the case!
I also go to the same stores regularly and alternate between certain grocery stores.
This haul is from Stop & Shop but Shop Rite is another I frequent as well.
I use each store's rewards card every time I shop as well and will purchase items that are on sale/special if I am presented with the choice.
At this point, we do not meal plan and I do not practice freezing meals ahead of time.
I will have a rough idea of what I want to make for the week and go with that.
With the way I cook, I have gotten to the point where I can put together a dinner in 30 minutes or under an hour based on the food I buy and how I prepare it.
The total cost, including tax for this week's Family of 3 Grocery Haul is $126.19.
This does not include 1-2 extra trips I may do in any given week if I am buying fresh fish for a dinner that same day or picking up the specific item(s) for a recipe post for the blog.
I hope you enjoyed this Family of 3 Grocery Haul post and video!
Thank you for reading and watching!
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