Grocery Store Savings

I did it! I did it! OMG I did it! Want to know how much we spent at the grocery store??? 178.97 NIS. Holy bazinga - I can't believe it!

Here's what I bought:

Grated parm (16.92)

Bag 'o Pasta (2.40)

Light cream (8.83)

Cheese (9.38)

Cereal (9.99)

Rice (9.99)

Milk (5.21)

Rice vinegar (9.99) -- NOT on the original list

Turkey Pastrami (15.00)

Pita bead (10.00)

3 cans of Tuna (16.79)

Lemon juice (4.99)

Minced garlic (10.99)

1.09 kilo Cucumbers (3.26)

0.49 kilo Carrots (2.42)

3 Red peppers (4.22)

0.71 kilo potatoes (5.35)

3 Zucchinis (7.96)

3 onions (0.87)

Plums (3.59)

Grapes (10.83)

I only got one thing that was not on my list AND I forgot bread - no biggie though. I can always improvise and make focaccia.

Anyway, I am SO beyond excited that I can put an additional 21.00 shekels into savings. I know it doesn't seem like much but I can get less at the grocery next week based on the stuff I bought yesterday.

How'd I do it? I stayed close to my list. Craig and I will do a big shop once a month and plan our meals around that. We've done it in the past and it worked so we're doing it again. It turns out that 3 people really can eat on less than 200 shekels a week.

So, what's on the menu tonight? Lebanese Lentil Soup - it's a new recipe for me but I've been craving this stuff since we left Detroit. Given the large Arab population in the D, it's easy to find amazing red lentil soup - unfortunately, it's hard to find it in Israel. SO, I'm going to make it myself.

As I wrote yesterday, I'm revamping our budget. Did I complete it? No. Not even close. But it's started. We're on our way to eradicating our debt and saving for baby Glaser!