Shopping for food supplies is part of household task. Basically we do grocery shopping once or twice a month. Speaking of spending money for grocery; I would say the bills are varying in a month. In fact, the healthy foods are expensive. We try change our eating habits like less carb, less sugar, stay out of white food and eat more veggies. Staying on budget and sticking on shop list are part of shopping rules. Honestly sometimes we break the rules; we would buy stuff which is not on the list.

Here are some of our thoughts:
How much does two person household spend on food?
-We plan meal on weekly menu and we make a shopping list. This way we can  shop two weeks at once.
-We mostly shop dry food at Wal-Mart for deals and go to Lowes or Food lion for veggies and fruits.
-We stick on the certain brands than generic brands.
-We buy raw food like whole grain pasta, grits, oatmeal and rice.
-We buy meat/chicken in a big package and pack in the freezer to stay longer. 

 
Do you make an effort to control on food spending?
-We rarely dine out. Cooking at home is so much less expensive.
-We always simplify our meal. Robert packs his own lunch to work.
-We clipped coupons. Definitely save 10%-20% of total cost.
-Buy in bulk or on sales or promotion.
-No fast food. No processed food. 

We at Wal-mart
Do you grow on your own food?
-Absolutely, we don’t grow our own. Too much work (water, fertilizer, keep the bugs off). It’s worth buying produce at the farmers market.
Do you simply buy what do you feel like?
-Yes, most of the time. Lately we crave for ice cream, chips and soda a lot. Hope we will reduce our bad habit soon.
I really enjoy and love shop with Robert. We can discuss while in the store and make a trip in every department and also he will carry all those shopping bags.

So how you guys do grocery shopping?