Organic & Thrifty

After I wrote about the incredible deals at New Seasons, I had to grab my Chinook Book(s) and head to the store!  I was really excited and spent $97 (but saved $37 alone in coupons, let alone much more in store discounts) and got plenty to stock up on!

I even splurged and bought some Gorilla Munch Cereal (gluten free with like 2 ingredients) and GF Corn Flakes. They ended up being $0.99 each per box after coupons! I figured they would be good “potty treats” for DS, and if he never decides to actually try to use the potty, then I will drop them into the food bank bin and bless some other family with some organic goodness!

I ended up stocking up on lots of Pacific Soups ($0.50 each….I know I can make soup for pretty cheap, but this is the “emergency pantry stash” or the “oops, I forgot to pack DH’s lunch” stash!

There was a peelie coupon on the Muir Glen Tomatoes, which were already 10/$10,  it was for $1 off 2, so I ended up getting a bunch of Muir Glen Organic Canned Tomatoes for $0.50 each! This unheard of people!

I scored several bags of Flax Meal for $3 and $2 each (I had some different priced coupons, but this stuff is regularly over $10). I will add this to the grain-free sandwich bread in Elana Amsterdam’s Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook.

Did I mention that I LOVE Elana’s Cookbook and don’t know what I would do without it in my life!?!??! (I do sub coconut oil for all the grapeseed oil in her book).

Back to the savings….

Cage-Free (I know, it doesn’t mean much…) Eggs were $0.50 each after coupon. I bought 2 cartons.
Tillamook Cheddar Cheese was $5.99, which is as good as it gets unless you’re at Fred’s this week
Organic Apples were $0.99/lb, which I used to make my Apple Kraut!
Organic Half and Half was $1.99, which I used to make Matsoni Yogurt which is a steal for organic yogurt!
We got more cleaner for our bamboo floors, which was on sale and I had a coupon. $1.49 after coupons.
I had several coupons for tea, Yogi Berry Detox and SleepyTime, saving a dollar on each box.  We are big tea people!
Tillamook butter was $1.99 and I couldn’t resist a 100% Cacao Dagoba Bar that I had a coupon for!

Oh! I almost forgot…

Organic Oranges were $0.59/lb, so I got a few of those.
Organic Grape Juice (used in small amounts in my kombucha) was an absolute steal; $1.50 per bottle after discounts and coupons! I bought 2 of these.
I also scored some 7th Generation diapers for $6.99 after discounts and coupons.  That’s a good deal for any diapers!
I also used my savings ($37) to purchase another Chinook Book, since it’s full of coupons that we use that are very valuable and because they were discounted to only $13.00!

OH, and last but not least: I got 2 jars of Organic Peanut Butter for $1.99 each!!! That is a steal for any kind of PB, let alone Maranatha Organic!

Not pictured:

2 # of Chicken Breasts for $3.99/lb
1 # of Chicken Drumsticks for $1.99/b
1 carton of Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss (guilty pleasure)
3 Cliff “G” bars (for the kids…all fruit and nut)
1 Gourmet Chicken Basil Sausage Link (Free)
3 bottles of Kombucha ($1.99 each) To share at a presentation
2 bottles of whole milk kefir (for presentation and one as a payment for babysitting….I love bartering!)

GRAND TOTAL: ~$97.oo (this is more than my weekly allotment, but as you will soon find out, I am doing a No-Spend March so I have stocked up on some great things for the freezer and for the pantry with this shopping trip and will make this stretch for as long as I can. I intend to NOT go shopping this week as my pantries are full!

There is still one more day, if you’re a Portlander, to take advantage of these savings! Sale ends on Tuesday, March 2!

This post is part of the Grocery Cart Challenge Link-Up!