Aldi...

I ended up at Aldi. Spent $90. For the first time, I bought Aldi meat. I'm not big on grocery store meat... I read Fast Food Nation and that leaves me prone to avoid me. I will only get sausage from a real butcher. And when I can, I get meat from the farm. I don't know what made me change my tactic.

Here's my haul:
Produce: broccoli crowns, $1.49; head of cauliflower, $2.29; bagged spring mix, $1.69; bagged butter lettuce, $1.69

Non-perishables:

Post Blueberry Morning Select Cereal, $2.69 (over yogurt?); sausage-chicken gumbo, 2 cans (an emergency, rainy day lunch, paired with something more wholesome), $1.39 each; crushed pineapple, 89 cents; chunk pineapple, 89 cents; chicken broth, 2 cans, 39 cents each; oats, $1.79; boxed processed mac n cheese, two boxes, 35 cents each; Aldi brand Ritz crackers, $1.69; graham crackers, $1.29; black beans, 59 cents; garbanzo beans, 59 cents; two bags of flour, $1.81 each;
Dairy: Smart Balance spread, $2.29; shredded asiago, $1.99; salted butter quarters, $1.99; unsalted butter, $1.99; parmesan cheese (spaghetti kind), two bottles, $2.39 each; eggs, 95 cents; two 8-ounce blocks New York cheddar and one block Monterey Jack, $1.29 each;

Frozen:

One Spinach-Artichoke dip (makes a quick hot lunch and has enough vitamin content to count as a veggies), $1.99; two boxes of jalapeno poppers, great for feeling indulgent but still counting as a green vegetable, I judge by the RDA of vitamins per serving, $1.99 each; corn, 95 cents; spinach rigatoni (a meal for three, and it also counts as a green veg!), $2.99; peas, 95 cents; California medley, $1.19; tomato sauce, the small cans of plain sauce, seven at 25 cents each;
Meat: thin sliced pork chops, 8, $4.19; and 80/20 ground beef, 2 lbs, $3.71 (spaghetti and meatballs tonight)
Other: flour tortillas, two packs, 99 cents each; 64 ounces apple juice, $1.39; slivered almonds, $1.99; box of raisins, $1.79; white vinegar, 79 cents; large black pitted olives, 99 cents; White Mountain trail mix, two bags, $1.99 each; baking soda, three little boxes, 49 cents each; strawberry yogurt-covered raisins, $1.49; parsley flakes, 99 cents; chili powder, 99 cents; condensed milk, $1.39 (cheaper than coconut milk but may do nicely for curry next time); honey, $3.79; and one bag tortilla chips, 99 cents.

$89.24