Aldi and $40

I went to the Mac machine this morning and retrieved $40 from my checking account. I'm wondering if I can feed the family on $40 a week... This is my first attempt... And I still have $4 left.

I have no meal plan. I had no shopping list. Toothpaste and toilet paper (Colgate and 12 double rolls) ate up $7 off the top.

I knew we needed produce, so I opted for the following:

4 pears, $1.89; 1 mango, from Guatemala, 99 cents; frozen peas, 95 cents; frozen asparagus, $1.99; 2 large cans chunk pineapple, 89 cents each; butter lettuce for the tortoise, $1.69; 2 green peppers, 99 cents; 2 broccoli crowns, 99 cents; 16 ounces of baby carrots, 99 cents.

As for the dairy department:

soy milk, one quart, $1.39; 2- 8 oz blocks of cheese, one mozzerella, one cheddar, $1.29 each; one dozen large eggs, 85 cents.

pantry:

8 tiny cans of tomato sauce, 25 cents each; the Aldi brand of peanut butter captain crunch, 14 ounces, $1.89; extra virgin olive oil, 16.9 ounces, $4.29; canola oil, 48 ounces, $2.79.