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Friday Five: Grocery Shopping

5/22/2015

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Hi all! Linkup Friday!! Thanks to our amazing hostesses: the DC Trifecta Bloggers (Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, Mar from Mar on the Run, and Cynthia from You Signed Up For What?!). This weeks topic is on your five favorite summer fruits and vegetables. 


Living in Los Angeles, I have access to great fruit and vegetables all year around. It's hard for me to pick a favorites,  so instead I will talk about how I shop for fruits and vegetables all year around.


1. Review the Ads
On Tuesday night I get the sale ads and from there I make my shopping plan for the week. So I pick out whatever are considered the door busters, which are the great deals on the front page they get you an door. I very rarely buy anything that is not on sale. 


2. Pick my selection
I usually shop for whatever fruits and vegetables are on sale for the week for example last week blueberries were $.98 and apricots were 2lbs for a dollar at Sprouts so those were my two fruits for week. I also got some great veggie deals on onions. For about a month, strawberries were my fruit of choice as they were so cheap usually about a dollar to two dollars a package.
This week I am planning on buying cherries (1.98/lb), mangos (2 for 1 dollar), watermelon (1.98), tomatoes (98 cents/lb), and bell peppers (98 cents). 

3. Go Shopping
I usually shop on the weekends. Over the summer, I'm not going to be working on Wednesdays, so I will be switching my day of shopping to Wednesdays to allow for more time on the weekends but also because Sprouts does double ad Wednesdays where you can use last week's ad and this week's ad at the same time! 

4. Rinse and Divide up
Once I am home, I cut up any food that needs to be chopped and then divide it up into containers so for the week it is just grab n go. 

5. Repeat
I only grocery shop once a week so I have to make sure I get everything I need. I sometimes have extra food I can't get to and will freeze it as needed. 

How about you? What are some of your favorite fruits and vegetables? How often do you grocery shop? 

9 Comments
lacey@fairytalesandfitness link
5/22/2015 01:37:55 am

I like how all the fruits and veggies are reasonably priced now that it's summer time. Opposed to winter when they are pricier. I seem to eat alot more this time of yr.

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MCM Mama Runs link
5/22/2015 02:52:06 am

I only shop once a week. I might pop into the store if we underestimate milk or orange juice, but pretty much anything else we can make do without. We ALWAYS have apples, bananas, and kiwis in the house, but it's time to do some summertime branching out.

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Mar @ Mar on the Run link
5/23/2015 12:07:09 am

I try to limit my big shopping to once week but given fruits and veggies can spoil quicker, find myself heading there more often for those kind of staple items if I want something fresh or run out!

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Tamieka
5/23/2015 05:48:17 am

I shop once a week if I go to the regular grocery store but if I go to Costco I can go about 2 1/2 weeks.

Love the fruits and veggies of the summer!

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Juliana Calhoun
5/24/2015 01:35:48 am

There's not a Costco close enough to me so I just stick with regular stores. Costco is great for stock ups!

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Juliana Calhoun
5/24/2015 01:36:34 am

So true! I try to buy things like banana bright green so they have a few days to ripe. If not, they'll go brown in a few days

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Juliana Calhoun
5/24/2015 01:37:03 am

I just bought cherries last night-I haven't had them in awhile!

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Juliana Calhoun
5/24/2015 01:38:05 am

Here in LA, they're pretty responsibly priced all year around but the selection in the winter can be a bit slim-basically apples, bananas and oranges

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Courtney at EatPrayRunDC link
5/25/2015 05:55:13 am

i shop once a week but then usually go to our farmer's market on saturday mornings!

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