Wow! We are currently living in Calgary with it's outrageous inflation 2 adults & 2 teens are around $100. per week. I find the convenience too expensive so non-food items are bought at a discount store. I don't care if the kleenex box is dented or the label on the cleanser is only printed in French.
Nearly all our food is purchased from the perimeter of the store where they keep the 'real' food. I don't buy the pre-processed stuff because it is too full of salt, sugar, chemicals and possible ingredients from China which can be dangerous. The Chinese government fined firms for adding BLEACH to powdered milk to make it appear whiter!
I use powdered milk for cooking/baking and the simple cereals for breakfast. Our bread machine goes on nearly every night mostly because
the teens get out of bed on their own when they smell fresh bread! [too funny].
the most frugal thing I ever did was make a simple meal plan which is tweaked based on loss leaders from the food ads + coupons.
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