I apologize I did not get this up sooner! I did shop on Monday for the groceries I needed this week for the Organic Costco Meal Plan.
I was really surprised to discover we still had 2 1/2 half gallons of organic milk left. The difference? No more pouring full glasses only to take a few sips and dump the rest down the drain. Does that ever happen at your house? I knew it happened in mine but I thought it was the exception – not the rule. Now I know to pour just a small glass. If they finish it, they may have more.
So what did I buy?
- Bananas $1.38
- Organic Eggs $6.49
- Organic Cheddar Cheese $6.44
- Whole Wheat Tortillas $4.59
- Organic Yogurt $3.29
- Clementines $6.99
I had $51.76 remaining in my $475 budget. I spent $29.19. So, next week I will need to spend only $22.57.
What do you think so far? Doable for your family? What would you do differently?
Are any of the companies owned by Monsanto or their sister companies? I don’t mean to sound extreme, I would just like to know that my money is not supporting Monsanto in any way. Am I correct that they have bought/own some companies whose brands are now in the grocery stores?
Which companies? Since Monsanto is the originator of GMO crops, to buy organic is the best way I know of to avoid them. Believe me, if I find out they have purchased a company, I too try to avoid it!
Am I missing something? That’s all that was bought for the week??
Heather, That is all that I bought for the week. Here’s what I bought on week 1 As you can see I bought the Costco size of everything – so I still have tons of stuff in my pantry: organic coffee, green tea, organic brown rice, pinto beans, organic chicken, organic ground beef…on and on. So I really am just needing to pop in and get the perishables like fruit and dairy. Does that make sense? Andrea
I no longer buy organic eggs as there’s little difference in most cases–certainly in terms of outside time for chickens.
Instead I buy local eggs via my independent health food store, a local acupuncturist, or the farmers’ market. These run about $4/dozen and are world’s away from even organic eggs! They are really beautiful, and their total lack of uniformity in color says a lot about the varied diet that truly free-range hens get. I guess we are lucky because we can actually go visit the farms and see how the chickens are kept, but in all honesty, the eggs themselves (including the much darker yolks) tell the real story.
Thanks for an inspiring blog. It’s great how much organic stuff Costco stocks.
Sally, Having farm fresh eggs is definitely the gold standard in eggs and you are very lucky to have a supply! And $4 a dozen is right around what a dozen organic eggs costs at the grocers. I know a lot of organic egg farms differ very little from the industrialized standard egg. I hope we are moving away from the industrialized model. Thanks for the comment! Andrea
Do you know if their big bag of russet potatoes are pesticide free? I know they aren’t organic but that would be the next best thing?
Jodi, Pesticide Free would be the next best thing, especially because potatoes just soak those pesticides in. I just checked my potato bag (I bought the yellow potatoes) and it does not say pesticide free. I tackled this challenge to try to get people to see that organic, real food can be affordable, but normally I only buy organic potatoes, since they are on the dirty dozen list. Costco doesn’t carry organic potatoes – yet. ~ Andrea