Grocery Day: 7.15.12

Since Joey and I are having chickpeas in two of our dinners this week, I thought that I'd research their health benefits.  Here's what I found:

Garbanzo beans (chickpeas) provide an excellent source of molybdenum.  They are a very good source of folic acid, fiber, and manganese.  They are also a good source of protein, as well as minerals such as iron, copper, zinc, and magnesium.  As a good source of fiber, garbanzo beans can help lower cholesterol and improve blood sugar levels.

Sounds good to me!

My dinner menu, grocery list, and cost totals for the week of July 8, 2012.

• Sunday: low country boil(When I came across a simple recipe on Pinterest, I got excited to make this dish for 80's movie night with our friends Trevor and Sheena!)
• Monday: tomato and rosemary dumpling soup
• Tuesday: black bean and corn baked potatoes
• Wednesday: chickpea curry
• Thursday: spaghetti
• Friday: Open for adventure!

ALDI:

• 5 lb bag of red potatoes- $2.99
• blueberries- $1.79
• tomato sauce- .29 cents
• diced tomatoes- .59 cents
• black beans- .59 cents
• cereal- $1.89
• 32 oz plain yogurt- $1.99
• a gallon of milk- $1.99
• two protein bars- $1.58
• freezie pops- $1.49

Total= $15.65

Kroger:

• a small and large onion- $1.16
• three carrots- .43 cents
• a yellow bell pepper- $1.25
• four corn on the cob- $1.76
• a lemon- .50 cents
• vegetable broth- .69 cents
• 29 oz canned pumpkin- $2.99
• coconut milk- $1.99
• two cans of chickpeas- $1.78
• spaghetti- .88 cents
• 2 lb bag of shrimp- $11.98
• kielbasa sausage- $2.84/$1 off coupon
• andouille sausage- $3.59
• six pack of Baby Ruth- $1
• six pack of M&M's with peanut butter- $1
• bag of frozen peas and carrots- FREE with coupon (Berke loves this as a snack!)

Total= $35.51

Grand Total= $51.61 (A bit more than our usual grand total because of the low country boil ingredients, but money is never wasted on good food and good friends!