October 2020 Monthly Grocery Haul

We have had pretty big grocery hauls lately, but October’s was different. I waited until the middle of the month to go shopping, and even then we really didn’t need to go. With the experience of our quarantine food storage challenge and with a garden that’s still producing, we are doing just fine.

Still, I wanted to go grocery shopping to restock some things that we use regularly and grab some things to try.

For example, I bought oyster crackers for the first time ever. I’m thinking they will be fun for soup season, especially for some of the kids who complain about soup. We’ll see how it works!

In total we spent around $260 for our monthly grocery haul, which is definitely on the low side for us. That should make it easy to stick to a $500 food budget during this month, which will be nice since last month was a little crazy in the grocery area!

I made a quick shop-with-me video of what we got or you can just scroll down for the complete price list!

Winco $107

Maccaroni 3lb $1.98 x 2 = $3.96
Spaghetti 3lb $1.98 x 2 = $3.96
Winco “Oreos” $1.58 x 2 = $3.16
Winco crackers $1.56 x 3 = $4.68
Winco Oyster crackers $1.19 x 3 = $3.57
Mini Chocolate Chips 2.88/lb x 3.3lb = $9.53
Raw Sunflower Seeds 1.44/lb x 1.53lb = $2.20
Cilantro $.48
Green onion $.48
Winco Mac’n’cheese $.38 x 12 = $4.56
Baby carrots (2lb) $1.88 x 2 = $3.76
Grapes $.98/lb x 10.96 lb = $10.74
Frozen blueberries (16 oz) $1.88 x 2 = $3.76
Frozen mixed berries (16 oz) $1.88 x 2 = $3.76
Diced green chilis $.60x 4 = $2.40
Yogurt cups $.30 x 2 = $.60
Winco whole wheat bread $1.78 x 9 = $16.02
Old Fashioned Oats (15 lb) $14.97 x 2 = $29.94

Sam’s Club– $147

Bananas (3 lb) $1.28 x 2 = $2.56
Flour (25 lb) $6.48
Peanut Butter (Two 40 oz jars) $6.98 x 6 = $41.88
Sour Cream (3 lb) $3.82
Romaine Hearts $2.88 x 2= $5.76
Gala apples (5 lb) $4.42
Granny Smith apples (5 lb) $4.85
Honey (5 lb) $12.94
Tortillas $6.28 x 2 = $12.56
Chocolate-covered raisins (54 oz) $10.98
Milk 1% $2.58 x 3 = $7.74
Boneless skinless chicken breast $1.72/lb x 5.68lb = $9.77
Brown sugar (7lb) $4.88 x 2 = $9.76
Fruit snacks (100 ct) $8.98
Vanilla ice cream (1.25 gal) $2.90 x 3 = $8.73
Cream cheese (4- 8 oz packages) $4.94

Definitely my favorite buy was that 5 qt tub of ice cream for just $2.91. That’s half of the normal price (and the normal price is a good price). If we had more room in our freezer I would have stocked up more! I’m not sure if they are changing the packaging or discontinuing it or something, but it’s definitely a sweet deal! If you’re new to Sam’s Club you can get a $20 gift card when you join!

Have you found any great grocery deals lately? Or are you trying any new foods? I would love to hear!