I am shocked! I cannot believe how expensive some things have gotten! I went on a small shopping trip yesterday and paid $5 for seven/eight gluten free chicken nuggets! It was a moment of weakness for me and I will never ever pay for that again. They don't even taste like chicken nuggets, more like hush puppies! My daughter was very disappointed.
After spending more than I wanted on food that didn't taste all that great I have really decided that the only way to go gluten free on a budget is to eat lots and lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, and make everything from scratch. I wanted my daughter to have "fun" food that didn't require a lot of effort from me so I paid a pretty penny for it and then she had the nerve to say it tasted bad! At first, I was a little mad but then I realized she was perfectly happy eating her fruit and vegetables, I was the one who wanted to get her the fun food that she didn't ask for. Lesson learned, listen to your children!!
I also realized that in a small town there are not many organics available that are good quality that don't cost an arm and a leg. I can usually find organic apples, lettuce, potatoes, and carrots for a decent price but that's all. The organic strawberries or other fruit usually look like they should have been thrown away and not being sold for $4 a container!! This challenge is proving much harder than originally thought. I wanted it to be doable for families who don't want to drive an hour to Whole Foods or Trader Joes, however our local stores don't have much and what they do have is extremely overpriced. I am not giving up but I have realized that unless you have an unlimited amount of grocery money this probably isn't going to be easy. It will require lots of effort and stalking of the markdowns in Kroger! As always I will post any close out deals I find or other great deals or even just okay deals for my local shoppers after my Kroger trip today.
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