Saturday, April 25, 2009

My sister-in-law told me about the community food co-op of Utah that she's been using for a while, and we decided to try it ourselves. If you live in or around Salt Lake City and you are watching your budget (who isn't?) here is a great organization to help with your groceries!

Here is what I got today for $23.00

4 lb whole roasting chicken
1 lb lean salisbury steak
1 lb lean pork cubes
1 lb lean ground beef

5 lbs red potatoes
5 oranges
1 head of broccoli
3 cucumbers (not sure what to do with those)
1 head red leaf lettuce
7 bananas
3 tomatoes
1 lb strawberries

stone ground Artisan wheat loaf of bread
16 oz rice

I also got some add-ons:

Nuts from the Nutty Guys and some Bratwurst for about $15.00 more.

Hooray!

Also, I've been anticipating the day when I would finally be able to do something with McKenna's hair besides the Pebbles Flinstone look. Now I can (kind of) put it into a ponytail. It is so cute but it falls out within an hour. Oh well. She has almost no hair on the sides of her head, so right now she is rocking a fantastic mohawk/mullet combo. I'm always trying to figure out ways to make it look cute. Here she is busily engaged in one of her favorite activities: creating as much mess and mayhem in the pantry as she can before I notice. Sorry the pictures aren't so great.

9 comments:

Joanna McGuire said...

That is so nice that you got so much for that amount of money. Where is this place? McKenna's hair looks cute with that ponytail.

Melody said...

I love her cute little pony! She is so sweet- I miss you guys! And I am so jealous of your having stores like that nearby- I would have spent at least $60-70 on the same things here. *sigh*
Jana's hair is only growing on top- more specifically only on the front of the top... it'll be a year before we'll even be able to do Pebbles! :)

Tiffany said...

I LOVE the ponytail :) As for the food... I also LOVE great deals

jamirodana said...

Hey! I've been wondering where the heck that place is! My sister has done something like it in CA.
I will call you:) We are totally starting a new major budget!

Marianne said...

Hey guys, the link is in the first paragraph of the post. Sorry it's not very obvious. It's on the word 'here'

Marianne said...

I love her puffy cheeks. The profile shot really exemplifies that!

and......yay for the Food Co-Op! I had rotisserie chicken last night made with my 4 lb. whole chicken. It was delicious.

Nonie said...

Wish I had something like that here! Ask jamirodana where her CA sister lives... maybe she can point me in the right direction.

Love those cheeks!

Rebecca Foster said...

Scarlett has a very cute head. All of her is cute! :)

Congrats on the food, you found a bargain! It all looks very delicious. I've had about enough of Chinese food this week.

Emily said...

I love the idea of a food co-op. my friend participates in this one as well and raves about it. I am gonna sign up!