Grocery Shopping

My friend Kami posted yesterday on how she grocery shops. When and where. I find it interesting to see how another person buys food and what they buy (since she has such a good diet, I have yet to find a good purpose for dates...).

I thought I would try it out.

There are 3 stores I shop at in Las Cruces, and 3 'other' places.

Albertsons

• Almond milk (I like Silks PureAlmond unsweetened, it has less sodium than Almond Dream)
• Milk
• Sausage (Johnsonvilles Bistro Nitrate/Nitrite free hotdogs)
• Pasta sauce (not organic, but in glass bottles)
• Oatmeal (the sweetened stuff- but at least we don't have cereal in the house anymore)
• organic bananas (I tend to pick these up where ever, whenever they are needed)
• Newman's Own sandwich cookies (my husband's treat)

Mountain View Market or Tucan Market ( I trade off between these two)

• Ancient Harvest Quinoa/corn pasta
• bulk grains/ beans
• Organic veggies
• Udi's gluten-free bread
• Any other gluten-free treats

Las Cruces Farmers Market

• Fresh ground spelt or rye bread
• In season organic veggies
• Local free range Eggs (if not sold out)
• Raw honey

Dixie Chickens

• Free range eggs
• Free range frozen chicken

Los Poblanos Organics (Las Cruces Organics)

• Organic Veggies market box
• Organic Bananas
• Organic apples

I think the problem living in a small(er) town is that organic and free range things are more expensive. For example, the free-range chicken is $4 a pound (not in the store, it is more expensive in stores), eggs are between $3.50 and $4 a doz..