Here's the most compelling reason why Jon and I will not be making a Whole30 diet a lifestyle change: what slimmed down the most was our bank accounts.
Once we realized we could not shop at "Whole Paycheck" grocery store for everything, we tried to make it a mix of local grocers, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
Even then, during the month of October, Jon spent about $294.00 and I spent $646.60 (that's 940.60 for people who aren't into mental math). That is almost three times more than we normally spend a month on food and more than some people pay in RENT.
But I guess medical bills for being sick and feeling yucky from eating junk end up being more expensive than high-quality food. That's what we're telling ourselves. And maybe now--before we have a mortgage and a college fund to throw money at--we can get used to spending on healthier food so it won't be such sticker shock when we try to do that for a kid in the future.
What an eye-opener.
Here's a flashback that doesn't have much to do with groceries, but it is about shopping:
there's a reason it's called Victoria's SECRET
in which I explain how it would be so nice if I could buy underwear without the company of strangers.
My food bill is less now since I've stopped buying 'packaged' food. I eat a lot of fruits and veggies, peas, beans, and *Caribbean* food which is filling and healthy.
ReplyDeleteI think the bulk of that came from eating more meat and buying meat that is supposed to be more organic and less genetically modified/unnaturally fattened up. I'm still pretty disappointed at how expensive it was.
ReplyDeleteYeah, meat is the devil.
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