Frugal Shopping = Grumpy Family

I’m trying to be smarter about the grocery budget (Aren’t we all?) and frankly, it’s making my family nuts. Kathryn wants her chocolate milk from Winder Dairy, Gavin absolutely will not eat off-brand cereal, and Brian just wants to know where the meat is. So yesterday I broke down and just stocked up: staples, produce, frozen dinners, treats. I squinted when I signed the credit card receipt, so I’m really not sure how much over the budget we are for August. What is a normal amount to be spending on food in this country anyway? A recent story on ksl.com (http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=172&sid=7427998) had comments from people who call $100 a week downright wasteful. Well, what’s wrong with me, because I can’t hit that number to save my life! I mean, there’s a limit to the amount of beans my family will put up with in a given week. Anyone out there have the answer?

Pretty pictures

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