Every time I go to the grocery store these days it costs more than it did the last time. My eating habits have definitely changed and it is reflected in the cost of our food. Eating healthy fruits and vegetables is expensive, as is whole grains, and other real food. Whole milk costs more than non-fat milk. Real maple syrup costs more than the fake stuff. The list goes on and on, and for a family who is very careful about our money and trying to live paycheck to paycheck it's rough. I keep saying it's for our health and it's worth it, and I know it is in the long run, but right now the pinch at the store hurts.
On the bright side the kids have stopped asking me to buy Shells & Cheddar or Mac & Cheese. I'm sure when summer vacation starts and they go back to shopping with me they will remember all their old favorites and beg me to buy them, but at least for now the asking has stopped. I'm trying to let us life with the 80/20 principle. 80 percent of the things we eat will be of real food and the other 20 percent can be somewhat unhealthy fake food. Actually I'd prefer the numbers were closer to 90/10, but we're not there yet.
I'm excited that school is almost out meaning I can stop worrying so much about having freshly made bread for sandwiches. I am excited to not have to pack lunches for a couple of months. The downside is having the kids home with me every day of the week and trying to help them stay entertained. They are not as creative as kids were back in my day.
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