New Food, New Budget

I'm finding its incredibly easy to spend TONS of money on organic food and products- just ask my credit card company! I'm resolved however to keeping our grocery budget the same since a huge part of my inspirations for the changes we are making is the resourcefullness and self-reliance of the African people we met on our recent vacation. I normally shop with $110 cash each week for our family of 6 not including the cost of diapers & formula/baby food. I added an extra $10 to the month and came up with this new monthly spending break up since I need to pay for certain things online, and can't use cash only anymore.

*PER MONTH TOTAL GROCERY SPENDING $450.00*

*Bountiful Baskets $150 (http://www.bountifulbaskets.com/ produce delivered twice each month, we will order 2 organic baskets and 2 organic bread packs each time- monthly total 4 baskets and 20 loaves of bread- sounds like alot, but the loaves are small and go fast in school lunch sandwiches).

*Internet Grocery Shopping $100 (http://www.vitacost.com/ kitchen staples and some toiletry items).

*Local Groceries $200 ($50 per week- dairy, additional produce, some meats, eggs, etc).

Like I said, resourcefullness is the goal, but I'll keep you all updated as to whether or not I'm sticking to the breakdown!