2) I prioritize what’s on sale. For example, this week I was able to get BOGO free beef, shrimp, AND bagels! Not to mention other sales like ground beef, pineapple, cheese, and eggs. 4) I buy the cheapest store brand most of the time. Unless it’s something that I’m unable to use due to the peanut allergy, or an item I absolutely love (or if a different brand is on sale), store brand it is. 5) I ask my kids to help me. Feeding kids is a challenge. They change their minds constantly, and they seemingly get new taste buds every meal. When I ask them to help pick out recipes (usually with them looking at pictures), I find that they are more excited to eat them. I will also let them pick what they want for their lunch/snack fruit and veggies for the week! 2) Quality control: For my specific grocery store, pickup is done by the grocery store employees, and there is very little communication that happens with the person shopping your list. When I choose delivery, my order is fulfilled through Instacart. I prefer this option because if anything needs a substitution or an item is out of stock, the shopper immediately texts me with pictures and possible replacements for that item. Let me set the scene: I open the door to heat the grill, the kids follow me out, so do the dogs. The dogs start barking at every person, animal, and cool breeze that comes their way. I wrangle everyone back inside, I lose track of everything, and well, you get the idea.
