2) I prioritize what’s on sale. For example, this week I was able to find a variety of cheeses, ground beef, chips, and many pantry and produce items on sale. 3) Clip your digital coupons! You can find lots of additional savings by clipping digital coupons (found on store websites or apps). Some items may not be on sale, but could have great savings with a coupon. Conversely, some of the advertised sales state that you need the digital coupon to take advantage. This is easy to miss, especially if you’re shopping in store. When you look at the fine print, you often see that even though the item is advertised as “on sale,” if you don’t have that digital coupon clipped, the price can be a lot more expensive! 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, 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.
