May 2022 Grocery Spending (Big Family Food)

Currently, there are 10 of us at home for the summer. Here’s a look at the groceries I bought and how much I spent in May.

I’ve been surprised this month by how little I was able to spend to keep us all fed!

May 2022 Grocery Spending

Walmart Pick-Up 

Sorry I forgot to take pictures before putting Walmart groceries away!! :) But here are lists of what I got:

May 7 –

• Onion
• Cilantro
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Lunch meat for kids’ field trips
• Juice bottles for kids’ field trips
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Yogurt for these smoothies
• Frozen strawberries and bananas
• Mixed greens
• Spinach x2
• Ice cream x4
• Crackers

Total: $74

May 23 –

• Apples (3 pounds)
• Strawberries (4 pounds)
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Spring Mix
• Spinach x2
• Milk x3
• Cream
• Half and Half
• Ice Cream x4
• Cake Mix x4
• Canned Pears x6
• Canned Pumpkin x6

Total: $97

Sam’s Club

You may recall that I have both a Costco and Sam’s membership. I love them both for different reasons. During May, I was only able to shop at Grand Island (instead of Lincoln) so I did the majority of my shopping at Sam’s.

My favorite Sam’s feature: Scan & Go!!!!! Oh my goodness, this is such a fantastic option! My shopping trips look like this:

I love that I simply scan each item into the app on my phone as I’m filling my cart. Then all I do is “swipe to pay,” show the exit worker the code on my phone, then head out to my van. It is sooooo easy and saves me so much time compared to having to take everything out and repack it as I go through a checkout line!

This Sam’s trip I got:

• Chicken thighs x2
• Hamburger patties (which I won’t buy again because while they tasted good, they were pretty pricey for only 8 patties)
• Popcorn chicken
• Beef hotdogs
• Sausage links
• Bagels
• Rolls (for sliders!)
• Hotdog buns
• Hamburger buns
• Pizza kit
• Tortilla chips
• Cases of canned pineapple, peaches, and mandarin oranges
• Case of applesauce squeezies
• Case of yogurt
• Corndogs
• Taquitos
• Orange Chicken
• 1/2 and 1/2 x2
• Heavy whipping cream
• Cottage cheese
• Avocado mash for baby girls
• 3 pack of Applesauce jars
• Watermelon
• Apples
• Kiwi
• Strawberries x2
• Raspberries
• Blueberries x2
• Spinach
• Mixed greens
• Goldfish crackers (we baggie these up to take in the diaper bag for church snacks)
• Cheese and peanut butter sandwich crackers to take on walks this summer
• Oatmeal
• Coffee x2
• Coffee creamer for our boys and for guests
• Dressing for marinating chicken
• Colby jack cheese slices
• Cream cheese
• Butter
• Mayo
• Mac and cheese
• Turkey lunch meat
• Apple juice

Total: $572

Other

• Local Grocery Store: $45
• Farm Milk: $50

Grand total for all our May groceries: $838

This was way under budget, so that felt good! I didn’t skimp, but I have been focused on making meals that are less expensive overall. I believe the main reason for coming in so far under budget is that I have been intentional about making meals with what we have on hand instead of putting in frequent Walmart pickup orders.

So there you have it. I’ll be starting my June shopping in just a few days, and I plan to keep track of what I get and how much I spend so I can share with you!