When it comes to my monthly grocery budget postings you’ll notice there are virtually no beverages listed and with good reason. Nearly all of my beverage choices are part of my Fun & Leisure budget, which typically would include alcohol (wine, beer, liquor), ground coffee, any sodas or carbonated beverages, etc. It also includes things like ice cream, chocolate and other fun and unnecessary (or are they?) treats.
On a daily basis I mainly drink filtered water and coffee. Now that the price of seltzer or sparkling water has come back down a little bit and I can purchase it in twelve packs at my Winco Foods grocery store I have been purchasing it again. As part of my attempt to get as many good nutrients into my daily diet as possible I started purchasing pomegranate juice at Trader Joes and will often mix a quarter cup of that into my seltzer. It is delicious.
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| My favorite flavor |
I started including beverages into my Fun & Leisure budget many, many years ago because these were items that I did not consider to be necessities. While raising my children I made sure to have plenty of milk, which was part of my grocery budget and still is, as well as clean tap water for them to drink, sometimes juice if it was on sale. During those years my Fun & Leisure budget was miniscule, sometimes nonexistent, because I focused more on the grocery budget and feeding my family.
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| The budget also includes these guys... 😍 |
Now that I’m an empty nester my Fun & Leisure budget has grown (yay!) and I am able to add more things to my life which is a luxury I really appreciate. If you haven’t tried adding pomegranate juice to your seltzer water, you may enjoy it like I do. Anytime we can add extra nutrients and anti oxidants to our healthy eating plan well, I think it’s a good thing.
I have a food sensitivity to pomegranates, which is a shame because I do like the juice. I am back to purchasing myself beer and wine, as well. I make it a point to drink responsibly because I noticed that my body doesn't like it as much as it used to! Today I purchased a pumpkin ale to sit outside and gaze at the super moon. (:
ReplyDeleteThat moon was fabulous!
DeleteI am also a big fan of fruit juice mixed with sparkling water. We have an Amish grocery about 45 min. drive away, who often features a 'Buy 3 for $1' special on individual serving cans of juice etc. One of each is perfect for two of us at breakfast.
ReplyDeleteDid you ever think of doing a post on how you brewed beer?? I'm curious...
And thank you for the card. You actually sent it close to my own birthday: Sept. 22!
I don't brew beer anymore and I've decluttered my supplies. As we've all aged I find my friends and I just don't drink as much as we used to. I'm so happy you liked your card. :)
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