This Month's 2026 Grocery Spending – May

 

I began this month by taking advantage of sales in the flyers, but to be honest I wasn’t all that impressed.  Right now sales prices look a lot like the regular prices from only a few months ago.  Nonetheless, I was able to restock my dairy items at fairly reasonable prices with sales and digital coupons I had downloaded.

 

Digital coupons & sales purchase at Fred Meyer
plus cream from Cash & Carry for best prices

My next shop was at Winco to pick up some fresh produce, again very high compared to a short time ago, and a few pantry items including restocking my teas.  One of the things I was craving for some reason was cheerios with sliced bananas on top, a staple growing up, so I splurged and bought some.  I like the honey nut, but find them too sweet so I purchased a box of plain ones too and when I got home I mixed them 50/50.  I also picked up a box of raisin bran.  By sticking to store brands which surprisingly had a clean ingredients list, by comparison I spent a whole lot less and they are really good.  I was very selective with my produce and ended up scaling back the amount I originally planned to by, but it was enough so I won’t complain.

 

Winco haul

My last shop was to pick up two boxes of Triscuits on sale for $1.99 each and a few more bananas.  I wanted the crackers to take with me on my summer excursions.  I enjoy these with cheese slices or cream cheese spread on them while I am out camping or hiking for a quick snack or as part of a light lunch.

 

My only nonfood item was to pick up a extra jug of laundry detergent to add to my current supply for a mere $2.99.  I thought that wasn’t too bad.  My total spent on food came in at $64.61 for the month and although I don’t appreciate the rise in prices I do feel I did alright pricewise with what I got.

 

With prices set to rise even higher I am going to have to get creative and figure out new ways to curb expenses I suppose, but as always, I am up for a good challenge.  How are you doing with your grocery purchases?  Are you still able to find good deals and sales?