This picture and breakdown is only one of the baskets. I kind of wish that I would have at least taken a picture of the two together. Maybe next time. Here is the price comparison, done with prices from my Walmart.
Limes – 8 – $0.20/each = $1.60
Tomatoes – 1 lb 3 oz – $2.24 (The sticker on these says that they are organic!)
Plums – 2 lb – $1.48/lb = $2.96
Zucchini – 1 lb 4 oz – $1.68 = $2.10
Nectarines – 2 lb 2 oz – $1.48/lb = $3.15
Green beans – 1 lb 10 oz – $2.98/lb = $4.84
Green grapes – 2 lb 8 oz – $2.48 = $6.20
Cauliflower – 1 – $2.78 each = $2.78
Romaine lettuce – 1 – $1.44 each = $1.44
Strawberries – 1 lb – $1.78 each = $1.78
Mangos – 3 – $.0.63 each = $1.89 (These are huge mangoes!)
Total: $31.40
Contribution: $15 + $1.50 processing fee = $16.50
Savings: $14.90
Also to note, remember last week when I talked about sorting and volunteering? Today, I got an extra bag of grapes because I volunteered. I didn’t count it here, but as you can see, it would have added another ~$6.00 to my savings.
It is going to be a few days before I get to use much of this, due to a major commitment for most of next week. The nectarines, plums and strawberries will probably just be eaten raw. I have a couple of ideas for the zucchini and cauliflower. What kinds of recipes do you want to see? Do you have a great idea to share?
Some time I should take a picture of what 3 baskets looks like. :) And those mangos ARE huge! :) We ate half of our green beans today and the kids have already eaten one bag of grapes. We forze the other bag of grapes... they are sweeter if you do that.
ReplyDeleteI made these cheesy cauliflower pancakes tonight. It was a tasty side to our tomato basil parmesan soup!
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Kellyn, those look interesting! I'm adding them to the menu next week.
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