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How to Eat Well {& Cheap} on Vacation–Bonus!

Thanks for your great feedback and encouragement on this series.  I hope you have learned a little bit from my experiences about how to eat well {& cheap} on vacation. 

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When I started this series I shared that we ended up eating for about $25/person during the trip, and estimated savings of over $110 per person. 

Some of you have asked to see our grocery lists for what we bought here vs. there, so here they are:

What we bought and brought with us (total $140):

  • 3 batches of pancake mix
  • 3 batches of baked oatmeal mix
  • 2.5 C applesauce
  • 2 dozen eggs (Costco)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2, 30-oz bags of shredded potatoes (frozen)
  • 4 lbs. frozen broccoli (Costco)
  • 2 lbs Colby Jack Cheese (Costco), a brick that we shredded ahead of time
  • 2 lbs. organic strawberries (Costco)
  • 2.5 lbs. blueberries (Costco)
  • 4 C frozen raspberries (Costco)
  • Greek Yogurt (Costco)
  • Bacon
  • Sugar/cornstarch mix
  • Tortillas (Costco)
  • Smokehouse Maple Seasoning
  • Beans (black, great white northern), 3 cans total
  • 10 red bell peppers (Costco)
  • 6 colored bell peppers (Costco)
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • Chips (Costco)
  • Salsa (Costco)
  • 1 can of corn
  • 3 sweet onions
  • 5 lbs. of potatoes
  • 2x Wild Rice mix for stuffed peppers
  • 2 cans of tomatoes (Costco)
  • 3 lbs. organic spinach (Costco)
  • Marshmallows
  • Chocolate
  • Graham Crackers (Costco)
  • Cheez-Its (Costco) **vacation splurge**
  • 3 lbs. carrots (Costco)
  • 2 batches Pound Cake

What we purchased when we arrived (total $110)

  • Butter (1 lb)
  • Eggs (1 dozen)
  • 2 gallons of milk
  • 1 gallon of OJ
  • 4 lbs. ground beef
  • 4 pkgs. chicken tenders (about 16 oz each)
  • 1 pkg. locally made brats (onion and cheddar); 5 links
  • 1 lb. asparagus
  • 2 medium zucchini
  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 16 oz. baby bella mushrooms
  • 1 butternut squash
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 2 avocados
  • 12 ears sweet corn
  • 6 apricots
  • Whole wheat buns
  • 2, 5-quart pails of ice cream

I hope that is helpful!  This fed 10 adults (minus lunch items, each family brought their own) for 4 full days.  You can find our menu plan for that week here.

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