So in order to save time, money, and effort I am now buying some things online. Most of our grocery bill is fresh produce, so I like to see it for myself and choose the best quality. But things that are non-perishable or that are at least shelf stable, I do not need to inspect so closely. Plus, Amazon has a subscribe-and-save option on some of their offerings, so you can have some of your supplies delivered automatically on a regular basis. For example, I do a lot of baking, and go through A LOT of bread and pastry flour. Not having to lug it home on top of everything else helps.
Also, a few things my husband pointed out:
1. The less we go into the grocery store for these things, the less we are tempted to buy stuff not on the list.
2. This is mostly stuff not grown locally, so we are cutting out the middle man and some of the transport involved. We are also saving money we can put towards food that IS grown locally.
Dog food
Lotion
Powdered Milk
Bread Flour
Pastry Flour
Old Fashioned Oats
Steel Cut Oats
Sugar
Powdered Sugar
Dr Bronners Liquid Castile Soap
Dr Bronners Soap Bars
Washing Soda
Baking Soda
Borax
OxiClean
Cereal
Coconut oil
Sunflower oil
Pastry flour
Spelt
Rye
Semolina
Cacao powder (raw)
Cocoa powder
Baking Powder
Nutritional Yeast
Yeast for baking
Hemp Seeds
Chia Seeds
Peanut Butter- crunchy
Pasta and pasta and more pasta
Whole Wheat Pasta, too
Wax Paper
Vanilla Beans
Mason Jars- quart size and pint size
Raisins
Curly Hair Shampoo and Conditioner
Curly Hair Gel
Toothpaste
Lentils
Black Beans
Navy Beans
Arborio Rice
Wild Rice
Essential Oils- orange, peppermint, lavender, and tea tree
Qtips
For the kids