Food Lion 8/21

Food prices are seriously getting scary!!

Chocolate frosting $1.25
(2) Snackwells popcorn $5.00 (used coup $0.75/2) = $4.25
Lemon frosting $1.25
FL raisin bran $2.79 (used coup $2.29/1) = $0.50
Honey $5.49
Brown sugar $1.19
Cookies $2.50
Fruit cocktail $1.79
Soy sauce $1.49
Fruit cups $2.69
Baked beans $1.69
Canned peaches $1.79
Baked beans $1.69
Cream of potato soup $1.69
Lemon cake mix $1.25
Strawberry cake mix $1.25
Brownie mix $1.25
Smoked sausage $3.19
Bacon $3.00
Ground beef $3.56
Ground beef $3.54
NY strip $3.56
Ground beef $2.27
Ground beef $1.79
Chicken wings $4.17
Banana $0.21
Fresh green beans $0.37
1/2 gal milk $2.93
French fries $2.39
Frozen veggies $1.79
Cat litter $7.99
20 Friskees $10.00 (used $1/20 coup) = $9.00
Fancy Feast $0.60 (used coup for free can) = Free

I also used a coupon for buy two DH products get one free (-$1.39)

Total - $83.96 (Yikes!)

I need to think of ways to bring down our grocery costs.  I suppose I could start shopping more at Wal Mart (ew!), buying more store brand/generics (I dont mind those), maybe finding cheaper name brands to use, and trying to find more coupons to use.  I do have an $8 rebate to send in for the meat I purchased today so that will help to offset the costs a little bit.  Any suggestions on how to lower the grocery bill are welcome!  Please just leave a comment :)