First grocery trip

So, I just returned home from the grocery store - which was hilarious and looked like we were all preparing for Doomsday due to impending snow and senior discount day.  Anyway, the grocery provides a plethora of debate for the want v. need discussion.  Seriously, I could probably blog for an entire year just about making good food decisions.

For the record, in Not Buying It, the book, (as opposed to Not Buying It, my life,) Ms. Levine doesn't buy any pre-made or processed food with the exception of bread.  Why bread, I don't know, since bread can be made at home with less difficulty than a lot of other things.  She was so hardcore that she wouldn't buy crackers - she would just slice her store-bought bread thin and bake it or dry it out or something (I can't honestly remember, and can't look it up because my copy of the book is currently on loan to a friend.)  However it happened, homemade crackers were produced.

While I totally respect and understand what she did - making everything I eat from scratch is not feasible for my life at this point.  Could I do it?  Technically, yes.  Would I have time to do anything else, like study and sleep?  Probably not.

So, I'm going to do my best.  Make from scratch what I can, and avoid those food items that we obviously don't need.  (Sorry chips and salsa - see you in '11.)  Moral of the story - if you see me in Kroger with a jar of Prego in my hand, please don't judge, I'll do better next time.