Last week’s $69 grocery trip (+ what we ate!)

Published: by Crystal Paine on March 7, 2022 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

I posted this on Instagram and wanted to share it here as well:

This may look like a dirty bowl to you. To me it represents a HUGE answer to many, many prayers.

After 8+ months of weekly feeding therapy and so many, many, many failed and discouraging attempts to feed Baby D, he ate his entire dinner tonight and wanted it all!!!!!!

It was only about a quarter cup of macaroni and cheese and applesauce – which may not seem like a big deal – but this was a huge feat for our sweet boy who never had more than 2-4 bites of anything pureed into any meal.

This is your reminder that even if it feels like you’re not making any progress, even if it feels like all your efforts are going nowhere, even if it feels like nothing you’re doing makes a difference, keep going, keep going, keep believing, don’t give up !

Note: If you have a child who is able and willing to eat and drink at every meal and who can suck from a bottle or sippy cup and/or gain weight easily, never take this for granted! I never knew what a gift that was as a parent until the last two years with Champ and Baby D!

One of my favorite snacks – peanut butter and chocolate chips!

I made a version of this black bean soup for dinner last night, using what I had on hand.

Lori Cooks sent me a bundle of her spice packs to try out, so I made this yummy slow cooker rotisserie chicken using one of them.

It was delicious!!

Kroger has an 8-pound bag of navel oranges on sale this week for $5.99!

And Nathan’s Franks are $3.47 per pack with the weekly digital coupon (you can get up to five packs).

Last week I found SO many great deals and discounts. This week has been leaner picking, so I’m thankful for all the great deals we’ve gotten over the past few weeks as our fridge and freezer are well stocked. I ended up spending $69 on all of the above.