Clearance $100+ Grocery Haul | Did I Bust the Budget?!

[@georgemoustakas4030]

Hello Christine. I am a pneumonology resident and I have to tell you that carbonation in drinks does not affect your blood cells ability to transfer oxygen to your muscles. Your reference to Bohr's effect is correct on paper but sodas do not contain a lot of CO2 plus your lungs have an outstanding ability to sustain acid base balance. Any excessive CO2 intake would immediatly be taken care of by your breathing! Feel free to consume carbonated drinks while training. If you don't want to take my word for it a quick google search will help out!

[@jerrischaney3587]

Glad to see someone else eat the clearance items. That is all I look for!

[@Iheart2cook]

Queen. Of. Deals. I wish my Kroger had more clearance. I find them here and there, but never all at once like this. I guess a little is better than none. God bless

[@monicagonzales7257]

All those bell peppers ,you could pair em up with the crumbled meat or beef, add some crumbled cauliflower and tomato sauce and Bam,stuffed bell peps!

[@vegemitegirl1971]

I always check clearance racks. My find this week was milk. 2 litres is normally over $3.00 (in my part of rural Australia). There was a manager's special for $1.20 as it had a close use by date. At the register they scanned for 80 cents.

[@VoodooCrab]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who closes that bottom veggie drawer with my foot! I can't believe those two old ladies were faster than you! So funny!

[@AnnCulver82]

When we were in AZ. I could find tons of clearanced items, in IL. It's a little harder.

[@extrabadluck]

After seeing you doing this I have hope that I should manage with $100 per month for one person :) just have to want it

[@alykatbuttercup836]

I can sometimes find clearance deals and my one stop and shop for clearance bread type items and sometimes they have dairy or they have dented pantry items like canned veggies and dented boxes of non perishables.

[@lvwest8092]

I love those Naan Pizza Crusts! The street taco tortillas make awesome buns for the copycat version of Applebees Quesadilla burgers! I automatically hone in on those Woohoo stickers, but even more so since watching your hauls! Ours never mark down as much as yours though!

[@drendahalbert8510]

Kroger is the store local to me.. definitely looking for more clearance items when I go there. I’m finding the reduce the prices on really good looking produce ! I haven’t bought meat in two weeks, so I can clean out my freezers. Just me and my husband at home now... I still buy like I’m feeding a crowd! Lol

[@lauravitaliani9666]

Wow that's amazing. I tried ibotta can't wrap my head around it. I did try to do a supper from nothing today .I was suprized to find I was able to make a half pan of chicken enchiladas!! Their in the oven now. And the house smells amazing😁 Thanks for the tip👍 From Laura in New York😎🍷

[@ashleyd503]

The guy at Kroger told me sometimes it's because they aren't selling fast enough so they bag overstock before they go bad.

[@rebeccaturner9511]

Make a trifle with the raspberries and cool whip. Use pudding as custard.

[@gingerparr4608]

Awesome haul! I have always looked for clearance also but my stores definitely don't have the quantity yours do!

[@renataharewood1297]

Exactly. I went into the grocery store on a hunt for some clearance items and I didn’t find one thing. Lol.

[@desertfamilyhomestead3127]

Our Kroger affiliate is Fry's and butter was $1.49 here. I use my mom's card as well as mine to get more of the great sale items.

[@michellerae8817]

Oh wow....I wish I had a store near me that did these mark downs. Great haul!!!

[@zo_471]

All of the clearance items look perfect and still fresh. My local store only marks things down when they are half rotten in the package so it’s not worth it.

[@ashlieleavelle]

So I hit a meat deal at Kroger for organic ground beef. It is usually 6.99 a pound. It was $3.29 a pound. I bought 8 lbs of ground beef!

[@junebug1359]

I definitely have started watching for clearance items at the grocery store since finding your channel!

[@smg.6685]

I wish my local stores had such great clearance deals! I feel like the harder I look for those stupid yellow stickers the fewer I see, lol. I did catch a butter for $1.99 each deal this weekend which was AWESOME because we're a keto household so we blow through butter. It's good to know it freezes well for future reference. It doesn't usually last that long in our house, but still, I appreciate the tips because I'm new to this whole frugal living thing and I know I've passed up good deals in the past because I was worried about how long things would last in the fridge. Is Smith's the Utah equivalent of Kroger? The stickers and packaging look similar, but Smith's obviously has much better clearance deals. Thanks for the video!! So happy to be part of your YT family. I'm learning so much!

[@FrugalFitMom]

Yes, Smith's is a Kroger store. I think there are a lot of cheap items because a lot of people in Utah just go to Costco! LOL!

[@sarahwhite6258]

Wow! You really hit the jackpot!

[@raisingcubs7915]

I miss having a Kroger store. I’m in the Austin area, a.k.a. the Kroger desert 🌵 We did get a Randall’s and they clearance items but mostly frozen foods and lunch meats so I get what I can.

[@TrippingOverParadise]

Wow! My stores never have deals like these, or I might find just one product that is reduced. 😕

[@candidawojcik6356]

You did great on this clearance haul. The stores where I live it is harder to find that amount of clearance but there is some I do find and purchase. ( the freezer is my bestie when I get clearance ) ;)

[@thegreenesketojourney4380]

Someone probably said that you can freeze eggs by cracking them into ice cube trays and then treat them like ice cubes and you can place them frozen in a pan

[@dumbbunnie123]

If you take some meatless burgers and chop them into a few beef patties they take on the beef taste and mouth feel! Great extender!

[@ZepFloydstonesfan]

Like you have hate waste. Love the bargains you get. Groceries are so much cheaper in the US! 👏👏👏

[@michelledee9304]

I shop at Smith's too. I always look for the clearance, mark down and Close outs. The mark down vegies in produce I buy a lot but I throw out the seasoning packet since I have to be gluten free and dairy free.

[@Lidiasfamilylife]

I can’t believe those awesome prices on everything! Wow! Great haul!

[@jackiehoward7300]

More Dave!! Lovely haul.

[@kimhilder2300]

Good deals! The Idaho Falls Smiths doesn't seem to mark things down quite that low. Next time in Utah I need to check out the Smith's.

[@FrugalFitMom]

Agreed, I have seen better deals in Pocatello. :)

[@angiesmith2877]

Wow! I hardly ever go to Smith's, but I think I definitely need to start going there to look for clearance sales!

[@rebeccablashock3829]

A drawer of yogurt...I want to live at your house!

[@lisalovatt7246]

That's a fabulous haul. Awesome

[@Jenniferslife01]

I worked at a kroger and all clearance items had to be out by 9am. I would shop early so you can get the deals.

[@TrippingOverParadise]

Ms. Jennifer's Life is it a certain day of the week, or do y’all do that every day?

[@Foxy-uq8bu]

Wonderful deal especially with the meat and deli items.I always clearance shop,especially fruit and veges and meat.Although in Australia we don't seem to have as huge markdowns.We do have factory outlet food stores where things in tins,packages and frozen goods are significantly marked down,and of course there's always the farmers markets.I love watching your videos Christine,you are frugal,fun and fit,your'e looking rather lean at the moment is that because of marathon training?Thanks for great videos,take care,Foxy from Australia.

[@FrugalFitMom]

Thank you! I'm fairly lean at the moment, I will probably lose another couple pounds as the weather gets warmer and training amps up. I have lost about 8-ish pounds in the last 6 months or so. I do carry most of my weight in my thighs, which you don't see on camera all the time! :)

[@ollyollyoxynfree6372]

The best thing I found on clearance was a 3-5ib roast at my local grocery store. I can't remember the price exactly, BUT I do know that it was a sweet deal for meat prices around here.

[@KM-nq7ez]

Love your videos, you and your husband are a great team❤️

[@sarahbackeer6077]

Show us how you make the protein bag please!! ❤️

[@amilawstudent]

I'm coming to the US for 3 weeks in March and I can't wait to look for these deals! 💕

[@FrugalFitMom]

Which area will you be?

[@amilawstudent]

@@FrugalFitMom We are landing in LAX with my German husband and his dad and brother. We will spend 2 weeks travelling together from LA to Death Valley, China Lake, along the central coast, up to Monterey Bay, Oakland, Muir Woods then end in SF. On the 16th of March my FIL and BIL fly home and my husband and I go back to the central coast where I was born and raised for a week to see my family that is flying in for my grandmothers 95th B-day on March 20th. We fly back to Germany March 24th. I will be looking at all the grocery stores for salads, breads, snacks and drinks that are marked down for our road trip & also for anything that I can bring back home - I have an empty suit case I want to fill! :-)

[@kalit9233]

I love the street taco 🌮 tortillas! I buy them all the time.

[@justjacqueline2004]

Depressing how expensive food is here in the UK,even when you go really down market you just collide with carbs and nasty chemicals.

[@Wildmoonlite]

I’ve been vegan for about 7 years. Don’t just all veggie crumbles based off of those, I don’t care for that brand of them at all. The beyond meat ones are really good though.

[@annek1226]

My motto has always been, never pay full price for anything you can get on sale! Lol!

[@Buaastroctyes]

Love your grocery haulsss!!!! My family we have 13 people living together and we spend $1600 a month on food wise. 4 adults and 9 kids under 17 years old!. I def think our family should cut down on expenses though. Lol

[@javaandgingerbread4899]

Awesome clearance.

[@shesagem317]

I want to go to America just to go shopping lol groceries in Australia are so expensive and we don't have awesome bulk items either. $200 a month 😲 a trolley full costs me about $350 and that may last probably just over a week for the 6 of us

[@kathleenmccandless7553]

Great haul!! 👍🏼😄

[@hotmessmamalife3830]

You guys just crack me up 😂😂

[@debrasfrugallife3703]

Nice finds hun ❤️

[@danielleharrison385]

Do you freeze all your lunch meat so they don't go bad? How long do you keep your mark down items?

[@FrugalFitMom]

Yes, most of it!

[@fattyspizza9748]

Awesome score on mouthwash!! I think my kids drink it too!!!

[@butterflyinflight85]

Unfortunately my local stores don't know what "clearance" is. The only think I see on it regularly is meat and by then it's all brown and yucky.

[@Babylandy1]

The stores where I live offer absolutely nothing on clearance. They don't care if it has rotten spots in it they still sell it at full price. ☹️

[@tamib64]

What's your strategy for manager's specials?

[@jennifermitchell1730]

Wait. What was that about carbonated drinks? What does it prohibit? Share your info! Thanks so much!

[@FrugalFitMom]

CO2 lowers the amount of oxygen your blood can carry.

[@dianeevans4099]

All I can say is Wow, your impressive! What grocery store do you shop at? I NEVER see any clearance cold items at the supermarkets I go to. 😖

[@FrugalFitMom]

Smith's (kroger store) is where I found all of these deals.

[@dianeevans4099]

@@FrugalFitMom Unfortunately we do not have one of those.

[@liliamrodriguez3020]

Great video

[@themagicknightress7132]

Are these items usually just marked down on the shelf?? I only know where to find clearance things in the clearance aisle/produce/cheese/yogurt sections but i never see any cool stuff like this

[@songwriter368]

now we an use the dry beans lol

[@doxiemom6850]

Do you like the hillshire cold cuts just wondering if there good?

[@FrugalFitMom]

We like them!

[@MariaGonzalezGifts]

How do u know when to go to the store or is it just by chance you find the deals??

[@FrugalFitMom]

the mornings are the best, but it is a lot of hit and miss.

[@Linda-gc6le]

Do u freeze deli meat?

[@FrugalFitMom]

Yes I do!

[@adagioborntrager4456]

I’m curious as to how much of this goes to waste? Do you just freeze most of the things that can be frozen? Also I don’t mean this is any negative way, you said yourself you hate wasting food! Just wondering if you have any secrets?

[@FrugalFitMom]

I freeze as much as I can, and use the rest as fast as I can!

[@mattinahat3003]

How do you find so much stuff on the clearance sale? I rarely see them at My Frys (Kroger). Do you shop a certain day or time?

[@FrugalFitMom]

In the morning! Like, 8:30am

[@gothicgirl94xo]

That's slot for that amount come shopping for me

[@TonisWorld07]

your husband is so hilarious......

[@christinaj8368]

I am so jelly of the meatless meat it costs me like 10 bucks A meal just in the meatless meat for my family we are vegetarian's for health reasons

[@Amanda-ev3lg]

lol dave looking like a snack in the grocery haul. lolol jk..kinda