How often do you buy groceries?
What types of things do you consider “essential”?
Do you make a list when you go shopping, or just have an idea of what you need?
Do you do one big trip all at once, or do you pick up just enough to make what you’re eating that night/the next day?
Weekly for essentials: fresh fruit, fresh veg, any specific food i need for cooking that week or anything that’s run out. Good bread. In summer we have a garden so it’s mostly the fresh stuff we aren’t growing.
Costco monthly for sandwich bread, milk, eggs, any bulk stuff we need.
I get animal protein in bulk from our local farmer about 1x every two years which drops the price. We eat animal protein about 3 times a week, vegetarian rest of the time.
Always with a list, always with a weekly meal plan.