Dissection of my grocery bill

Now, hold on a second. This only looks like it's going to be straight out of the "of interest only to Jen S." files. But I promise, I have a point.

I just spent nearly $100 at the grocery store for what was supposed to be a quick trip for salad ingredients. Of course, I needed a few other items, since my kitchen is nearly empty. Some yogurt for the dogs (they get a dollop at meal time), food for the reptiles (iguanas and leopard tortoises are vegetarian), and some miscellany like milk, nutrition bars, tissue and fruit.

So here's where all that money went:

Miscellaneous grocery: $36.10
Dog food: $5.98
Reptile food: $18.58
Salad ingredients: $34.82

That last item there? Did you see it -- the thirty-four dollars and eighty-two cents I spent on salad fixins? That is another reason why I shy away from making foods involving a lot of fresh produce. Gah. I just don't know what else to say.

I look forward to learning just how many days of salads that $34.82 bought me. Salad days indeed.

I was even charitable, and kept the minced garlic on the "miscellaneous" tab because even though I bought it for salad (in particular, the dressing I'll make), I will be able to use it for some time. The other stuff, not so much.

I should add that $5.05 of that miscellany was for a plate of sushi that I decided to reward myself with for taking this step into salad-land. So, today I haven't yet had any salad, but I sure did have some yummy salmon rolls for dinner.