That's Good Eatin'

I always get the look when I empty the contents of my shopping basket on the supermarket conveyor belt... I love it. The lady at the register looks at the strange assortment of food, then at the smelly guy wearing a pack, then back at the food, and finally offers a pitying smile as she begins to scan the items...

- 375g peanut butter (goes w/everything)........................................... $2.15
- 400g raisins (again... w/anything)................................................... $1.50
- Pasta & Sauce packs (like Lipton noodles... serves 4 my arse).... 2x $3.00
- 250g salted peanuts (mmm... salt).................................................. $1.40
- 100g dehydrated peas (thanks Edith... never knew these existed)...... $2.90
- 250g block colby cheese............................................................... $2.80
- Yum-Yum ramen noodles............................................................2x $0.50
- Loaf of whole-meal french bread (fresh!)............................................ $2.50
- 200g hummus................................................................................ $3.30
- Large block Whittaker's chocolate (the toughest to ration).................. $3.00
- 310g muesli (yeah... hot breakfast!)................................................. $2.20
- One ripe tomato............................................................................. $0.24
- One ripe avocado........................................................................... $0.90
- One ripe banana............................................................................. $0.41
- Three ears sweet-corn (on sale!)...................................................... $1.00

TOTAL................................................................ $28.30NZ = ~$19US

Having just returned from 4 days in Arthur's Pass, I crave fresh veggies. Dinner consists of 2 ears sweet corn, a banana, and 2 sandwiches of tomato, avocado, cheese and hummus on toasted french bread. The rest of the shopping list feeds me for the next 4 days. Don't worry mom... I'm also eating multi-vitamins.