I did need to return to the grocery store mid-week, adding $31.76 to my grocery expense, and, Rudy went for more sandwich items on Saturday (another $13.65). The grand total for week 1 at Whole Foods was $156.

This week, I will be able to visit our Farmer's Market to buy our produce. I'll report on that later.

This week's menu:

• Roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas
• Pan roasted fish and white beans with a spinach salad and carrots
• Minestrone soup with pumpkin-sunflower muffins
• Spaghetti and meatballs with a green salad
• Lemony goat cheese chicken with brown rice and green beans
• Vegetable ziti gratin with a green salad

Of course, I will be making vegetarian substitutions for the roast, the meatballs, and the chicken.