even in small ville Canada, we’re not immune to high food costs. it’s hard; especially with a family were each of us has different tastes. i try my best – usually spending less than $300 a month on groceries. the worst is picking up fruits, veggies & juices at the market, then walking down a junk aisle and seeing pop for $.99 – i pay $5 for a carton of OJ, but i’ll be damned if i feed my family a constant stream of poison. like i said – i do my best – but it’s hard to shop healthy with low funds.

I enjoy the Tropicana. I can’t remember right now if there is an unsweetened juice? A friend gave me a bottle of wine thats sitting in the fridge, it’ll probably wait for a special occasion.
My main effort is to reduce sugars – one has to read the labels; and also reduce caffeine by drinking herbal tea rather than coffee tho I’ll have a coffee each day.
Its so cool when kids refuse to drink pop by themselves! Good for them.