How to Eat Well {& Cheap} on Vacation–Bonus!

Thanks for your great feedback and encouragement on this series.  I hope you have learned a little bit from my experiences about how to eat well {& cheap} on vacation. 

When I started this series I shared that we ended up eating for about $25/person during the trip, and estimated savings of over $110 per person. 

Some of you have asked to see our grocery lists for what we bought here vs. there, so here they are:

What we bought and brought with us (total $140):

• 3 batches of pancake mix
• 3 batches of baked oatmeal mix
• 2.5 C applesauce
• 2 dozen eggs (Costco)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2, 30-oz bags of shredded potatoes (frozen)
• 4 lbs. frozen broccoli (Costco)
• 2 lbs Colby Jack Cheese (Costco), a brick that we shredded ahead of time
• 2 lbs. organic strawberries (Costco)
• 2.5 lbs. blueberries (Costco)
• 4 C frozen raspberries (Costco)
• Greek Yogurt (Costco)
• Bacon
• Sugar/cornstarch mix
• Tortillas (Costco)
• Smokehouse Maple Seasoning
• Beans (black, great white northern), 3 cans total
• 10 red bell peppers (Costco)
• 6 colored bell peppers (Costco)
• 1 green bell pepper
• Chips (Costco)
• Salsa (Costco)
• 1 can of corn
• 3 sweet onions
• 5 lbs. of potatoes
• 2x Wild Rice mix for stuffed peppers
• 2 cans of tomatoes (Costco)
• 3 lbs. organic spinach (Costco)
• Marshmallows
• Chocolate
• Graham Crackers (Costco)
• Cheez-Its (Costco) **vacation splurge**
• 3 lbs. carrots (Costco)
• 2 batches Pound Cake

What we purchased when we arrived (total $110)

• Butter (1 lb)
• Eggs (1 dozen)
• 2 gallons of milk
• 1 gallon of OJ
• 4 lbs. ground beef
• 4 pkgs. chicken tenders (about 16 oz each)
• 1 pkg. locally made brats (onion and cheddar); 5 links
• 1 lb. asparagus
• 2 medium zucchini
• 1 large sweet potato
• 16 oz. baby bella mushrooms
• 1 butternut squash
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 avocados
• 12 ears sweet corn
• 6 apricots
• Whole wheat buns
• 2, 5-quart pails of ice cream

I hope that is helpful!  This fed 10 adults (minus lunch items, each family brought their own) for 4 full days.  You can find our menu plan for that week here.