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Day 333 (33) – Grossery Shopping

My roommate and I went on our “once every two months” grocery trip today (luckily I didn’t go hungry), and I think that’s one of the things I’m going to miss while in New York.  From what I understand, if you live in the city, you do your grocery shopping on a daily basis: you buy what you’re going to cook that night on your way home for dinner.

That’s quite the change from my current setup – we go once every two months, and it’s generally only about 90 minutes round trip, hitting up Sam’s Club for the bulk stuff (and bulk of the stuff), and then Bigg’s for the smaller items.  By splitting the grocery list in half according to store layout, my roommate and I are able to get in and out like a Kevin Kline movie (I’m referring to the title, not the plot).

It’s such a nice feeling to open up the fridge and see it stock full of various foods and beverages, notably a copious amount of Gatorade.  And that’s the beauty of Sam’s Club, what’s generally meant to stock vending machines or be used in restaurants makes for a great amount for the home.  Of course it’s one thing to have and go through 48 bottles of Gatorade in two months, quite another to gorge on a gallon of mayonnaise over the same period (incidentally if you were to consume that whole gallon of mayonnaise for some reason, you’d being having about 2500 grams of fat – yum).  I’m not suggesting I eat that much mayo, I’m just saying I’m sure there are families that do.

But that all changes with the move to NYC.  Though I’m hoping that such a change will lead to me eating a greater variety of foods (there’s so many great restaurants there), and eating healthier (no fear of fruits and vegetables spoiling).  This is unlikely to happen, but hey, you can always hope.