Pick-Lists: Ordering Groceries Ahead

This is my mom-tool #1. If you are a person who has to go grocery shopping weekly or semi weekly, then pick-lists are for you.

I prefer Kroger (ClickList) as my grocery store. I love my gas points and the prices are usually the best for my purchases. But many major chains now offer this feature.

I'm living in my 10-mile triangle (work, stores, schools all within 10 miles of home). I place my order for pick up at lunch time and don't have to hustle in the evening or miss out on part of my weekend to provide food for my family.

Sometimes they have to substitute, but Kroger has (so far) been generous when they can't fulfill an item in my order.

Meal Delivery Services

I'm experimenting with meal delivery services. I love to cook good, healthy meals for my family. I don't have the spare time to invest in all of the planning and preparing. When I have time to go to the grocery store, I don't have the energy to also add the creativity needed to plan out a decent vegetarian menu. There's an art to putting it all together without letting the veggies expire in the fridge. We usually end up with take out, frozen dinners, or smoothies on most nights.

Food delivery services boast that they can deliver the experience of fresh gourmet meals with all of the planning done for you. They also offer around 50% off to give their service a try. So, I'm going to give it a try. I'll update you later.