The $100 Dollar Grocery Challenge

So this year my fantastic parents gave my husband and I the best Christmas gift ever!  They sent us 100 dollars with a note expressing concern with the state of the economy and the projection of higher food costs.  Their instructions were to spend this money on food storage, so I decided to have a little fun with it.

I created what I'm calling the 100 Dollar Grocery Challenge!  The idea is to look for the most rock bottom prices on items we use and get the absolute maximum amount of groceries for a hundred bucks. 

So here's the list of what I bought, how much I paid for it and pictures to show just how much food you can really get if you pinch your pennies.  Take the challenge yourself and see what you can do!

1 Gallon of 2% Milk                                        $2.08
4 Dozen Eggs                                                    1.18 each dozen
3 Loaves Bread                                                 1.39 each
2 Pkg of Whole Wheat Tortillas                            .50 pkg
20 Cans of Bumble Bee Tuna                               .48 can 
6 One Pound Packages of Penne Pasta                .69 pkg
6 One Pound Packages of Bow Tie Pasta            .69 pkg
5 Large Yellow Onions                                      1.00 Total
8 Large Gala Apples                                           .88 / pound
1 16 lb Turkey                                                    .50 / pound
12  18.6 oz cans Cambells Select Harvest Soup  .50 / can
6 One Pound Packages of Fettuccine Pasta         .69 pkg
2 One Pound Packages of Small Shell Pasta        .69 pkg
2 Pounds of Tyson Bacon                                  1.99 / pound
4 Pounds of Real Butter                                     1.88 / pound
2   #10 Cans (7.5 lbs) Cranberry Sauce             1.99 / can
2 Three pound cans of Shortening                       1.99 / can
2 Four pound sacks of Flour Tortilla Mix              .50 / sack
1 Jar (2.2 lbs) of Chicken Bouillon Granules        3.99 / jar
2 Big Pork Steaks                                               1.28 / pound
3 Bottles (17 oz) Olive Oil                                   1.99 / bottle
1 Big container of Oregano                                  1.39 / jar
1 Big container of Lemon Pepper                         1.39 / jar
2 lbs Medium Cheddar Cheese                            3.99

Total Spent >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      $99.34 (and the rest went in my change jar)