My fiancée and I live in a small Midwestern town with limited grocery options. But, thankfully, we have an Aldi, which I frequent once a week.
Two years ago, we could get by on a grocery budget of $20 a week, but rising inflation changed all that. Although food prices are finally starting to stabilize, according to the USDA, they aren't supposed to drop much this year.
These days, my grand total at Aldi usually clocks in at or under $40.
On my most recent trip, I picked up 17 items for just about $39 before tax. Here's everything I got and how we'll use it.