Bargains grocery shopping today

I finally got around to oding my grocery shop today - I had enough in the cupboards, fridge and freezer to mostly get by for the previous couple of days.

Whilst I detest shopping on a Thursday with a passion - loads of old, disapproving old people! - it does seem to prove worth shopping on that day for some of the specials I found.

They were too good not to share. Most of them aren't much of a surprise really, as they're mostly all in season at the moment.

• Whole cabbage - $1.99
• Whole jap pumpkin - $2
• Whole cauliflower - $1.99
• Pink lady apples - $1.99/kg
• Bananas 79c/kg
• 2kg brushed spuds - $1.49
• Sweet potato 99c/kg
• Mushrooms $7/kg
• Strawberry punnet $1.99 (rare treat for Lego Boy for school)
• Avocados 79c/each
• Red capsicums $2.99/kg
• Brocolli $2.99/kg

I even nabbed 675g tortellini for $5 that I've put in the freezer, for a quick meal when we are short on time. Also, there was low-fat ricotta for just $2.99/kg (obviously short dated!), that just wouldn't fit into my meal plan, so alas, I had to leave it behind.

There were some canned soup on special too for $2 per can. Not fabulous value - I'm sure I can make something much tastier for a better price per serve, however they're a great standby on a busy day for lunch for anywhere from 1.5-3 points per serve for the lower fat ones, which I'll often have with simple cheese and vegemite toast. Much better than a higher point alternative I think I'd end up with otherwise.