its suprising, but looking into things like food services (we use five star foods in PA) that deliver 6 months of frozen food (meats, veggies, fruits, etc — all organic or top quality) at a time, or buying a share in an organic farm (i think you have to be in an agri area, but you can ask at your local health food store — we get a huge crate of fresh fruits and veggies once a week apr — oct) can save you a ton of money. i used to spend close to $600 a month on groceries (this was without alimentum, giving that up was like getting a raise)…but now our monthly total is closer to $350, and having all of the food at our ready makes it really easy to plan meals…