I always thought Grocery Outlets were a funny idea because I somehow imagined aisles and aisles of out-of-fashion foods mingling together in self-pity that their labels were
sooo last season. It wasn't until recently that I discovered not only do they carry foods with plenty of time before their expiration date, but what a bargain! I suddenly found myself hooked on getting the best deal possible. Sometimes I could walk out of there feeling like I was being paid to shop. And did you know peach halves are the new fruit cocktail?
Unfortunately, I became so swept up in the wonderful world of coupon-less shopping, that I even stopped reading labels. And that's when things went really wrong...
You can imagine my surprise the other day when I went to the pediatrician for Gabriel's 6-month check-up. As usual, he stripped down to his birthday suit (Gabri, not the doctor) to be weighed. "Whoaaa, we've got a hefty fella here" the doctor said as he adjusted the scale to accommodate his portly body. As I watched the numbers climb well into the double digits, I knew he wasn't over-exaggerating.
Apparently his weight does not even register on the charts anymore, and while it is still technically considered the 100th percentile, he has officially thrown the entire baby curve off balance. (NOTE: if you are the parent of a child 6 months or younger, you will be receiving your baby's adjustment notification in the mail any day now.)
Curious as to why this has happened, I went to the cupboard to examine the foods I have been feeding him over the past few days. Lo and behold, the answer was right there on the label...
This officially marks the end of Grocery Outlet shopping for me.
