Penny Pinching Pantry Raid Wrap-Up

It's July 31st. The last day of July. The last day of the Penny Pinching Pantry Raid.
Even though I didn't keep within the $100 budget, I still think I came out ahead. Here's where I stand:
Groceries: $272.70
Eating Out: $225.53
Compared to the previous months, this is marked improvement. Especially considering how much we traveled in July. I'm going to shoot for it again next month, too.
FREEZER:

• 6 oz. queso fresco
• 1 bag + 1 partial bag chopped broccoli
• partial bag biscuits
• 1 Steamfresh Meals for Two
• 1/2 bag chicken tenders
• 2 pie crusts
• 1 partial bag potatoes obrien
• 2 Lean Cuisines
• 1 gallon bag vegetable broth
• 1 gallon bag chicken broth
• waffles
• 1 unidentified piece of meat (It's probably deer loin...)
• 1 chopped green pepper
• 2 cups blueberries
• 6 cups blackberries
• 3 sliced yellow squash
• 2 sliced zucchini
• 1 8x8 pan stuffed shells
• 1 8x8 pan lasagna
• 1 quart-bag deer meatballs
• coffee
• 2 balls of pasta dough

PANTRY:

• 1 Kroger bag of new potatoes (thanks to my father-in-law's garden!)
• saltines
• partial bag egg noodles
• 1 partial box spaghetti
• 1 bag pecans
• Karo syrup
• 1 partial jar peanut butter
• 2 bread mixes
• 1 cheeseball mix
• 1 box beginet mix
• bisquick
• 1 partial canister oats
• wheat gluten
• dried onions
• 1 pkg onion soup mix
• cocoa
• corn starch
• masa harina
• sugar, splenda, flour, corn meal, brown sugar and powdered sugar
• assorted tea and hot chocolate mix
• 1 box sure-jell
• partial box of couscous
• 1 canister bread crumbs and panko bread crumbs
• baking powder and baking soda
• 2 boxes jello pudding mix
• lemonade mix
• 1/2 bag soy beans
• assorted spices, vinegar and oils
• 1 canister whey protein
• chow mein noodles
• 3 cans hotdog chili
• 1 can kraut
• 1 partial box Kashi Go Lean
• 1 partial bag Baked Lays

FRIDGE:

• partial quart of skim milk
• 2 Tb stick butter
• 1 tub of margarine
• eggs
• coffee creamer
• margarita mix
• 2 partial bottles of pancake syrup
• 1 partial quart of cottage cheese
• 1 fruit cup
• 2 jello puddings
• pickle spears
• 1 quart homemade bread and butter pickles
• 1 jar pickled beets
• 3 sodas
• 6 cukes
• corn tortillas
• celery
• partial bag of spinach
• 5 tomatoes
• handful of green beans from my garden
• half a package of American cheese slices
• goat cheese
• feta cheese
• blue cheese crumbles
• provolone cheese slices
• 5 pieces string cheese
• a tiny bit of the jar of minced garlic (I stretched it all month long!!!)
• partial head of garlic
• 1/3 wedge of pecorrino cheese
• 18 pack of Miller Lite (payment to my dad for feeding my cats when I'm at the beach next week...)
• assorted condiments

DEEP FREEZER/GARAGE SHELVES:

• 8 lbs. deer burger
• 1 deer loin
• 1 wild turkey breast
• 1 box Kashi Go Lean
• 6 Italian sausages
• 2 pt. pepper butter
• 1 jar garlic powder
• 2 bottles Spicy V8
• 2 bottles mustard
• 3 bottles hot sauce
• 1 canister oats
• 8 qt. green beans
• 6 qt. homemade pickles
• 1 qt. tomato juice
• 8 qt. weiners and peppers
• 3 pt. weiners and peppers
• 1 pt. homemade hot sauce
• 4 pkg of hotdogs
• 1 pt. pickles

Last month, I spent $300.03 on groceries; and $482.62 eating out. For two people. That. is. ridiculous. Even if I didn't keep it under $100 for the month, one thing I did learn is to use what I have, stock up when I can, and plan meals a little better. I also didn't make too many trips to the grocery store, which was nice. I froze several yellow squash and zucchinis, berries and made a mess of pickles, which will help out with the grocery bill throughout the year.
All in all, I made progress, and I think I'll try it again next month.