We now spend $1600 per month on FOOD | Our biggest grocery shop EVER!

Food is getting more expensive for us here in Longyearbyen, just like in many parts of the world, and we are now struggling to stay under 16000nok ($1600) per month - which is crazy! To find out what we are spending our money on we tracked all of our grocery shops for the month of April and then went for a huge grocery shop in May. I hope you enjoy this video, and thank you so much for being here! 🧡☕️

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About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 7 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!

[springsogourne]

I would LOVE to see Christopher do a series on traditional Swedish meals. Yum!

[kater.]

When I retired and started living on a fixed income, reducing my food costs became important. When bread went to $5/ loaf, it went back on the shelf in favor of that $5 going for a bag of flour, small bag of sugar and yeast packets - which yielded 6 loaves of bread.

Ditch the disposables! Instead of paper towels, I use dish-clothes. Instead of ziplock baggies, I use reusable silicon food storage bags.

I grow lettuce, spinach, and tomatoes in my hydroponics units in winter and on the deck in the summer. Shop the markdowns/quick sale section of the store. Now I spend between $25-$50/week on groceries for one. The wide range lets me have $ for special value purchases in the store.

[debbiegrier]

Hi Cecilia, I'm a70 yr old
Grandmom who loves your vlog. You make me laugh so much! The 1st time I watched you shoveling snow. You slung that shovel with snow on it but it went right into that push shovel. You were going to town. You didn't look behind you. You just threw that snow! I watch every day. You are quite a woman and beautiful to boot!! Take care. NONNA😅

[staplebullet]

Grim segment is ALWAYS my favorite segment!

[michellesmith]

I think Grim must have been having terrible tooth pains because he hasn't been crying NEARLY as much lately. So glad you were able to get to the bottom of it. What a SWEET BOY! 💜🐶💜

[mon]

I'm spending $800 CAD/month for one person so this really checks out. The cost of food is astronomical rn

[Zcoop]

I love seeing these food shops. Prices have gone up here in the UK too, I’m spending £150 a month more for the same amount for just 2 of us. I’m loving cheaper stores like Aldi, it’s worth having your groceries thrown at you at high speed for the saving you make. 😆

[katiefox]

I love when Grim is part of the sponsorship clips! ❤🐕

[CxMinette]

So excited to watch! I love your grocery videos ❤😊

[cherylb]

Given current global inflation, I think you did well Cecilia! Because I get pretty much the same things all the time and have receipts from several years, I compared prices of individual items. For me here in the northeast US, it’s increased around 25-30% since February 2020. And that does not account for some packages staying the same price but the packages getting smaller. So fab to see you all… and go grocery shopping without spending a dime!😉👏🏻
I am so looking forward to your Portugal trip! 🌅

[kimjones]

I am really enjoying learning more about your culture and lifestyle. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada. I am so glad that Grim is doing better! He is such a sweet boy! You have such a beautiful home and a priceless view!

[VerhoevenSimon]

Sadly fresh food prices are getting pretty insane everywhere. And I hope Grim's health woes are over, he's such a cute puppers.

[Justafonso]

Cecilia, I’m from Portugal and I know you’re also here now and I swear to God its becoming more and more weird to watch your videos where snow is still abundant when here in Portugal temps are rising day by day 😂😅

[justtheretowatchyou]

Sipping coffee while my son sits next to me on the couch playing and ‘me watching ur video on Sunday is a form of self care😂 love your videos, energy and editin! Love from Florida ☀️

[KatherineGore-mi]

I enjoy your videos so much! They provide a window to another world and an escape from the mundane, predictable grind of normal life in the US. I can see the time and care you put into planning and creating them. They are beautiful works of art in themselves. And…. Grim is adorable, too. Thank you, again. K

[DuncanMoe-gk]

Having that much snow on the ground with the sun is amazing

[kimmberlie]

So much fun to watch your grocery shopping. Different parts of the world are so interesting.

[queenofdramatech]

I always love your snowy videos!! Thanks for posting!!!

[lormor]

Groceries are incredibly expensive here in Washington state, too. Shelves are also empty at times. This was very interesting to see your shopping experience and cost. We don’t do a budget, we just get what we need and not much extra. I loved ❤❤ Grim’s spotlight segment! I would just love to snuggle that dog! ❤❤❤ I am not a fan of hot weather and it has been unusually warm here and is finally cooling down for a few days. The snow looks so wonderful and inviting! ❤😊

[icouldjustscream]

Food here 🇨🇦 is expensive as well. A dozen eggs is $5-$8. I grow a vegetable garden every year. I grow everything from seed. I just transplanted 150 onion seedlings and sowed 600 carrot seeds. I planted 100 cloves of garlic last fall. I will be planting seed potatoes late May. I grow lots of peppers and tomatoes as well. Zone 4 but by starting seedlings indoors in April, I can manage the short growing season. We have apple and pear trees in our back yard. Raspberries and haskaps too. I don't eat much but my husband does! A bit of yogurt with hulled hemp seeds is my breakfast. He wants eggs and turkey bacon and bagels! I can see how so many people are dependent on food banks.