sharke
Of course the trouble is that I don't keep my grocery receipts (who does?), which would settle everything. 

I do. Not intentionally though. I just throw them in one of the bags and use the same bags for as long as they last. I always have a few months worth of receipts.
 

 Unless you are using a very unusual credit account, the store will not let you walk out the door until your account has been debited or a hold has been accepted. That will leave a transaction date on the credit card company server. Your credit card company should be able to provide you with two dates for each single transaction: one the date of the transaction, and the second the date of the posting. If you are trying to audit a charge, both are very useful. My statements always include both unless I download them from the website, in which case only the posted date is listed. That is I suspect because the kind of financial software that gets used for downloads (Quicken et al) can't handle two dates for one transaction.

slartabartfast
 Unless you are using a very unusual credit account, the store will not let you walk out the door until your account has been debited or a hold has been accepted. That will leave a transaction date on the credit card company server. Your credit card company should be able to provide you with two dates for each single transaction: one the date of the transaction, and the second the date of the posting. If you are trying to audit a charge, both are very useful. My statements always include both unless I download them from the website, in which case only the posted date is listed. That is I suspect because the kind of financial software that gets used for downloads (Quicken et al) can't handle two dates for one transaction.

Yep.

I went through my fridge, pantry, and anything that holds food and found ALL of it contained sugar as the 2nd or 3rd ingredient. I was shocked by this. I had no idea. Food you wouldn't imagine having sugar like spaghetti sauce. I could go on and on with this list  but my point being NO WONDER I Am DIABETIC! 
 

One of the reasons why I try to not buy prepared/processed food. Sugar is only one major offender - try not to exceed the recommended daily sodium intake and you'll be pulling your hair before you're even done with your breakfast.
 
As much as possible, I try to follow this very simple rule (I borrow the phrasing) : Shop the perimeter of the store. That’s where all the fresh foods are. The less you find yourself in the central aisles of the grocery store, the healthier your shopping trip will be. Make it a habit — work the perimeter of the store for the bulk of your groceries, then dip into the aisles for staples that you know you need.
 

Hi,
 
Over here in Vancouver, the nearest thing is Trader Joe's. They are not great, but are ok, and sometimes I wonder if there is a difference between them and Fred Meyer's across the street!  No issues on the debit card, but now you got me worried and I will look just in case!

Whole Foods is pretty good in that most of their staples are way more healthier than the staples you find in other supermarkets. Things like cereal...it's possible to get a really tasty breakfast cereal at Whole Foods which only has 6-8g of sugar per serving as opposed to the 10-15g  you find in similar cereals from companies like Kellogg's etc. The same goes for things like pasta sauce and canned goods. Having said that, recently the girlfriend has persuaded me to get back into making all my meals from scratch. I used to do it, but over the last couple of years have gotten into the very lazy (and expensive) habit of eating from Whole Food's $8.99/lb salad bar. It really sucked - I was paying upwards of $10/meal for food that wasn't particularly fresh, that was prepared by God knows who, and which was probably covered in germs (those sneeze guards aren't 100% effective). Recently we've been making our own meals along with a big tasty salad every night, and I've been saving a fortune. I also feel a lot better, and enjoy meals far more. I'll never eat another Whole Foods salad again. 

Have you crossed the street to find out?  LOL  
 
I like TJ's for some stuff:  salads, cheeses, fruit & veggies.  They also have some good frozen meals.  Their prices are generally lower than Whole Foods, but they don't have the selection that WF does.  Do some comparison shopping figure out which one is more to your liking.  
 
Whole Foods has gjetost(Norwegian goat cheese), but it's pretty expensive.  So, they have things that the others don't.  TJ's has a nice bruschetta sauce that cost around $3.  I've tried others that don't taste as good and cost $7-8.  

Moshkiae
Hi,
 
Over here in Vancouver, the nearest thing is Trader Joe's. They are not great, but are ok, and sometimes I wonder if there is a difference between them and Fred Meyer's across the street!

Trader Joe's is our other stop on grocery day. As Jan says, their prices are a bit lower - that's where I buy cottage cheese, nuts, yogurt, a few gallons of water, etc. Saves us a couple of dollars. My wife likes their prepared salads more than Whole Foods', so she always grabs a few of those. 
 
By the way, if anyone thinks Whole Foods is expensive... I still remember that one time where we went to that place called Sprouts (farmer market). Now that takes the palm...
 

Moshkiae
Hi,
 
Over here in Vancouver, the nearest thing is Trader Joe's. They are not great, but are ok, and sometimes I wonder if there is a difference between them and Fred Meyer's across the street!

The nearest thing Pedro?  There are a few Whole Foods markets up here just a mile or two on the other side of the river.  There are also a lot of New Seasons grocery stores on both sides of the river that are similar.