FAMILY OF 14 GROCERY HAUL 

I love how she buys snacks specific to what she knows each child likes. If I had 12 kids I’d be like y’all gonna eat whatever snacks I buy and like it! 😂

I never thought watching someone else go grocery shopping would be so relaxing.

At that point I’d just get a water filtration system and some reusable bottles that’s so expensive every week and not to mention it’s plastic that is likely not being recycled in the end even if the family recycles it

This gives me a whole new respect for my Grandma who had a family of 14 and raised them in the days before supermarkets!

Idk why but it makes me so happy seeing you support Neveah’s needs as a teenage girl like getting her makeup wipes- I guess it’s because we haven’t seen you be a teen-girl mom before, but ofc, you’re doing wonderfully at it ☺️

Bruh she picks like 3 or 4 of everything 💀 it's my first time watching so much foods together but I think this mom is so goodddddd. Man like she knows everything abt every single kid. She bought almost all the store 💀 how is it possible like 6 cars 😩 ur amazing girl ong

This woman needs coupons. I love how she just grabs things and doesn't go for the store brand.

My mind is blown by the amount of packaging on everything in USA shops. It’s unbelievable. And the waters! 😢😮

Her weekly groceries would fufil my whole familys needs for a century

those kids are BLESSED to have such a good mom. Seriously. And the thing is, when they get older, they are going to look back on all she did and appreciate her 100 times more. Those kids are so lucky to have her.

I just got done watching a mom shop for a family of 10 on a budget, this is like a wild shopping spree!!!

The Cashers be crying when she walks to the register. (I love how you care so much for each child)

As a former target worker, I'm a bit surprised they don't dedicate a "closed" lane to start checking you out as you shop. Seems like it would be easier for the store to have someone pop over there around cart #3 and get started for you and for them. I honestly saw this channel recommended for a long time... but I didn't know what to think, I expected a family that simply didn't stop having kids, I didn't realize you were fostering. And honestly, having watched, I feel guilty for judging based on simply the titles. I'm so amazed by what you're doing for these kids. It certainly makes me want to do even better as a parent in any way that I can.

I don’t know if it’s just how Americans live, but as a southeast Asian that shops weekly in wet markets for most of our food (grocery shopping is more of a monthly trip) it’s astounding how much processed food they go through every week. and with processed food comes a lot of excessive packaging.

It’s fascinating to see such a huge difference within families. This is just one week for her, but it’s like 8 months for my family of 5. Love these videos.

Good watermelon tips = brown small spots is sugar seeping out so it's extra sweet, white circle, big white circle means it layed in the sun longer to get ripe! And white lines is also good!! Also you are an incredible mom getting each child their favorites even if it means more cost and work for u!

We are bee keepers. I’ll have to send you a real jar of honey when we harvest in July! There is such a huge difference in the store honey and honey straight from the hive :)

I’m so thankful that I can just grab stuff at the store without having to worry too much about the cost. That’s why whenever someone in front of me is struggling, I help them :).

I love how she buys things specific to what each kid likes! She is an AWESOME mom! I would not be able to handle 12 kids!

First of all, really impressed how you make sure every kid have their own favourite food, absolutely sweet. Secondly, as a person of another culture, I’m really shocked by the amount of snacks you eat every week.

I love how attentive you are to get certain things for each child. Have you thought about maybe ordering some items from Sam’s or Costco (water, snacks, paper plates) that way they could get shipped directly to your home so it’s less things you have to carry from the grocery store in your car. It might be cheaper too. Anyway, I really enjoyed your grocery shopping video.

Alicia, grocery stores receiving clerk will order you full cases of thinks like tomatoes sauce, Marinara sauce, canned fruit, drinks and things you use alot of on a weekly basis and will store it on 6 wheel cart in the back, this may shorten your shopping trips and my Krogers gives me a 10% additional discount because they do not need to pay someone to stock your groceries on the shelf. Just an idea.

this is amazing honestly. i would be completely overwhelmed by having to shop for so many people but she handles it so well and the attention to detail when it comes to each persons likes and dislikes is so heartwarming.

Loved seeing you shop! We are a fixed disability pension so often we go without. Grocery shopping for us is stressful. It was nice to live vicariously thru you and see all the treats & fun items you got ❤

Anyone watching from Europe and shocked by the plastic waste? I think about this every grocery haul

The portion sizes are insane!!! I am from Ireland and everything in the supermarket (store) here looks tiny compared to this store! Those steaks are gargantuan 😆😅

Just a late night and listening to relax! ☺️ You’re doing great for YOUR family and YOUR kids!! I hope you continue to always brush the haters off. No matter what they say, you’re a great provider and they could never do it all with a smile and patience! 👍🏻🥰

It’s hard to wrap my head around how much food 14 people actually need in a week! I am used to shopping just for 2, and the quantities are so vastly different! But it looks like you know very well what your family needs and likes!

Also a survivor of narcissistic parents who never catered to a single need of mine, watching this fills my heart and I am thankful there are caring and loving mothers out there! I hope some day God will treasure me with a good man so that we can create a happy family filled with love and mutual respect. I know there are so many of us completely depleted of parental love and care. Sending you much love and blessings ! We can still win in life..it is hard but God is by our side !

I love these videos! Especially when I’m having a bad day. Just sitting and watching these are relaxing! It also gets me motivated to make my grocery list!

What I really like about what you do is that you get each individual child their favorites. I know a lot of moms that would make their children eat what they bought. I think each child feels special when you do it the way you do things. Great mom. 💜

Love this grocery haul! Grocery shopping is so fun 😍

A tip for the pancakes: use milk with the mix instead of water!! adding some cinnamon in the mix makes them yummy too (my mom's favorite trick). Love from Bronxville, NY. you make me want to be a great mom in the future.

I will never complain about doing food shopping by myself ever again. And I feel very poor because 1/2 of this haul 4 times a month would have me in overdraft!

I don’t know why she buys so much bottled water. Why doesn’t she refill those bottles it will save the environmental from so much trash plus save her money

First time seeing you. You are amazing. I am a retired SW and I worked for a while in Children and Family Services. I wish all parents knew their children and had the go with the flow attitude that you have adopted. Keep up the wonderful work. 🇨🇦🎯🌟👍💖

I'm blown away by the plastic you purchased in this video. It's not an hate comment but please consider other alternatives of purchases or anything you can just consume through other ways, for example reusable water bottles instead of plastic cups! I wish you the best! ❤

i love how she’s like „my kid wanted this so i buy it“ and „i think my kid is going to love it“.. actually thinking about the kids even if there are 12 of them

Bottled water is such a waste of money, and many bottles end up in landfills and the ocean. A water filtration filter on the end of your faucet would save you money as well as reuseable bottles. Just a thought.

First time watching any of your videos, thought I'd let you know for watermelons, aim for a watermelon that sounds semi-hollow when you knock it, is slightly mor rounded than it is longer, and use two fingers to measure the stripes, you want them about 2 fingers apart. This is what I was taught when my families (3 different farmsteads between us) to find the best watermelons in each patch every year. Was almost never disappointed

As long as a watermelon is heavy for its size and has a yellow spot too it from where it was sitting in the ground, means it’s sweet. I used to be a produce manager just thought I’d pass along the knowledge, I think it’s amazing what your doing. Good on you!

I’m sure someone has already said it but as soon as we return home with onions my husband cuts them in dices and round slices and then freezes them immediately. They last for many months and it’s easy to just thaw out what you need and no worry of any of it going bad.

This is what I do at BJ'S. I get 1 cart just for water. I refuse to use city water except for showers and wash. I am extremely careful due to we live a mile from a company that put forever chemical in the ground water and air. I was wondering if you had a BJ's or Sam's club near you. I have found that when I use the coupons it is much cheaper and I can get bulk in everything. I found there is a store that has bigger bulk in Delaware. I think shopping for food is so relaxing. I love doing it alone. If I have anyone with me I forget half of my list 😂. Great job mom. I never knew Wegmans had bulk . I have to try them

I lived on a farm in Tennessee. This is how you tell if melon is ripe. Look at the stem it needs to be brown not green. After you eat a big meal thump your stomach area. That's the sound a melon will make when you thump. You are welcome 🤗

Love your videos Alicia! You make shopping so much fun and it's so nice to watch and listen to your fun, caring approach to groceries for your family! A few quick tips that my parents taught me... My dad always told me to look for little black sap-like marks on the watermelon, which he called "bee stings".. apparently, they're indications that the watermelon is sweet because the sugar leeks out from the watermelon. Also, the yellowish sun spots on a watermelon are good too! It means the watermelon is full, so it didn't move around (like flipping on a tanning bed) while growing! For onions, if you store them in a dry place with the little silica packets you get from packaged foods, the packets will keep your onions dry and preserved longer! These are just family tips, so I can't guarantee their 100% accuracy, but they've worked pretty well for us so far! Have a great week Dougherty's!

I just found your channel and I love it! What you have written at the end of the video description saved my day. Thank you 🧡

Watermelon pick!!! 🍉 I have found the more of the rigged lines/marks on them the sweeter they are. I also allow it to sit on counter for a day or 2, no longer than that. I also tey to make sure the yellow part on "bottom" of 🍉 is dark yellow.

She's just amazing She's like the crazy cat lady but with kids And actually cares

To stop onions going bad they need to be stored in a cool, dark and we'll ventilated space. Preferably in a basket not in a bag. This stops them going bad so quick. Love your family and positive videos

This is very nostalgic for me. It reminds me of shopping with my mom when I was younger. My mom had 7 kids of her own, 5 nieces and 5 nephews, which was a total of 19 of us all living together. My cousins had rough lives but my parents never hesitated to take them in. In my family we call our cousins our brothers an sisters. Makes me remember my brothers. #R.I.P. ❤️

I know there’s never a dull or boring time in your busy life. It takes a strong woman to have that many kids, also a lot of patience. Thanks again for your channel. NewJersey 👍🏻👍🏻

"it's not the healthiest sauce" after getting sugary cookies, snacks, chips, cheese... Yeah...I don't think you need to worry about the sauce. Lol 😆

I cannot imagine how hard it is to take care of 12 kids Your amazing 😻

OMG! Alesha you are an amazing person! Love your videos and how wonderful your family is. You kind of look like one of my favorite chefs Ree Drummond. Look just as pretty as she is. Love your grocery trip videos so much. It makes me enjoy grocery shopping even more. My dad and I uses to go grocery shopping together but, sadly my dad passed away from cancer. But thanks to you I can do my best and have a great time enjoying grocery shopping more without my beloved dad being here. Again thanks so much for your awesome videos and I hope your videos bring so much joy and comfort to everyone who sees your videos.

Now I wanna go grocery shopping when I know I can’t afford it 😂. Love what you do for all your kids! 💜

Yes that was a high weekly total for a more typical size family. I think it was a fair and good amount for your size family. Roughly 100.00 per person for 7 days of meals and snacks. 100 a week for 1 person is actually really good!! 14 bucks a day for 3 meals and snacks. When you break down like that it shows you better how well you are doing. Keep up all the hardwork. Id do anything to have your energy.

As an European, I’ve been gasping the whole video, what are these sizes😦 But it’s great that u can afford it and specially for each kid likes, this kids are lucky🥺 U r such a great mom!

“Love a little coffee with my creamer” love that! 😂

I am so energetic after listening your last 4 lines.. we also so proud of you.. thanks for giving us these types of so admirable lessons..

I love how you make sure everyone gets something they love in the shopping. In a large family its a lovely way to make each kid feel special.

People amazed at the food and attention to her children while I'm wondering how much time it took to load her car

Irish person here, the amount of brands and different food and flavours in america is unreal

Okay. Just saw the receipt at the end! Holy guacamole! Love how she already planned the dinner menu for the week.😂

I loved how you also buy something for yourself even with that amount of grocery list, I can tell that you lived a happy life with your family. This is so satisfying to watch. I liked it!

Pro tip from someone who works in an in-store cafe. To maintain the cold chain and freshness of your fridge/frozen items, if you want to shop them first, just ask the store to keep them in the walk in fridge/ freezer in the back while you get the rest of the stuff on your list. otherwise pick them up last.

I just love how she remembers everything about all of her kids and there eating habits , just amazing

great stuff, its a good plan to buy a water filter and use reusable bottles. We ditched the plastic bottles and it cut down on waste so much

The watermelon is "usually" the best if it is really yellow on one side and sounds hollow when you knock on it. I love your videos. You are such a wonderful MOM.

It’s nice to have many kids when you have the money to take care of them all . It’s so nice seeing that she takes care of them and feeds them well

As an German its so much fun to watch all the cool products you have there. And also there come in so much bigger size's. Now i want to shop there😅

can tell she’s a really really nice and kind person

Watching episodes I have missed. She makes me feel so calm. I enjoy the positive attitude even when things go wrong. I hate that some people try to bring her down for stupid 💩! I can guarantee they don’t treat their kids a tenth as good as she treats hers! I think it is awesome she figured out a way to get her family everything they need. Smart woman! Love love love your channel!

I’m a Costco employee and it makes me hurt inside a little thinking about how much you’d save shopping at Costco with all of the bulk options of these items! 😅

And you are also taking food off the shelves for other families. This isn’t COVID, bunker down, buy everything just because you can. You KNOW exactly what you are doing. No family goes thru that much food.

I love how she remembers each kids favorite snack , my dad only has two kids and he never bought us anything apart from necessary groceries

For the Krusteaz pancake mix, try it with milk instead of water and only use the amount necessary while mixing until you reach the consistency you like. Also, mix a small amount of pure vanilla extract. They taste soooo good! 🥞🥞🥞

It's a beautiful thing when a parental figures shops out of love, sympathy,and geniune concern for the welfare of those placed in their trust. Thank you for sharing this with your viewers 💗

Hi. I was wo dering if you have or would try getting those 5 gallon water jugs , might b cheaper and less waste. Just wondering your reasoning

😂😂 congratulations on how you guys handle grocery shopping 😭😭....i sometimes go with my mom for our family of 4 and bruh....i feel like dying cause of what to get and what not. All throughout the video, I was smiling from ear to ear and my adrenaline was rushing so hard with you filling up so many carts

If you dont get lunch ables I highly recommend them. There is different kinds, their is the sandwich ones, the nachos one, the chicken nugget ones, the pizza ones, and I think some other types. I have a huge family so we usually get that and eat it for lunch or breakfast when I'm to tired to cook for us all, and it fills us up(especially the younger kids, it just fills them up faster since they arent that old. My family personally loves it, and I always get it for specific reasons. If you have picky eaters, their is the variety and if they dont like them, you could get them something that is easy to get ready and eat. If you dont have time, i recommend it greatly as its so easy to get ready.

I would love to see a bathroom tour! I love how they each get their own items but I can imagine that’s hard to store and I would love to see how you make it work. 😊

I will never be able to afford food freely like this, but I am so glad you’re able to afford this for your family. I’m glad your family has this level of financial security. It is both a little sad for me to watch and yet so peaceful as I imagine how your kids must be grateful for it. Have a fantastic day!

the fact that all this food is for one week... *mind blown* this mom is a trooper!!!

21:30 How to pick the perfect watermelon :) - round = sweet - long or oval = watery - white spot = neutral flavor - brown spot = intense flavor - not many brown stripes = not sweet - many brown stripes = sweet - green stem = not ripe - brown stem = ripe

Love to see people have a large family! Your really inspiring me to have/adopt alot of kids when I become older! :) PS for the watermelon look for thick dark green strips, a yellow belly and knock on it and if it sounds deep/loud it's perfect!

Best way to pick out a watermelon has never failed me. Tap/pat the watermelons until you find one that sounds and feels hollow. The hollower and bouncier the sound the sweeter and better the taste. Think of like a soccer or basket ball when you tap on it. This technique has never failed me and I have been picking out watermelons for my family for ages. Hopefully this helps.😁😁

sorting out groceries list by the departments of the store is a shout! thanks for sharing

It feels relaxing watching someone buys lots of groceries. Btw you're a wonderful mom 💕

Your grocery haul videos make me so happy. What an amazing mom those kiddos of yours have! I would consider buying pounds of shells and boxes of velveeta cheese in the blocks. Since you have a large family, you will be able to make use of the ‘value’ size that the velveeta block provides!

Wow i grew up in a huge catholic family and my mom also ran a home daycare so we had a house full of people to feed all the time and my husband was adopted with 12 adopted brothers and neither of us ate like this. We didnt starve or anything but neither of our parents were buying individually packaged snacks and things like that and most meals were home made to be able to stretch and feed enough people. I had some other friends with large families too and most of them didnt get individually packaged snacks and if they did it was for one snack after helping shopping not for the week. Generally our families bought things in bulk boxes or bags and then put them into plastic baggies or travel containers. If i had 12 kids i would probably want to do the same just for convenience of not having to clean 14 peoples dishes but on the other end you must have a massive budget to afford all that. No judgement on your food choices either, people can say what they want but everyone in the us has eaten these foods before just the way their packaged individually tends to cost more it just blows my mind that you can afford to buy them like that but good for you id want convenience with all those kids too so i cant judge lol.

Ma'am how do you not use coupons for anything?? Seeing you buy everything full price is insane!

This woman is a HERO for these groceries alone. I hate shopping, abs my momma did too. This must take so much energy and planning. A true HERO.

These videos are so uplifting. Also I love how you’re thinking of every kids needs/wants like how you were getting Bree cheese it’s or Alex his ices. It’s so nice of you. You are an amazing mother we all love you

Honey is healthy if you buy local unfiltered unprocessed honey. Find a local beekeeper and get your honey from them. Store bought honey is filtered and heated and kills all the good stuff.

I love shopping and grocerry shoppings too, im addicted about those😂and i love these wholesale stores. I wish i could buy like this💀she is buying for each kids and she knows what all they like and she is getting for them. Thats really sweet🥹

I dont know when or how this became my favorite channel but I have watched EVERY video. I love this family. Ive never seen any woman like you. Youre such an inspiration. I strive to be like you.

“Love a little coffee with my creamer” 😂 love this family

Sry for my english i heard you Said hope the water bottles last This week, where i live if we buy a bottle of water and drink it we fill it up whit water from the sink, do you guys not do that? do you throw the bottle away after you drink the water??

Weather affects me also. I have SADD. I got a happy light for me in my craft room.

I just want to say to the people judging this family that they all work very hard. They take on more, they work even harder. Please remember this is for entertainment and motivation and a teeny tiny spec of a glimpse into this person’s life. I applaud this woman for her creativity, determination to get things done and her never ending charcuterie board ideas (please make a charcuterie board book) 👏🏻 heart ♥️