I can't believe this is what my cauliflower cost today...

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  • mallory_2014
    mallory_2014 Posts: 173 Member
    Strawblackcat wrote: »
    You guys must live up in the tundra or something. A huge head of white cauliflower costs $2.99 where I live. Festival cauliflower costs $3.99.

    I live in Ontario, Canada and the cheapest I have seen it in the past few weeks if $7.99

  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    darrensurrey wrote: »
    That's nothing. I broke a filling on a carrot. Dental bill will be about £50.

    Don't break your arm...I now have a $65,000 arm that is still weak and at times painful.

    Makes cauliflower look cheap!
  • truelight_photo_craig
    truelight_photo_craig Posts: 347 Member
    Broccoli and cauliflower are both expensive in SE Michigan, so I haven't bought any for a couple weeks now. Really missing my roasted broccoli.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    darrensurrey wrote: »
    BTW surely, it's to be expected. Buy local and in season = cheaper and lower environmental impact, right?

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    darrensurrey wrote: »
    BTW surely, it's to be expected. Buy local and in season = cheaper and lower environmental impact, right?

    Eh I don't know, even in season they never got under $3 this year! Totally sucked.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »
    brutal here, north Canada, we have not even been buying celery. broccoli is dirt cheap tho.

    In that case, I'm flabbergasted that Canadians are not just buying broccoli, which is in the same botanical family as cauliflower. Sure, it won't work as well (if at all) in pizza crust, but then I'm not one who needs to hide my vegetables.

    I ate more quinoa before it became trendy and expensive, as demand outstripped supply. Now I rarely buy it, cuz there are plenty of other foods in this niche. Ditto for the cruciferous vegetables.

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    http://healthybodynow.net/what-is-a-cruciferous-vegetable/

    These are the cruciferous:
    1. Arugula
    2. Broccoli
    3. Broccolini
    4. Broccolini rabe
    5. Bok choy
    6. Brussels sprouts
    7. Cabbage
    8. Cauliflower
    9. Collards
    10. Kale
    11. Mustard greens
    12. Red cabbage
    13. Radish
    14. Rutabaga
    15. Turnip Greens
    16. Turnip
    17. Watercress
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    CooCooPuff wrote: »
    I would probably just stick to frozen for a while. I haven't noticed a change in those prices.

    Yep - stocked up.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    darrensurrey wrote: »
    BTW surely, it's to be expected. Buy local and in season = cheaper and lower environmental impact, right?

    ... That leaves ice fishing since hunting season is long over.

    Local... This is ranching country so beef, but that isn't cheap either. :(

    It costs my about $300+ per week to feed a family of 5 with cheapest brands available, and limited processed foods. Boo. What is our dollar now! 0.69$? Humph.
  • ChocFiend
    ChocFiend Posts: 219 Member
    Crazy! Our cauliflower broccoli most veg is about £1
  • Devol82
    Devol82 Posts: 80 Member
    I picked up a small bag of grapes recently, at the check out, it rang up to $10.00, I was like um no thanks.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    BTW surely, it's to be expected. Buy local and in season = cheaper and lower environmental impact, right?

    Lol, guess it's nothing but meat and dairy for me until July or so.

    Up here in the north we do not have the luxury of buying "local and in season" if we'd like to eat more than canned vegetables from summer and cold-storage potatoes, although it's a nice thought.

    Local produce is generally much more expensive than the grocery store even IN season here, too, because there's just not that much of it and demand is high.
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