Seriously.

kiittenforever

suncluster

Those are not Alaska prices.

I wish I could buy a bag of frozen veg for 90 cents?
Wait...can you do that anywhere in the lower 48?

mrsbeck

Although the point as made stands, i.e. it's cheaper to buy real, whole foods than to go to a fast food joint, your mileage will vary depending on season and location. Right now, in Seattle, in February, a pound of strawberries is about 5.99, I've never seen frozen veggies for less than 1.50/lb, and specialty type foods, like the meatless patties, would be closer to five bucks, and 96% lean ground beef is more like six bucks a pound. For 2.98/lb you can get the 80/20 beef. Everything else looks about right--I don't like cashews, so I have no idea what they cost here. Still, you are getting more bang for your buck at the grocery store. There's three to four days worth of dinners, and probably some leftover lunches for a little over 32 bucks vs. 21 and change for one meal's worth of food at the burger joint.

GradatimFerociter

So, now I really want a burger.

cwolfman13

Those are not Alaska prices.

I wish I could buy a bag of frozen veg for 90 cents?
Wait...can you do that anywhere in the lower 48?

yeah...you can.

Followingsea

I'd love to see a date on that image.

I'm comparing prices with my grocery store down the street (they have a buy online+delivery option, though that doesn't affect base price).

The image says a pound of 96% lean ground beef is $2.98. I can't find it that lean locally, but 93% lean is 6.39/lb - more than twice as expensive.

The morningstar farms stuff is a dollar more expensive locally than in the image. The cheapest gallon of OJ I could find (from concentrate, store brand) was a dollar more expensive. A sixteen ounce bag of frozen mixed vegetables is a buck fifty, not under a dollar. A pound of strawberries is four dollars, not two. A fourteen oz can of cashews (not 16 as in the img) is eight dollars, not 4.18, at the cheapest price I could find for them.

salembambi

do not assume your experience is the same as everyone else's

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cmriverside

Yeah, that chart has been around for a very long time and needs some updating.


I also live in Western Washington, and all our produce is shipped in during the winter, so it's not cheap.

That said, I cook all my meals at home and can eat on about $5 a day. (That's 1600-1800 calories). You have to be willing to spend time on shopping, prep, cooking, and cleanup. I'm not buying organic. But if I ate two meals a day out, it would certainly be more than $5, unless I was willing to forego vegetables other than potatoes.

3dogsrunning

I'd love to see a date on that image.

I'm comparing prices with my grocery store down the street (they have a buy online+delivery option, though that doesn't affect base price).

The image says a pound of 96% lean ground beef is $2.98. I can't find it that lean locally, but 93% lean is 6.39/lb - more than twice as expensive.

The morningstar farms stuff is a dollar more expensive locally than in the image. The cheapest gallon of OJ I could find (from concentrate, store brand) was a dollar more expensive. A sixteen ounce bag of frozen mixed vegetables is a buck fifty, not under a dollar. A pound of strawberries is four dollars, not two. A fourteen oz can of cashews (not 16 as in the img) is eight dollars, not 4.18, at the cheapest price I could find for them.

To be fair the price on the Burger King is out of date too. You're not getting a Whopper combo meal for $5 and change anymore. It's probably closer to $8.

So remove a couple burgers and fries from the above example as well. At least it's inaccurate in a balanced way...it's ALL out of date! :ohwell:

On Whopper Wednesday you can :flowerforyou:

Maybe that's just a Canadian thing.

redheadmommy

$1.67 for 1 lb strawberries?? Try $5.67 Everything on the healthy option is at least 2-3 or more times expensive .

gkauf744

In college I had a budget of $20 for groceries for the week. I bought ramen noodles.

SoDamnHungry

I would like a Rodeo Burger, please.

Ivey05131980

'tis true.

kiittenforever

Grocery prices from Wal-Mart and Meijer in Noblesville, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio; fast food prices from the greater Indianapolis and Cincinnati areas, 2010

http://www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?post=what_20_will_buy_at_the_drivethru_and_at_the_supermarket

Hobb3s

Wow, prices in the states are considerably cheaper.

zyxst

Considering I wouldn't eat half the healthy food, I'll stick with the take-out.

MysteriousMerlin

Just wait until later this year, when dairy prices double :sad:

AlessisMore

Totally going to BK tonight

Rays_Wife

Good lord, this again?? :noway: In my area, the "healthy" food would run me about $32.00. That's way more than what the picture says.

Now pass me a Big Mac :laugh:

DonaldChadDavis

2lbs of chicken breast for 2 bucks? I live in Alabama (pretty cheap state) and Wal-Mart sells its chicken breast for 1.99/lb and that's with 15% chicken broth added...

For 20 bucks you can get 18 burgers from checkers, though.

sullus

I could make the value meals in the first pic for about $8.

So, cooking is cheaper than going to a restaurant. This is true.

Liss_Bee

Ummm, I just went to the store today and a gallon of skim milk was $3.48 for the walmart brand? These prices are wayyyy off, jus sayin. =]

DeltaZero

God now I want pizza. SERIOUSLY.



Thanks for prompting me to eat everything today and get FATTER.

cmriverside

OH. Well, I left Indiana and Ohio 35 years ago for the West Coast. Would not go back and would rather pay the higher prices out here than live there.

So, there is that.

MadTownD

Yeah... if we could shop in 1970! :huh: Those prices are SO out of date. And, you can get two Whoppers for $5 at my local BK.

feliscatus84

I WISH chicken breasts were 2 bucks for 2 lbs. Try 15 bucks!

saffron981

Prices for the groceries are WAY off. Not sure about the Whopper meals.....

SeriousBen

2 lbs of chicken breast for under $2?

SugaryLynx

Indiana is boring, to be fair.

But there's a Burger King down the street. I think it needs me...away!! *superhero whoosh*

GiveMeCoffee

Now I want KFC thanks! Luckily my laziness is going to win out cause that would require leaving the house.