Chicagoans have NO EXCUSE not to eat healthy!

Calantorntain
Calantorntain Posts: 172 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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If you think, "I would eat healthier... if only it was more affordable..." CHANGE YOUR DANG MIND.

I <3 this grocery store. Hopefully all cities have a few absurdly cheap groceries scattered around!
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  • cedman1
    cedman1 Posts: 104 Member
    Stanley's for the WIN!! =)
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Why does the pic show six containers of strawberries but the receipt only shows one rung up?
  • Calantorntain
    Calantorntain Posts: 172 Member
    Because it was 50 cents for a "box" of strawberries. Ie, a cardboard box filled with 8 boxes of strawberries :O

    I froze most of them, haha.
  • abrandnewme18
    abrandnewme18 Posts: 305
    are there stanley's in SoCal?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Where's the BACON?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • selenametts
    selenametts Posts: 42 Member
    wow! I gotta find one of those near my house! That's fantastic :)
  • tammyc226
    tammyc226 Posts: 158 Member
    Wow that is cheap. I am so jealous, 1 punnet of strawberries is $5 in Australia.

    So 8 of them would be $40 alone
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
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    Here are three reasons.
  • aleesh_
    aleesh_ Posts: 137 Member
    Damn I need one of those in the Bay Area...
  • caligulala
    caligulala Posts: 44 Member
    Stanley's can be great. But better eat their produce FAST or risk throwing a big bag of slime away. Our friends brought us over one of the flats of strawberries yesterday too. Sliced and in the freezer now!
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    are there stanley's in SoCal?

    Probably not but there's Henry's Farmer's Market, Sprouts Natural Market (actually Henry's and Sprouts recently merged but at least in my area did not close any locations); there's Barron's, and local fruit/veggie stand GALORE (we have Plowboy's where I live but it's a mom-and-pop place not a chain)
  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    That's insanely cheap. That would easily cost $40 in MA
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member
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    Here are three reasons.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member
    That's pretty dang cheap. I wish I lived closer to the city, because driving 1.5 hours to save a few bucks on fruit doesn't really work out for me. However, Aldi rarely lets me down.
  • mhotch
    mhotch Posts: 901 Member
    No Stanley's in my area!!
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    I dont know about you, but i live in Chicago and still drop a ton on my groceries. Meat is the reason for my high grocery bills... fruit and veggies are usually cheap anyway.
  • Calantorntain
    Calantorntain Posts: 172 Member
    I dont know about you, but i live in Chicago and still drop a ton on my groceries. Meat is the reason for my high grocery bills... fruit and veggies are usually cheap anyway.

    I don't eat much meat (partially because it is expensive, partially because I'm too lazy to cook it), so that's not a huge hassle for me. Just picked up some frozen salmon at the Mariano's on Halsted; on sale for $7 for two pounds. Wooo :)
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    I dont know about you, but i live in Chicago and still drop a ton on my groceries. Meat is the reason for my high grocery bills... fruit and veggies are usually cheap anyway.

    I don't eat much meat (partially because it is expensive, partially because I'm too lazy to cook it), so that's not a huge hassle for me. Just picked up some frozen salmon at the Mariano's on Halsted; on sale for $7 for two pounds. Wooo :)

    NVM... i looked on the wesbite
  • laurajordana
    laurajordana Posts: 48 Member
    Not a fan of deep dish pizza but that chicago hot dog looks AMAZING
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Isn't it nice to live where the food grows?

    Mail me some of that pizza. :drinker:
  • laurynwithawhy
    laurynwithawhy Posts: 385 Member
    Thank you for this post. It really rubs me the wrong way when people say eating healthy is more expensive than eating crap. Places like this aren't too common but it does go to show that if you look hard and are willing to branch out and do a little work/research, you can find great deals. Enjoy all your goodies!
  • tomatini
    tomatini Posts: 61 Member
    There are actually a bunch of good fruit markets in Chicago. Back when I lived there, I frequented Harvestime (on Lawrence Avenue). They have good prices on produce and frequent sales on random grocery items (things like giant cans of chickpeas, olive oil etc.) Worth checking out if you live in the area.
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
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    last time i was in chicago i didnt do as well....
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    Here are three reasons.

    OMG I NEED TO GO BACK HOME RIGHT NOW.

    Pizza and hot dogs in LA suck. Pink's, whatevs
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    Farmers market. Two weeks worth of veggies for a 228lb man. $20 tops. Just saying. You're right. Eating healthy is actually cheaper.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    That's insanely cheap. That would easily cost $40 in MA

    the tax alone in RI is closer to 10%
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    Farmers market. Two weeks worth of veggies for a 228lb man. $20 tops. Just saying. You're right. Eating healthy is actually cheaper.

    agreed. I've been working out the numbers for some time now. even in very expensive new england, a persistent person can find ways to feed his family for pennies on the dollar.
  • InfiniteEcho
    InfiniteEcho Posts: 40 Member
    I am 2 miles from the Chicago City limits and it would still take me forever to get to this market. With work, commute, kids and extracurriculars and such it isn't worth the trip and I would be happy to pay a bit more out in the burbs at their fruit markets. Clearly produce at amazing prices but doesn't apply to all of us in Chicago.
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    If I posted a photo of my grocery receipt you guys might cry lol....
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
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    Here are three reasons.

    OMG I NEED TO GO BACK HOME RIGHT NOW.

    Pizza and hot dogs in LA suck. Pink's, whatevs
    We could trade places. I will take SoCal over all of this snow any day.

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