Food prices that piss you off

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  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    Almost any kind of beef is expensive anymore. We tend to buy roasts when they go on sale, but otherwise, we just don't eat much of it and instead choose some less expensive alternatives.

    I do love good steak, prawns, and giant bacon covered scallops though, and I will happily pay for it at times.
  • kabochakitty
    kabochakitty Posts: 10 Member
    Kale chips. $8 for a bag of two servings? Seriously? It's a friggin dehydrated leaf. Give me a break.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    the price of vegan ice cream is annoying

    actually

    the price of all food is annoying it should be free
  • bmannen1
    bmannen1 Posts: 77 Member
    $7 for a watermelon
    $.87/lbs for bananas
    $6.50/lbs ground beef
    $3.50-4 for a loaf of bread
    $10 bag of apples
    $4ish for a dozen eggs
    $12 for 3-4 chicken breasts
    $5.75 for a jug of milk

    on and on its all a rip off cant wait for summer at least it is a tiny bit cheaper
  • wissabear
    wissabear Posts: 62 Member
    Fresh Fruit in general. Also in the stores close to me it never looks appealing to boot!
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    Gluten free food OMGERD but hell it keeps me alive. 7 bucks for a loaf of bread anyone?
  • Chain_Ring
    Chain_Ring Posts: 753 Member
    Cherries are delicious but too damn expensive.
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
    I try to shop at Costco to keep my food costs down. Still, there's a few things that just seem really cost prohibitive to eat all the time:

    Salmon - I love salmon.
    Watermelon - the price will come down over the summer
    Kale chips
    Steak
    Shrimp <--- why are these little bottom feeders so expensive?
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    I like to treat myself to steak tips sometimes, but $10+ a lb is ridiculous! So when I do treat myself, I have the package separated by the clerk into multiple serving sizes, and freeze it. Definitely a treat.

    Healthy food wise, hummus. My favorite brand is Sabra, but it can be anywhere from $3-$5 for an 8oz container! Do they not know that one does not simply make 8oz of hummus last for an entire week?
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
    It's all expensive:

    $4.99 for a bag of spinach
    $1.79/lb of apples
    $1.49/lb of pears
    $1.29/lb of oranges
    $0.88/lb of bananas
    $4.99 for a 2lb clamshell of strawberries
    $3.49 for a pineapple
    $6.99/lb of extra lean ground beef
    $32.00 for a tray of roughly 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    $4.69 for 4L of milk
    $2.99-$4 for eggs (depending if you buy 12s or 18s and what size)
    $20 for 750g, skin on steelhead trout filet
    $3.99 for a pound of butter
    $4.99 for 500 mL of greek yogurt
    on average $6.99 per box of cereal
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Cherries are delicious but too damn expensive.

    I've seen them get as high as $10 per pound before, back when I worked at a small grocery store chain. And people would come in and buy giant overflowing bags.
  • ThinLizzie0802
    ThinLizzie0802 Posts: 863 Member
    Milk
    Chicken (seriously when did chicken become so expensive?)
    Spinach
  • ThinLizzie0802
    ThinLizzie0802 Posts: 863 Member
    Cherries are delicious but too damn expensive.

    I've seen them get as high as $10 per pound before, back when I worked at a small grocery store chain. And people would come in and buy giant overflowing bags.

    I took a bag of cherries to the counter recently and the cashier asked me if I knew how much they were because people get sticker shock really bad over them
  • dottyb1tchmouse
    dottyb1tchmouse Posts: 31 Member
    Organic berries, especially blueberries (or inorganic... even those are like $4 for a 4 ounce box). Salmon also.
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    I don't find most healthy food I want to be too expensive except grass-fed beef.

    What pisses me off is that the crappy stuff is so cheap. Like buy one, get one free candy bars, 2 for $5 tubs of ice cream, mystery sausages $1 per box...
  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    Bacon-I used to use it for a bit of flavour in lots of dishes. It used to go on sale regularily for $3.99 a pound or less, but now it's hard to find at that price and the package is only 375gms! Like we don't notice it's more than 20% smaller.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Cherries are delicious but too damn expensive.

    I've seen them get as high as $10 per pound before, back when I worked at a small grocery store chain. And people would come in and buy giant overflowing bags.

    I took a bag of cherries to the counter recently and the cashier asked me if I knew how much they were because people get sticker shock really bad over them

    Yepppp. It amazed me too, because we had big signs with the price.
    People could practically pay off their children's college tuition for four years with some of the bags they brought up. Grapes too, when they get out of season!
  • shawnakelsey
    shawnakelsey Posts: 46 Member
    I love rainbow Swiss chard it is rare to find it under 2.99
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Bacon-I used to use it for a bit of flavour in lots of dishes. It used to go on sale regularily for $3.99 a pound or less, but now it's hard to find at that price and the package is only 375gms! Like we don't notice it's more than 20% smaller.

    Do you have a Stop and Shop near you? Their store brand is $2.99 every day for a pound!
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    Protein powder, Quest bars, berries of any kind, watermelon when it's not in season, gelato, goat cheese, bell peppers, greek yogurt, GRAPES!
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    Grapefruits....WTF!? I love ruby reds and they are so expensive. I will eat the white ones but dang it I want ruby reds!

    Also, There is no reason on this green earth that celery should be more than one dollar. GTFOOH!!!

    Green Grocers are the way to go. I shop at Valentino's on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood, Queens, NY
  • marieann82
    marieann82 Posts: 150 Member
    Honestly, we grow or raise our food so i dont notice most of it, but milk is outrageous. We're about to buy goats for our dairy (i just paid $5.58 for coffee creamer. I dont think so.)

    I noticed a 2lb cornish hen was nearly $11 the other day, i just put one of my laying hens in the freezer due to an injury i couldnt correct. She dressed out to nearly 4lbs and gave me nearly 8 dozen eggs in her lifetime as well. I think pound for pound she ended up being $0.04/lb. It disturbs me how much it costs knowing how little it costs for me to raise them.

    THIS!

    I think a lot of people would be surprised how much of their own food they could grow and raise--even an urban setting.

    Prices are not some arbitrary thing. It's supply and demand. Somebody said food should be free...I hope they were joking or at least don't mind working to grow their own food (although it still won't be "free"). There are costs to growing, packaging, and shipping food. Companies have employees they have to pay, insurance, overhead expenses...

    If you want cheaper or "free" food--hunt, fish, grow a garden, scavenge for mushrooms, raise chickens, raise goats. And buy LOCAL. Help a friend out that has a garden for some fresh veggies. Go fishing with your kids for a delicious dinner. And if Kale Chips are too expensive, buy a bunch of kales and stick it in the oven yourself.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    Greek yogurt.
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    Meat and milk product prices are kind of ridiculous. My parents tend to buy fruit in bulk when they're on sale, so that hasn't been too bad for us. Anything that pays by weight is usually ends up really pricey :grumble:
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    fruit especially berries
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    And almonds...how could I forget almonds?
  • Diesel_Girl
    Diesel_Girl Posts: 39
    Gluten free food OMGERD but hell it keeps me alive. 7 bucks for a loaf of bread anyone?

    I'm with you! I miss the days when PB&J's were cheap!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I agree with everyone about berries. I usually resort to bags of frozen berries since I love them - and of course strawberries are cheap in season, at least.

    At certain times of year, Aldi and a few other stores have some good deals, a nice sized container of blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries for $1-2. And invariably on the same day I pay $1.29 for blackberries I'll see the SAME size container of blackberries for $4.99 at a nicer supermarket...what!?
  • simbersea
    simbersea Posts: 1,248 Member
    Bell Peppers! They are $3.99 a pound! Seriously! And I think they are purposely growing them long enough that the seeds inside grow, so they weight even more. Grrrrrr......
  • sarainiowa
    sarainiowa Posts: 287 Member
    My opinion is anything that's good for us..banana's, berries, chicken, lettuce, etc, etc. Seems like the more fat and unhealthy, the cheaper it is. Ok, I just went shopping so this is a good time to take my hands off the keyboard or this could turn into a lengthy rant...
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