Food prices that piss you off
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Grass-fed butter - $6 for 1/2 lb
Grass-fed beef - from $7 for 1 lb ground to $40 for 1 lb of higher grade tenderloin
Pastured eggs - $7/dozen
I still generally buy these things but I dream about the money I would save if I bought conventional products more often.0 -
tephanies1234 wrote: »5$ canadian for romane lettuce
Yikes! Where in Canada are you? In Toronto it's maybe $2.50 max for a big bunch, but I go to Fresh Co.0 -
Grass-fed butter - $6 for 1/2 lb
Grass-fed beef - from $7 for 1 lb ground to $40 for 1 lb of higher grade tenderloin
Pastured eggs - $7/dozen
I still generally buy these things but I dream about the money I would save if I bought conventional products more often.
How do you know that the pastured eggs are really from free roaming hens since there is no legal standard for labelling? At least there is not in the US.0 -
... you don't. Most of the time it's just a label slapped on without any real standard.
Unless you're buying off of Craigslist0 -
liftingandlipstick wrote: »
Where are you buying milk? I get skim for $2.79 a gallon at Kwik Trip. It's $2.38 if you buy the bags instead of the jugs. You're less than 30 minutes from me, so prices shouldn't be that different!
I usually buy milk from Kwik Trip, but if you go to Festival, it is closer to $4
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It pisses me off that the healthiest, least processed, least "fooled around with" food, is the most expensive.
I grow what I have time for and can in my area. I have a lime tree that had its first good year, I grated off the peel and froze to have the zest on hand, then I peeled and put the rest through the blender, and froze in cubes.
Tomatoes are producing now. Trying to get some chard going.0 -
successgal1 wrote: »It pisses me off that the healthiest, least processed, least "fooled around with" food, is the most expensive.
Meh, I don't actually find this to be true. Fresh produce and quality meats are outrageous, but bags of chips are $4+ dollars a bag. Even generic brand chips are usually $2.50 a bag. One low quality chocolate bar is $1-$2. Higher quality chocolates are outrageous. Box of something like Hamburger Helper is $3 and you still have to buy the expensive ground meat!
Some of the best bargains in the store are healthy options like dried beans, frozen fruits and vegetables. Some vegetables like carrots and onions are consistently affordable, and apples are always pretty cheap here ($2 for a 2 lb bag). Eggs are about $1.50 - $2 a dozen, I think.
It's possible to eat healthy on the cheap, you just might not always be able to eat the stuff you like best.0 -
Clementines. 3# for 6.990
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I hate that the baked chips or snacks cost more than the regular ones, even though you get less in the bag. WHY? Is it because they know people who are watching their intake will pay more? It doesn't seem fair that they take advantage of people who are trying to eat well and bypassing the crap.
Are you really "bypassing the crap" by eating baked chips?
Lays Classic Ingredients: Potatoes, Sunflower or Corn Oil, Salt
535 Calories per 100 grams
Baked Lays Ingredients: Dried Potatoes, Cornstarch, Sugar, Corn Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Corn Sugar
428 Calories per 100 grams
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successgal1 wrote: »It pisses me off that the healthiest, least processed, least "fooled around with" food, is the most expensive.
Lentils, rice and beans are some of the cheapest foods in the store.
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My green juice that I like to have at breakfast is $6. $6 on top of whatever food I'm eating! Before 7am!0
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Grass-fed does not mean antibiotic-free.
In fact, grass-fed doesn't even preclude finishing the animal in a conventional feed lot.0 -
The prices that really piss me off are:
$18.99/bag of cup4cup gluten free flour. (Not optional, I have a celiac kiddo)
Berries - $5/small container on average
Lunch meat - $3/100g for turkey.
Whole roasting chickens!! - between $15-$20 per chicken.
$4.99 for 1 pomegranate
$8/small bag of grapes.
Wow, try buying your flour from King Arthur Flour online. They have many Gluten free items on their site.
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I like my white fish. I have been buying Swai fillets for a long time from my local grocer, but they stopped selling it, claiming they are now endangered. After researching the subject, I find the claim is bogus. It is getting more popular in the US, so I would suppose they will bring it back at double the price. If I am going to eat fish 3X a week, it hits my pocketbook HARD. And this is a coastal state I live in. It just goes to show that high income people can easily get the foods they love and their bodies need, but if you can't pony up the dough, it's sardines and soda crackers...0
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The difference in fat levels between grass and feedlot fed is trivial compared to the difference between either and wild game. Nothing raised in a pasture is going to be particularly "natural".
People may as well pick based on taste and price preferences.
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Grapes it was like $11-$13 for a small bag - so frustrating!0
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