What food items do you splurge on $$$ wise?

pancakerunner
pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Curious to know which foods you buy top quality. I go for premium cheeses, nut butters, meat and chocolates. Canned goods I usually buy generic.
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  • Kotuliak
    Kotuliak Posts: 259 Member
    Scotch, Cognac, meats, and fish.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Chocolate.
  • BarbaraHelen2013
    BarbaraHelen2013 Posts: 1,940 Member
    edited November 2019
    Definitely best quality cheese, if I’m going to spend the calories it’s going to be premium taste value!

    Tomatoes, too, are probably up there - heirloom mixed colours when I can get them.

    Other than those two, things like the best pasta flour I can find, fresh herbs, always!. Coffee, Oh and good red wine!

    Mostly though I’m pretty frugal, most of my meals are seasonal veg and dried bean based.
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    edited November 2019
    Butter! Kerrygold all the way.

    We have family dietary restrictions we buy a lot of gluten free, so more expensive by default.

    Organic pears, because they taste that much better (at our particular store anyway).

    Ice cream - again, dietary restrictions, but in the process we found Turkey Hill is really tasty!
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    Chocolate.

    I would expect nothing less from you, @apullum :)
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    Seafood 🦞
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    @MikePTY what is burrata cheese?
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    I tend to bargain shop but will spend more for heirloom tomatoes, chicken breasts in bulk as I only like white meat, salmon, and coffee for cold brew. I spend a little more for spices, but use less because they're good quality. I'll second chocolate but I don't have it often.
  • nytrifisoul
    nytrifisoul Posts: 499 Member
    shrimp and salmon are probably most expensive items i splurge on from a healthy standpoint. Chicken breast is cheap and i usually buy steaks in bulk when they are on sale.
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    MikePTY wrote: »
    LyndaBSS wrote: »
    @MikePTY what is burrata cheese?

    It's hard to describe but basically it is a soft cheese with a solid outside and creamy inside made from mozzarella cheese and cream. It's delicious and super rich in flavor while still being low calorie for a cheese. Only 70 calories per ounce.

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrata

    Oh, that looks and sounds delicious. Thanks.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,961 Member
    Organic free range meat and eggs. Nut oils.
  • Lattesweet
    Lattesweet Posts: 236 Member
    edited November 2019
    Food is really important to me so I don’t mind splurging on quality food and ingredients. Some of my faves are coffee, eggs, salmon, chocolate candies, chips, fruits and vegetables, olive oils/spices, teas, artisan breads and baked goods and list can go on...
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    Meat
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited November 2019
    Live 2-3# dungeness crabs and 15-20# slabs of NY strip steak.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Coffee, chocolate, vanilla extract, nut butters. I put vanilla in lots of stuff and spend a fortune on it, even though it’s not the best quality. It’s gotten so expensive.

    I get my fish and produce from the farmer’s market which has good prices. Spices from the Indian market, same. I rarely eat meat so it’s not expensive to buy good quality in small amounts.
  • DannyFranky
    DannyFranky Posts: 8 Member
    I buy way too much seltzer water. Not the fancy stuff, but the store brand. I'll drink 1/2 gallon of seltzer per day. Other than that, I spend a lot on produce. Berries, mostly. I like those bagged chopped salads, too.
  • cupcakesandproteinshakes
    cupcakesandproteinshakes Posts: 1,136 Member
    Coffees to go. They are a rip off but a necessity.
    Protein bars I find ridiculously pricey but I try and buy them in bulk.

    Wine. I do t drink loads of it so I want a decent bottle.

  • NadNight
    NadNight Posts: 794 Member
    Fruit. Not because I want to (the ‘wonky’ stuff is just as good) but because it’s so flipping expensive! £2 for strawberries vs 60p for a cheesecake to serve 5....
  • vivo1972
    vivo1972 Posts: 129 Member
    edited November 2019
    Duck eggs, cheese, individual chocs from the local chocolatier and will only eat fresh fruit from M&S
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    Olive oil has to be the best I can buy, feta cheese, meats (if I am going to have a t-bone steak I accept that it is going to cost me a small fortune).
    Splurge is maybe not the right word here for me. I won't buy something that is inexpensive just for the sake of price. There are plenty of soups, cereals, sliced meats that are much cheaper than the ones I opt to buy, but they generally are tasteless (or way too salty) and/or completely void of any nutritional value.
    Contrarily I can find a bottle of wine for $10 that tastes as good (for us anyway) as one twice the price.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    Cheese and steak are my splurge items.

    A few other items I end up having to buy the more expensive option because of food restrictions and allergies. For example, I like to keep canned soup on hand for simple meals, especially for work. But the less expensive options always seem to find a way to get soy in them and I am allergic.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Nothing really. I guess I’m easily pleased. I’ve tried expensive, quality chocolates, and always go back to Dove dark chocolate Promises. I really like them best. If I want a great steak, I’ll buy it. It’s still cheaper than going out. I do splurge on Starbucks occasionally and realize many think it’s not the best coffee, but it suits me perfectly. I have very simple tastes.

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