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Needed - pennypinching (healthy) recipes
We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to
save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got any favourite cheap recipes I can try? We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com |
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Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to > save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food > budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a > fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted > because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got > any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground > beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. > i like to cook eggs in a thick tomato sauce in a skillet, covered. very yummy with a bit of parmesan. pasta with marinara sauce is cheap, even if you use ready made sauce fake stroganoff with ground beef and egg noodles chicken pies and shepherd's pies (you can use frozen veggies to save time and $$) stir frys you don't need to have "gourmet" food every night to eat well. I, too, have a problem with food going bad before i can use it, so i try to buy veggies and fruit only every few days. luckily, i am near 3 markets that have good prices, and i can always buy stuff at work if i don't mind paying a little more. -- saerah "It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca aware of the manifold possibilities of the future "I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules." -König Prüß |
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Karen AKA Kajikit wrote: [snip] > Got any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground > beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. I won't rehash the entire dry beans vs. canned discussion from another thread, but beans are also cheap, as are fruits and veggies this time of year. Also, check the sale papers - about every four to six weeks my grocery store has chicken legs for $.39/lb or less (this is, of course cheap factory chicken). Ethnic groceries are often cheaper than the big supermarkets. Anyway, here are a few of my favorite cheap recipes/menus: Tuna, white bean and tomato salad - canned tuna (the imported kind canned in olive oil is best, but the cheap stuff will work), cannelini or other white beans, chopped ripe tomato, a lemon-y vinaigrette, maybe a little diced onion, flat parsley and maybe some capers if you've got them. Black beans (I can buy them preseasoned in the can in the mexican grocery and add some more seasoning if they need it). Serve with either rice or fried plantains and a jicama/orange/radish salad. Turkey meatloaf with spinach - use 1 lb of ground turkey, a 10 oz box of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed, a sauteed onion and some garlic, thyme, black pepper and cayenne. Makes really good sandwiches served cold, especially with a little eggplant/red pepper spread. Skin-on chicken pieces well-seasoned with garlic salt and sprinkled with brown sugar and then baked at 350 until done (sounds weird but is quite good). Garbanzo bean soup (or pasta topping) - saute a large chopped onion and a few cloves minced garlic in olive oil. Add canned diced tomatoes, about a tablespoon Cajun/chicken seasoning (the actual recipe specifies Paul Prudhomme chicken majic, but I've used generic cajun chicken seasoning), about a teaspoon of dried rosemary, and a can of garbanzo beans. Use as is with some parmesan on pasta or puree and thin with chicken broth and serve as soup. Tortilla Espanola - gently fry potatoes and onions in olive oil (do not brown), drain and mix the cooked veggies with beaten eggs. Cook mixture on low-med heat (when the bottom is somewhat browned, put a large plate over the pan, invert the whole thing, and then slide the tortilla raw-side down into the pan from the plate). You could pretty much use whatever vegetables you like here in addition to or instead of the potatoes and onions though you should cook them first so they don't give off too much liquid into the eggs. This is also very good served at room temperature. Hamburger noodle stuff (sounds horrifying, but is actually tasty. Or maybe, I just grew up eating it...) - brown ground beef, add ketchup and bbq sauce (equal amounts), and cooked rotini (you could throw some frozen peas in with the pasta for the last couple minutes of cooking time). Serve with grated parmesan (the kind in the green can would definately be appropriate with this recipe...) Tortilla casserole - tear up some corn tortillas (stale is fine) and put a layer of tortillas in a casserole dish, top with some corn kernals, chopped sauteed zucchini, onions, poblano peppers (or canned green chiles), a little mild cheese, ending with more tortillas and cheese. Then pour a custard mixture of milk/yogurt/buttermilk and some eggs over it and bake. Deviled eggs Hummus Hope that helps! Melissa |
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On 30 Jun 2005 09:56:17 -0700, "Melissa" > wrote:
>I won't rehash the entire dry beans vs. canned discussion from another >thread, but beans are also cheap, as are fruits and veggies this time >of year. Also, check the sale papers - about every four to six weeks >my grocery store has chicken legs for $.39/lb or less (this is, of >course cheap factory chicken). Ethnic groceries are often cheaper than >the big supermarkets. Anyway, here are a few of my favorite cheap >recipes/menus: Thanks for these Melissa... the bean salad variations sound yummy, and canned beans are cheap! (with only two of us to feed, I don't think it's really worth the bother of trying to prepare my own dried beans, besides the one time I tried I HATED the end result!) I'll have to try these... -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com |
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"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message ... > We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to > save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food > budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a > fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted > because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got > any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground > beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. > > -- > ~Karen aka Kajikit > Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life > http://www.kajikitscorner.com Hmmmm. Well several things come to mind: 1. Pasta dishes are fairly economical. 2. Casseroles make very good meals. 3. Eggs are a good source of inexpensive protein. The first rule is don't purchase processed foods, they're too expensive for what you get. Want Hash browns? Cool just grate some potatoes. Second, if you don't know learn to cut up a chicken or how to bone the "split breasts". Figure out how long before the move and make room in the freezer if you have one. Use coupons (doubled) 3 to 4 weeks AFTER they are issued. I have found the prices go up the week or 2 when the coupon is issued. If you don't take it buy the Sunday paper. Never but something just because you have a coupon - buy only what you use. Try to stick to in-season produce. Dimitri |
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Dimitri wrote:
> "Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message > ... >> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >> save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >> budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >> fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >> because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. >> Got >> any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >> >> We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground >> beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. >> >> -- >> ~Karen aka Kajikit >> Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life >> http://www.kajikitscorner.com > > Hmmmm. > > Well several things come to mind: > > 1. Pasta dishes are fairly economical. > 2. Casseroles make very good meals. > 3. Eggs are a good source of inexpensive protein. > > The first rule is don't purchase processed foods, they're too > expensive for what you get. Want Hash browns? Cool just grate some > potatoes. > Second, if you don't know learn to cut up a chicken or how to bone > the "split breasts". > Figure out how long before the move and make room in the freezer if > you have one. > Use coupons (doubled) 3 to 4 weeks AFTER they are issued. I have > found the prices go up the week or 2 when the coupon is issued. If > you don't take it buy the Sunday paper. > Never but something just because you have a coupon - buy only what > you use. > Try to stick to in-season produce. > > Dimitri Excellent tips, all, Dimitri! Jill |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:33:20 -0400, Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to > save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food > budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a > fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted > because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got > any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground > beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. Here's my version of Bubble and Squeak... I think I got the variation idea from the Galloping Gourmet. Bubble and Squeak Equal amounts of boiled potatoes - with skin/peel/jackets on and cooked cabbage (or shredded zucchini) 2 slices of bacon (or more if you wish), diced 1 medium onion, chopped Salt and pepper In a large bowl, don't mash the potatoes, "squish" them with your hands. Add the cabbage or zucchini to your potatoes. Brown the bacon pieces in a large frying pan. Take out the browned bacon bits and add them to the potatoes Leave enough fat to cover the bottom of the pan, reserve the rest. Turn the heat down to medium Add the onion and cook until soft and transparent. Add it to your potatoes and cabbage. Season to taste with salt and pepper (I add a pinch of dried thyme too) Mix well. Add the reserved fat back to the hot pan or coat it with canola or peanut oil. Dump the potato mixture back into the pan, cover and cook over a medium-low heat, for 15 minutes or until a golden brown crust forms on the bottom. Scoop out and serve crust side up. I accompany it with a salad, but you could serve it with eggs. |
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"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message ... > We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to > save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food > budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a > fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted > because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got > any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground > beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. > > -- > ~Karen aka Kajikit Karen, I have to say, for my money, the best cheap eats is spaghetti. I love when the boxes of Barilla are 10 for $10. Jarred sauce can be flavored up with pepperoni (diced), diced carrots & zucchini, ground pork/beef, and such. Mind you, spaghetti has been my favorite food since birth! The usual advice applies, buy the veggies that are in season. Less expensive and tastier too. Frozen veggies work for some things too. Soups are healthy, inexpensive meals too. A big pot of vegetable soup, or chicken soup or tortilla soup. Stew. I make a very inauthentic tortilla soup that everyone here loves. I get a stewing hen and some backs and necks from the butcher once a month and add celery, onion, a couple carrots, a bay leaf or two, and peppercorns to make stock. I use this as the base for most soups. For the tortilla, I start with the chicken stock and add ancho chile powder, a dash of chipotle, garlic, and minced onion. Simmer while grilling 2 chicken breasts. Dice the grilled chicken and add. If I have leftover rice (especially Spanish rice! yum!) I add some of that too. For the tortilla part, you can use regular tortilla chips, or get some corn tortillas and cut into strips and bake until crisp. I serve at the table with a plate of condiments: cilantro, onion, avocado, the tortilla chips. We're only one more than you, so it's easy to make just enough for 2 or 3. Or how about a 3 bean salad? Or tuna salad? Pasta salad? I'll probably think of others after I send. lol A couple tips: If you have freezer room, buy roasts and cut into what you need: steaks, chops, stir-fry slices, etc. If you have a meat grinder, all the better! Take a day and make a big pot of stock. Lots cheaper than buying canned broth, and much healthier and tastier too. Like I said above, buy what's in season. Staples like pasta and rice are cheap and good base foods to build on. Stir-fry is easy, and can be varied tremendously to keep boredom at bay. Go to Starbucks on Sunday and raid the newspaper basket for the coupons! But check the sales, and try to use the coupons in conjunction with sales. You don't have to use a coupon right away. If you have a farmer's market near you, you can often get good deals. Also check to see if you have a farmer's coop near you. My Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Richard joined one when they moved from their farm to be closer to their kids. They pay $50 a month, and each week they get a basket of whatever is at it's peak. Costs and selections vary by location, of course, but it seems like a great deal to me. Hope this helps. kimberly |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > Dimitri wrote: <snip> >> Dimitri > > Excellent tips, all, Dimitri! > > Jill Thanks Dimitri |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Nexis wrote: > > "Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message > ... >> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >> save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >> budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >> fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >> because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >> any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >> >> We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground >> beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. >> >> -- >> ~Karen aka Kajikit > > Karen, > I have to say, for my money, the best cheap eats is spaghetti. I love when > the boxes of Barilla are 10 for $10. Jarred sauce can be flavored up with > pepperoni (diced), diced carrots & zucchini, ground pork/beef, and such. > Mind you, spaghetti has been my favorite food since birth! > The usual advice applies, buy the veggies that are in season. Less expensive > and tastier too. Frozen veggies work for some things too. > Soups are healthy, inexpensive meals too. A big pot of vegetable soup, or > chicken soup or tortilla soup. Stew. I make a very inauthentic tortilla soup > that everyone here loves. I get a stewing hen and some backs and necks from > the butcher once a month and add celery, onion, a couple carrots, a bay leaf > or two, and peppercorns to make stock. I use this as the base for most > soups. For the tortilla, I start with the chicken stock and add ancho chile > powder, a dash of chipotle, garlic, and minced onion. Simmer while grilling > 2 chicken breasts. Dice the grilled chicken and add. If I have leftover rice > (especially Spanish rice! yum!) I add some of that too. For the tortilla > part, you can use regular tortilla chips, or get some corn tortillas and cut > into strips and bake until crisp. I serve at the table with a plate of > condiments: cilantro, onion, avocado, the tortilla chips. We're only one > more than you, so it's easy to make just enough for 2 or 3. > > Or how about a 3 bean salad? Or tuna salad? Pasta salad? > I'll probably think of others after I send. lol > > A couple tips: > If you have freezer room, buy roasts and cut into what you need: steaks, > chops, stir-fry slices, etc. If you have a meat grinder, all the better! > Take a day and make a big pot of stock. Lots cheaper than buying canned > broth, and much healthier and tastier too. > Like I said above, buy what's in season. > Staples like pasta and rice are cheap and good base foods to build on. > Stir-fry is easy, and can be varied tremendously to keep boredom at bay. > Go to Starbucks on Sunday and raid the newspaper basket for the coupons! But > check the sales, and try to use the coupons in conjunction with sales. You > don't have to use a coupon right away. > If you have a farmer's market near you, you can often get good deals. Also > check to see if you have a farmer's coop near you. My Aunt Jeannie and Uncle > Richard joined one when they moved from their farm to be closer to their > kids. They pay $50 a month, and each week they get a basket of whatever is > at it's peak. Costs and selections vary by location, of course, but it seems > like a great deal to me. fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two people) clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. Lena Ben and Jerry's for $1.60 a carton! yay! |
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pjjehg wrote:
> "Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote ... > >>We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >> >>We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground >>beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. >> There is always the classic Pinto Beans and Cornbread. Or Red Beans and Rice. Feed the family for a buck, if you don't waste money on canned beans. Cook from dry with some onion, and maybe some bacon ends and pieces if they are in the budget. -- Del Cecchi "This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.” |
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Here in Scotland we have a cook book called the Paupers Cook Book by
Jocassta Innes. try and source a copy, it is so so excellent. Chhhers |
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"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message ... > e > > On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Nexis wrote: > >> >> "Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message >> ... >>> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>> save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>> budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>> fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>> because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>> any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >>> >>> We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground >>> beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. >>> >>> -- >>> ~Karen aka Kajikit >> >> Karen, >> I have to say, for my money, the best cheap eats is spaghetti. I love >> when >> the boxes of Barilla are 10 for $10. Jarred sauce can be flavored up with >> pepperoni (diced), diced carrots & zucchini, ground pork/beef, and such. >> Mind you, spaghetti has been my favorite food since birth! >> The usual advice applies, buy the veggies that are in season. Less >> expensive >> and tastier too. Frozen veggies work for some things too. >> Soups are healthy, inexpensive meals too. A big pot of vegetable soup, or >> chicken soup or tortilla soup. Stew. I make a very inauthentic tortilla >> soup >> that everyone here loves. I get a stewing hen and some backs and necks >> from >> the butcher once a month and add celery, onion, a couple carrots, a bay >> leaf >> or two, and peppercorns to make stock. I use this as the base for most >> soups. For the tortilla, I start with the chicken stock and add ancho >> chile >> powder, a dash of chipotle, garlic, and minced onion. Simmer while >> grilling >> 2 chicken breasts. Dice the grilled chicken and add. If I have leftover >> rice >> (especially Spanish rice! yum!) I add some of that too. For the tortilla >> part, you can use regular tortilla chips, or get some corn tortillas and >> cut >> into strips and bake until crisp. I serve at the table with a plate of >> condiments: cilantro, onion, avocado, the tortilla chips. We're only one >> more than you, so it's easy to make just enough for 2 or 3. >> >> Or how about a 3 bean salad? Or tuna salad? Pasta salad? >> I'll probably think of others after I send. lol >> >> A couple tips: >> If you have freezer room, buy roasts and cut into what you need: steaks, >> chops, stir-fry slices, etc. If you have a meat grinder, all the better! >> Take a day and make a big pot of stock. Lots cheaper than buying canned >> broth, and much healthier and tastier too. >> Like I said above, buy what's in season. >> Staples like pasta and rice are cheap and good base foods to build on. >> Stir-fry is easy, and can be varied tremendously to keep boredom at bay. >> Go to Starbucks on Sunday and raid the newspaper basket for the coupons! >> But >> check the sales, and try to use the coupons in conjunction with sales. >> You >> don't have to use a coupon right away. >> If you have a farmer's market near you, you can often get good deals. >> Also >> check to see if you have a farmer's coop near you. My Aunt Jeannie and >> Uncle >> Richard joined one when they moved from their farm to be closer to their >> kids. They pay $50 a month, and each week they get a basket of whatever >> is >> at it's peak. Costs and selections vary by location, of course, but it >> seems >> like a great deal to me. > > fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two > people) > > clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. > > Lena > > Ben and Jerry's for $1.60 a carton! yay! You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more than $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top ramen. kimberly |
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Nexis wrote: > > > >> > >> "Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: > >>> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to > >>> save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food > >>> budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a > >>> fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted > >>> because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got > >>> any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more than > $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or > not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the > college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top > ramen. Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well on $100/wk. Sheldon |
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Nexis wrote:
> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message > ... > >>e >> >>On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Nexis wrote: >> >> >>>"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message ... >>> >>>>We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>>>save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>>>budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>>>fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>>>because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>>>any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >>>> >>>>We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground >>>>beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. >>>> >>>>-- >>>>~Karen aka Kajikit >>> >>>Karen, >>>I have to say, for my money, the best cheap eats is spaghetti. I love >>>when >>>the boxes of Barilla are 10 for $10. Jarred sauce can be flavored up with >>>pepperoni (diced), diced carrots & zucchini, ground pork/beef, and such. >>>Mind you, spaghetti has been my favorite food since birth! >>>The usual advice applies, buy the veggies that are in season. Less >>>expensive >>>and tastier too. Frozen veggies work for some things too. >>>Soups are healthy, inexpensive meals too. A big pot of vegetable soup, or >>>chicken soup or tortilla soup. Stew. I make a very inauthentic tortilla >>>soup >>>that everyone here loves. I get a stewing hen and some backs and necks >>>from >>>the butcher once a month and add celery, onion, a couple carrots, a bay >>>leaf >>>or two, and peppercorns to make stock. I use this as the base for most >>>soups. For the tortilla, I start with the chicken stock and add ancho >>>chile >>>powder, a dash of chipotle, garlic, and minced onion. Simmer while >>>grilling >>>2 chicken breasts. Dice the grilled chicken and add. If I have leftover >>>rice >>>(especially Spanish rice! yum!) I add some of that too. For the tortilla >>>part, you can use regular tortilla chips, or get some corn tortillas and >>>cut >>>into strips and bake until crisp. I serve at the table with a plate of >>>condiments: cilantro, onion, avocado, the tortilla chips. We're only one >>>more than you, so it's easy to make just enough for 2 or 3. >>> >>>Or how about a 3 bean salad? Or tuna salad? Pasta salad? >>>I'll probably think of others after I send. lol >>> >>>A couple tips: >>>If you have freezer room, buy roasts and cut into what you need: steaks, >>>chops, stir-fry slices, etc. If you have a meat grinder, all the better! >>>Take a day and make a big pot of stock. Lots cheaper than buying canned >>>broth, and much healthier and tastier too. >>>Like I said above, buy what's in season. >>>Staples like pasta and rice are cheap and good base foods to build on. >>>Stir-fry is easy, and can be varied tremendously to keep boredom at bay. >>>Go to Starbucks on Sunday and raid the newspaper basket for the coupons! >>>But >>>check the sales, and try to use the coupons in conjunction with sales. >>>You >>>don't have to use a coupon right away. >>>If you have a farmer's market near you, you can often get good deals. >>>Also >>>check to see if you have a farmer's coop near you. My Aunt Jeannie and >>>Uncle >>>Richard joined one when they moved from their farm to be closer to their >>>kids. They pay $50 a month, and each week they get a basket of whatever >>>is >>>at it's peak. Costs and selections vary by location, of course, but it >>>seems >>>like a great deal to me. >> >>fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two >>people) >> >>clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. >> >>Lena >> >>Ben and Jerry's for $1.60 a carton! yay! > > > You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more than > $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or > not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the > college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top > ramen. > > kimberly > > i find that very hard to believe. around here, mac and cheese is .29 a box for the cheap brand and ramen are .10 each if you buy them in bulk. pasta, eggs, and fresh veggies are not expensive. -- saerah "It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca aware of the manifold possibilities of the future "I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules." -König Prüß |
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Sheldon wrote:
> > Nexis wrote: > >>>>"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: >>>> >>>>>We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>>>>save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>>>>budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>>>>fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>>>>because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>>>>any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >> >>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more than >>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top >>ramen. > > > Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well > on $100/wk. > > Sheldon > and i feed two adults and a toddler on less than that. in "serious budget" mode, i was spending about 50 a week, not including paper products. -- saerah "It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca aware of the manifold possibilities of the future "I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules." -König Prüß |
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:29:55 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote:
> >"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message ... >You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more than >$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top >ramen. Umm... you misread me. It was a hundred dollars a WEEK. If we could get by on a hundred bucks a month we'd be pennypinching geniuses! Food in South Florida doesn't come cheap... I told my husband that we're going to try to cut our food bill to $75 a week... he thinks we can do $65 but I told him he's dreaming! He used to only spend about twenty bucks a week on 'groceries', but then he'd a)only eat two meals a day, b)eat out for at least one of them and c)live on sandwiches and fried chicken for the other one. I don't buy preprocessed foods. The big expenses are meat, vegetables and dairy products. And bread of course... -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com |
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"Sheldon" > wrote in message oups.com... > > > Nexis wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> "Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: >> >>> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >> >>> save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >> >>> budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >> >>> fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >> >>> because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. >> >>> Got >> >>> any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >> >> You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >> than >> $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >> not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >> college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >> top >> ramen. > > Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well > on $100/wk. > > Sheldon I was responding to the poster who responded to me who said she spends $100/month on food for 2 people. Look: >fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two >people) >clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. >Lena If $50 a month is more than half of her grocery bill, she's not spending more than $100 a month, according to her. I personally don't believe it, but oh well  kimberly > |
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"sarah bennett" > wrote in message om... > Sheldon wrote: >> >> Nexis wrote: >> >>>>>"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>>>>>save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>>>>>budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>>>>>fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>>>>>because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>>>>>any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >>> >>>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>>than >>>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >>>top >>>ramen. >> >> >> Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well >> on $100/wk. >> >> Sheldon >> > > and i feed two adults and a toddler on less than that. in "serious budget" > mode, i was spending about 50 a week, not including paper products. > > > > -- > > saerah > Again, read what I wrote and who I wrote it to. Lena B Katz said she spent less than $100 a MONTH, not week. She stated that $50 a month was "more than half" of her grocery bill. Month. Not week. kimberly |
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"sarah bennett" > wrote in message >>> >>>fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two >>>people) >>> >>>clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. >>> >>>Lena >>> >>>Ben and Jerry's for $1.60 a carton! yay! >> >> >> You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >> than $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, >> coupons or not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh >> foods. Hell the college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating >> mac& cheese and top ramen. >> >> kimberly > > i find that very hard to believe. around here, mac and cheese is .29 a box > for the cheap brand and ramen are .10 each if you buy them in bulk. pasta, > eggs, and fresh veggies are not expensive. > > > > -- > > saerah I don't know where "around here" is, but mac & cheese here is typically at least 69 cents for the cheap stuff. 3 meals a day, and not all of them are going to be at home when you're a college student. 90 meals in a month, even at $2/meal is $180 minimum. My point was $50 a month for farm fresh produce delivered to your door every week is not unreasonable. It's an inexpensive way to have fresh produce at it's peak. I still do not believe anyone who eats well does it on $100 a month for more than one person. Not in Southern California anyway. |
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"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:29:55 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote: > >> >>"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message ... > >>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>than >>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top >>ramen. > > Umm... you misread me. It was a hundred dollars a WEEK. If we could > get by on a hundred bucks a month we'd be pennypinching geniuses! Food > in South Florida doesn't come cheap... > I told my husband that we're going to try to cut our food bill to $75 > a week... he thinks we can do $65 but I told him he's dreaming! He > used to only spend about twenty bucks a week on 'groceries', but then > he'd a)only eat two meals a day, b)eat out for at least one of them > and c)live on sandwiches and fried chicken for the other one. > I don't buy preprocessed foods. The big expenses are meat, vegetables > and dairy products. And bread of course... > No, you misread ME I was responding to Lena, who said that $50 a *month*was more than half her grocery budget. That would make her grocery budget less than $100 a month. Not week. If you read my response to *you*, the whole thing started because I mentioned a farm co-op that my aunt and uncle joined that delivers a weeks worth of produce at it's peak for $50 a month. Lena thought this was expensive, apparently. kimberly |
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Nexis wrote:
> "sarah bennett" > wrote in message > om... > >>Sheldon wrote: >> >>>Nexis wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>>"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>>>>>>save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>>>>>>budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>>>>>>fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>>>>>>because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>>>>>>any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >>>> >>>>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>>>than >>>>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>>>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>>>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >>>>top >>>>ramen. >>> >>> >>>Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well >>>on $100/wk. >>> >>>Sheldon >>> >> >>and i feed two adults and a toddler on less than that. in "serious budget" >>mode, i was spending about 50 a week, not including paper products. >> >> >> >>-- >> >>saerah >> > > Again, read what I wrote and who I wrote it to. Lena B Katz said she spent > less than $100 a MONTH, not week. She stated that $50 a month was "more than > half" of her grocery bill. Month. Not week. > > kimberly > > yeas, i saw that. i was adding to what sheldon said. -- saerah "It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca aware of the manifold possibilities of the future "I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules." -König Prüß |
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Nexis wrote:
> "sarah bennett" > wrote in message > >>>>fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two >>>>people) >>>> >>>>clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. >>>> >>>>Lena >>>> >>>>Ben and Jerry's for $1.60 a carton! yay! >>> >>> >>>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>>than $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, >>>coupons or not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh >>>foods. Hell the college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating >>>mac& cheese and top ramen. >>> >>>kimberly >> >>i find that very hard to believe. around here, mac and cheese is .29 a box >>for the cheap brand and ramen are .10 each if you buy them in bulk. pasta, >>eggs, and fresh veggies are not expensive. >> >> >> >>-- >> >>saerah > > > I don't know where "around here" is, but mac & cheese here is typically at > least 69 cents for the cheap stuff. metro detroit. if people do not shop the sales, they have no right to complain about the high proces they coose to pay, IMO. 3 meals a day, and not all of them are > going to be at home when you're a college student. why not? if a kid is smart enough to get into college, they're smart enough to make a PB&J 90 meals in a month, even > at $2/meal is $180 minimum. > well, there have been months where i spent just a small amount more than that for two adults and a toddler. and we do not usually eat crap like boxed macaroni and cheese and ramen. again, if a kids too stupid to figure out how to eat cheap, why are they in college? > My point was $50 a month for farm fresh produce delivered to your door every > week is not unreasonable. It's an inexpensive way to have fresh produce at > it's peak. I still do not believe anyone who eats well does it on $100 a > month for more than one person. Not in Southern California anyway. who said delivered to your door? if you want premium services, you have to pay for em. -- saerah "It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca aware of the manifold possibilities of the future "I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules." -König Prüß |
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Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to > save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food > budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a > fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted > because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got > any favourite cheap recipes I can try? > > We don't eat much beef or pork (it's expensive) but lots of ground > beef, ground turkey, chicken and eggs. > I dunno if you would like to try this, but it's a South African favorite, plus you get to use up some "stale bread" and you did say "lots of ground beef" "Bobotie" This is is a light textured curry flavored meat loaf smothered in a golden savory egg topping. This recipe serves 6 generous portions. We suggest you serve it with a large salad. Ingredients 2 slices stale white bread (remove the crusts) 30ml cooking oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 2,5ml ground cloves 5ml crushed garlic 3ml salt 10 ml curry powder 5 ml turmeric 500g ground beef 2 eggs 30ml hot water 20ml lemon juice 25ml sugar Topping 1 egg (lightly beaten) 150ml milk bay or lemon leaves for garnishing Method Preheat oven to 160ºC. Soak bread in water for 10 minutes, squeeze out excess water and crumble. In a large frying pan, heat oil and braise onion until golden (about 7 minutes). Add the ground cloves, garlic, salt, curry powder and turmeric and simmer for 5 minutes. Break the 2 eggs into a large bowl and beat lightly. Mix in the ground beef. Add the onion mixture from the frying pan to the ground beef as well as the hot water, lemon juice, crumbled bread and sugar, and mix to combine well. Spoon the mixture into a well greased oven proof dish and bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven. Topping: Combine the egg and beat well. Pour over the bobotie. Arrange bay leaves or lemon leaves as garnish. Return to oven and bake at 180ºC for 5-10 minutes, or until topping is set. Got this off one of my favourite local cooking sites... (if you are interested). http://www.funkymunky.co.za/meat.html Cheers Cathy -- I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it |
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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Karen AKA Kajikit wrote: > On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:29:55 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote: > >> >> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message >> ... > >> You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more than >> $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >> not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >> college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top >> ramen. > > Umm... you misread me. It was a hundred dollars a WEEK. If we could > get by on a hundred bucks a month we'd be pennypinching geniuses! Food > in South Florida doesn't come cheap... > I told my husband that we're going to try to cut our food bill to $75 > a week... he thinks we can do $65 but I told him he's dreaming! He > used to only spend about twenty bucks a week on 'groceries', but then > he'd a)only eat two meals a day, b)eat out for at least one of them > and c)live on sandwiches and fried chicken for the other one. > I don't buy preprocessed foods. The big expenses are meat, vegetables > and dairy products. And bread of course... So, live without the vegetables. I do (about the only veggies in my house are canned tomatoes. speaking of which, I think i need some recipes for canned tomates (the big cans)... I've got about twenty cans of them sitting around). Second, live without the meat. No steaks, no meat unless it is on killer mega sale (and, where you stretch it to boot. chili is a good use of meat, meatloaf is not). Lena If I bought fresh veggies every week, my grocery budget would probably double. |
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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Nexis wrote: > > "Sheldon" > wrote in message > oups.com... >> >> >> Nexis wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: >>>>>> We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>>>>> save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>>>>> budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>>>>> fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>>>>> because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. >>>>>> Got >>>>>> any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >>> >>> You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>> than >>> $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>> not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>> college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >>> top >>> ramen. >> >> Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well >> on $100/wk. >> >> Sheldon > > I was responding to the poster who responded to me who said she spends > $100/month on food for 2 people. Look: > >> fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two >> people) > >> clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. > >> Lena > > If $50 a month is more than half of her grocery bill, she's not spending > more than $100 a month, according to her. I personally don't believe it, but > oh well Giant eagle has us listed as their worst customer... our "sales coefficient" (i.e. percentage off list price) is normally 66%. That means that we're buying food for a third of what the store wants to sell it at. Lena and, remember, I live in the Burgh. life's different around here. |
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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Nexis wrote: > > "sarah bennett" > wrote in message >>>> >>>> fifty bucks a month? that's more than half my grocery bill! (for two >>>> people) >>>> >>>> clip coupons. use coupons... with sales. >>>> >>>> Lena >>>> >>>> Ben and Jerry's for $1.60 a carton! yay! >>> >>> >>> You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>> than $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, >>> coupons or not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh >>> foods. Hell the college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating >>> mac& cheese and top ramen. >>> >>> kimberly >> >> i find that very hard to believe. around here, mac and cheese is .29 a box >> for the cheap brand and ramen are .10 each if you buy them in bulk. pasta, >> eggs, and fresh veggies are not expensive. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> saerah > > I don't know where "around here" is, but mac & cheese here is typically at > least 69 cents for the cheap stuff. 3 meals a day, and not all of them are > going to be at home when you're a college student. 90 meals in a month, even > at $2/meal is $180 minimum. what the ****? who the **** pays two dollars a meal? Pasta$.50 Sausage(1lb.) $2.00 Assorted seasonings (to include onion and entirely too much pepper) $.25 That's for a meal that's over 2000 calories. Yup, that's enough to feed one person for more than a day. And for less than three dollars. And that's if I haven't managed a coupon on either the sausage or pasta. 3*30==$90 a month. Not too shabby, I'd say. > My point was $50 a month for farm fresh produce delivered to your door every > week is not unreasonable. It's an inexpensive way to have fresh produce at > it's peak. you're paying for novelty value, not "farm fresh produce" . but that's your business. Everyone knows that the farmers send their best food to the cities, anywhichway. (except for stuff that won't ship). > I still do not believe anyone who eats well does it on $100 a > month for more than one person. Not in Southern California anyway. I didn't do it in socal. try pulling some average prices (on sale), and we can compare standard of living for food. Lena |
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Nexis wrote:
> "sarah bennett" > wrote in message > om... > >>Sheldon wrote: >> >>>Nexis wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>>"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>We have to find a large sum of money for moving costs, so we have to >>>>>>>save cash somewhere and the most obvious place to do that is our food >>>>>>>budget. We spend about $100 a week on groceries for two people, but a >>>>>>>fair bit winds up going on luxuries, impulse buys, or being wasted >>>>>>>because we don't eat it before it goes off... I have to do better. Got >>>>>>>any favourite cheap recipes I can try? >>>> >>>>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>>>than >>>>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>>>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>>>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >>>>top >>>>ramen. >>> >>> >>>Seems to me she wrote "$100 a *week*". I can feed two adults very well >>>on $100/wk. >>> >>>Sheldon >>> >> >>and i feed two adults and a toddler on less than that. in "serious budget" >>mode, i was spending about 50 a week, not including paper products. >> >> >> >>-- >> >>saerah >> > > Again, read what I wrote and who I wrote it to. Lena B Katz said she spent > less than $100 a MONTH, not week. She stated that $50 a month was "more than > half" of her grocery bill. Month. Not week. > > kimberly > > It is possible. We likely don't spend anywhere near that much right now. I buy meat and poultry in bulk once a year. We fish so the cost is no cash outlay and we eat a fair amount of fish. We also re-stock the freezers with fish for winter. We have a large garden with greenhouse and additional vegetables grown in containers. I do a lot of canning and freezing. That means we really only buy dairy, pastas, grains, and the occasional sauce or condiment. We avoid preprocessed foods too. The majority of our grocery shopping is from sale to sale focusing on one or two items or picking up those little necessities and usually during the non-growing season. The greenhouse extends that for a good month on each end. For the month of June, I doubt we spent more than $50 total. The most expensive food item bought was a 8 kg bag of white rice ($4.99) that will last us likely the rest of the year if not longer since we prefer brown and wild rices. I buy those on sale then stock up. I only use dried beans as they are cheaper and IMO taste better. I will indulge on cheeses and we have a nice deli close by so I have no problem indulging there on occasion. |
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Nexis wrote:
> "Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message > ... > >>On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:29:55 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote: >> >> >>>"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message ... >> >>>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>>than >>>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons or >>>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell the >>>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and top >>>ramen. >> >>Umm... you misread me. It was a hundred dollars a WEEK. If we could >>get by on a hundred bucks a month we'd be pennypinching geniuses! Food >>in South Florida doesn't come cheap... >>I told my husband that we're going to try to cut our food bill to $75 >>a week... he thinks we can do $65 but I told him he's dreaming! He >>used to only spend about twenty bucks a week on 'groceries', but then >>he'd a)only eat two meals a day, b)eat out for at least one of them >>and c)live on sandwiches and fried chicken for the other one. >>I don't buy preprocessed foods. The big expenses are meat, vegetables >>and dairy products. And bread of course... >> > > > No, you misread ME I was responding to Lena, who said that $50 a *month*> was more than half her grocery budget. That would make her grocery budget > less than $100 a month. Not week. > > If you read my response to *you*, the whole thing started because I > mentioned a farm co-op that my aunt and uncle joined that delivers a weeks > worth of produce at it's peak for $50 a month. Lena thought this was > expensive, apparently. Maybe it is expensive for her circumstances? I think it is rather reasonable. We don't have farm co-ops where I live  Even though wegrow a lot, it would be nice to have the option. > > kimberly > > |
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"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message ... > > > On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Karen AKA Kajikit wrote: > >> On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:29:55 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote: >> >>> >>> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message >>> ... >> >>> You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>> than >>> $100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons >>> or >>> not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell >>> the >>> college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >>> top >>> ramen. >> >> Umm... you misread me. It was a hundred dollars a WEEK. If we could >> get by on a hundred bucks a month we'd be pennypinching geniuses! Food >> in South Florida doesn't come cheap... >> I told my husband that we're going to try to cut our food bill to $75 >> a week... he thinks we can do $65 but I told him he's dreaming! He >> used to only spend about twenty bucks a week on 'groceries', but then >> he'd a)only eat two meals a day, b)eat out for at least one of them >> and c)live on sandwiches and fried chicken for the other one. >> I don't buy preprocessed foods. The big expenses are meat, vegetables >> and dairy products. And bread of course... > > So, live without the vegetables. I do (about the only veggies in my house > are canned tomatoes. speaking of which, I think i need some recipes for > canned tomates (the big cans)... I've got about twenty cans of them > sitting around). > > Second, live without the meat. No steaks, no meat unless it is on killer > mega sale (and, where you stretch it to boot. chili is a good use of > meat, meatloaf is not). > > Lena > > If I bought fresh veggies every week, my grocery budget would probably > double. The OP *did* ask for healthy options. Healthy eating includes vegetables and fruit. Eating nothing but pasta and rice with the occasional bit of ground meat is not healthy eating in my opinion. kimberly |
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Nexis wrote:
> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message > ... > >> >>On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Karen AKA Kajikit wrote: >> >> >>>On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:29:55 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message ... >>> >>>>You're an anomaly. My mom just cooks for her and my dad and spends more >>>>than >>>>$100 a month. $100 a month just wouldn't cut it here in SoCal, coupons >>>>or >>>>not...at least not eating dinners that contain good fresh foods. Hell >>>>the >>>>college kids here can't make it on $100 a month eating mac& cheese and >>>>top >>>>ramen. >>> >>>Umm... you misread me. It was a hundred dollars a WEEK. If we could >>>get by on a hundred bucks a month we'd be pennypinching geniuses! Food >>>in South Florida doesn't come cheap... >>>I told my husband that we're going to try to cut our food bill to $75 >>>a week... he thinks we can do $65 but I told him he's dreaming! He >>>used to only spend about twenty bucks a week on 'groceries', but then >>>he'd a)only eat two meals a day, b)eat out for at least one of them >>>and c)live on sandwiches and fried chicken for the other one. >>>I don't buy preprocessed foods. The big expenses are meat, vegetables >>>and dairy products. And bread of course... >> >>So, live without the vegetables. I do (about the only veggies in my house >>are canned tomatoes. speaking of which, I think i need some recipes for >>canned tomates (the big cans)... I've got about twenty cans of them >>sitting around). >> >>Second, live without the meat. No steaks, no meat unless it is on killer >>mega sale (and, where you stretch it to boot. chili is a good use of >>meat, meatloaf is not). >> >>Lena >> >>If I bought fresh veggies every week, my grocery budget would probably >>double. > > > The OP *did* ask for healthy options. Healthy eating includes vegetables and > fruit. Eating nothing but pasta and rice with the occasional bit of ground > meat is not healthy eating in my opinion. > > kimberly > > i agree. vegetables are not *that*expensive, especially if you buy them frozen. there are usually a few types of green veggies and fruits on sale for .99 a pound at my local markets. -- saerah "It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca aware of the manifold possibilities of the future "I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules." -König Prüß |
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