"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> On 6/30/2013 1:17 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> a. Dollar stores are 98% junk. I never darken the door.
>
> Recently there was a story about some guy who'd lost a lot of
> weight by going on what he called the Dollar Store diet.
>
> I thought that sounded like a really bad idea, just from my
> limited exposure to dollar stores. Turns out that in some
> areas, dollar stores offer fresh produce and dairy.
>
> My experience is the same as yours, but then, some people
> find great stuff at garage sales and all I see there is
> junk, too.
>
> nancy

Yes, I keep hearing of those. None around here though. One of our Dollar
Trees has a small selection of refrigerated and frozen foods. Most it not
stuff we would eat. I have bought cheese, I think I bought some little
frozen pizzas for my husband. They do have a few frozen meals, small steaks
for $1.

When we first moved to CA, I managed to service sometimes on food just from
Long's Pharmacy. Yes, I did go to the grocery store once in a while so
there was some fresh produce. But I had become very ill and couldn't go out
for very long or walk very far without resting. So it was about all I could
do to get to the back of the pharmacy for my prescriptions. I could get a
few basic needs in there. True, or diet had a lot of sameness for a while.
But I still got better even on that limited diet.