Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> >>"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> >>> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> >>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> >>>>> > On 7/23/2017 5:10 PM, cshenk wrote:
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> >>>>>>> Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home
> cooking >>>>but >>> they jack the price way up and it's pretty
> pitiful at 8$ or >>>>more a >>> serving for a single meal. I can eat
> out for less than >>>>that at many >>> places.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > A protiesm starch, and veggie? Maybe a bowl of soup.
> >>> > >
> >>>>> Not talking about eating out there Ed.
> >>> > >
> >>>>> > Aside from fast food or a slice of pizza I don't know of any
> >>place >>> > around here where you can get a meal for $8. Some of
> the >>chains >>> > like Applebees and Chilis have a 2 for $20 deal,
> but by >>the time >>> > you add in a beverage and tip you are about
> $30+ >>>>> >
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>>>> If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person,
> >>they >>>>> probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy
> >>meals with >>>>> steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > Agree you can do a lot with $3,
> >>> > >
> >>>>> Here's some real basics. Hard NOT to find here.
> >>> > >
> >>>>> 16oz frozen veggies, birdseye, hanover hills, local store brand:
> >>>>> 5/5$ (or less), 50 cents a serving but we eat a lot of veggies
> >>> > >
> >>>>> 2lb loaf bread home made, 45cents total (18 servings or 2 cents
> >>>>> each)
> >>> > >
> >>>>> 28oz tomato canned (stewed, crushed, sauce etc) 1-1.25 each
> (sales >>>>> constant). Generally 7 servings at abut 20 cents each.
> >>> > >
> >>>>> Pasta (maybe 5cents) with 5.99lb shrimp (4oz each for 1.50
> each). >>>>> 2.25 each unless I missed something.
> >>> >
> >>> > 5 cents for pasta? I can't even make it for that. Not even with
> >>> > cheap white flour. Prices must be far cheaper where you live.
> > > >
> >>> Need to look a little harder then Julie. Barilla is on sale here
> >>> every 2 months at 5/5$ for a 1lb box (limit 10). Other store
> >>> brands are .67 for 2lbs and that's 33cents a lb. At 4oz each you
> >>> get 8cents a lb but we eat less than 1/4LB pasta each at a meal. 5
> >>> cents is about right.
> > >
> > > Nothing is that cheap here. Even if that price is right for
> > > Barilla, that would make it $1.00 per box. I never buy Barilla
> > > because it may contain eggs, which I can't have. Plus I don't
> > > like their policies. But assuming that price is true, there
> > > would have to be 20 servings in a box to make it 5 cents per
> > > person. The past that I buy usually has 4-6 servings per bag or
> > > box. Sometimes 8 servings. Cheap pasta is not something I'm
> > > interested in. I like quality pasta. I do look for good prices. I
> > > can get good stuff at Costco and Big Lots. I know I could get
> > > really cheap macaroni if I bought a huge bag or even bulk,
> > > somewhere. And I suppose I might do that sometime if I were
> > > feeding a crowd. But if I'm eating it, I want the good stuff. I
> > > grew up on cheap, overcooked pasta. Ick.
> > > >
> >>> I'll add that rice noodle in bulk runs about 3cents and would be
> >>> more common here as a 'pasta'. If it helps, the Barilla would be
> >>> about 20cents.
> > >
> > > If you want to buy a Costco sized package of Ramen or you get a
> > > good deal at Big Lots, you might come out to 5 cents per serving.
> > > But Ramen isn't what we eat.
> > >
> > > For as much as I do like a good deal, my life isn't all about
> > > cheap. But I noticed that you keep changing your prices. So no
> > > clue what those prices relate to. I had assumed per serving.
> >
> > Julie, .67 for 2lbs pasta is .33 per lb now split that 6 portions.
> > 5cents a portion.
>
> Barilla says that two oz. is a serving. Two oz. cooks up to about a
> cup. A cup is a serving for a person who doesn't have diabetes. 1/2
> is the diabetic serving. That being said, I have NEVER seen a any
> kind of pasta for 33 cents per pound. Let me check the Costco and
> Sam's prices.
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> Costco wants $17.79 for a 2 count pkg. of 10 pounds of pasta. So
> $17.79 for 20 pounds. That's 88 cents per pound.
>
> Sam's wants $5.68 for 6 pounds. That's 94 cents per pound.
>
> Cheapest thing at Safeway is $1.00 per pound. Rice noodles are more
> expensive than any of those. So let me try Uwajimaya...
>
> At Umajimaya, Rice Vermicelli is $1.49 for 300 grams. Rice sticks are
> $1.79 per pound. Those are the cheapest prices.
>
> Pray tell where do you find ANY pasta for 33 cents a pound. Cuz it
> sure isn't here.
> >
> > Next up rice noodle is not ramen. Not even related. Among other
> > things it's made of rice. 1.57 gets you a 16pack at 10 cents each
> > and each feeds 3 normal people for a starch.
>
> I know that rice noodles are not Ramen. But Ramen is the cheapest
> noodle that I've ever seen.

Sucks to live where your prices are then.

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