On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:12:50 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:


>How many people are you feeding on that $100 a week? The OP was talking $40
>for one. You can eat amazingly well for that much money. Good food does
>not mean high prices.
>

I am actually thinking I could go lower if I had to. I don't choose
to do that, as I don't need to do so. I am putting the money I don't
spend into savings.

Part of this challenge for myself is to see how well I can do if I
keep myself to this strict budget and to see if I actually can go
lower. Part of the reason is to save money to get back to
California, where my food dollar does seem to go further.

Last night, I made sweet and sour chicken from The Breath of the Wok.
I used green and red peppers in it, an onion instead of the scallions
that were listed in the recipe, a carrot thinly sliced, and some
pineapple chunks. I cooked some rice to go with it. Some of that
will go with me to work tonight, for my lunch/dinner there.

Tomorrow night, is gumbo night. I will come home in the morning and
defrost the rest of my Thanksgiving turkey, as well as the Andouille
sausage I got a few weeks ago. The scallions and the green peppers
that I got yesterday will go into the gumbo. I already have the
turkey stock made...

The gumbo plus a bit of rice, plus a salad I will make from the salad
fixings I brought home, will give me some good work day dinners next
week. Since it makes a big pot of gumbo, some of it will go into the
freezer in individual sized containers, for more workday
dinners....when I am lazy and don't want to think about doing
anything..

Christine

Sheldon wrote:

>>> The pictures of what I bought:
>>> http://i6.tinypic.com/8bdzuw0.jpg
>> is that the peeled garlic in what looks like a sealed plastic bag?
>> how well does it keep, and how do you store it after opening the bag?
>
> I've never bought fresh garlic any other way except full head...
> what's so difficult to peel garlic. That romain looks rotted...
> parsley, carrots and cuke looks like they've seen better days too.
>
Well, the lettuce looks a little sad but the rest looked fine to me

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Bobo Bonobo(R)" > wrote in message
>> The phrase, "Used Meat," would deter me from buying it.
>
> Then call it second hand meat, or some other phrase for marked down. Keep an
> eye out and you can get some great buys on lamb chops, rack of lamb, prime
> rib roasts, whatever. It is just the last day or even before the last day
> of sale on cuts not moving. Often, it is the higher priced cuts, not the
> cheaper stuff, that just had a bad week. Can't vouch for all stores but the
> two in our town watch closely and it is good quality, not something going
> bad. I either use it that day or put it in the freezer for later.
>
>
That is how I often get beautiful lamb chops! So few people here eat
lamb that they often have to start marking it down closer to the "sell
by" date and I reap the great price!

In article
>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
> >
> > I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. ?
> > I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
> > supermarket.
>
> That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
> shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
> good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
> pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
> there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
> <G>
>
> WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>
> SHELDON ?

As much Asian food as we cook, those shallots were a real bargain and
none went to waste. I think I got a whole sack (> 1 lb) for $1. Onions
are nearly $1 a pound here, and often we only need a small amount for a
recipe. Three quarters of a big onion can sit unused in the fridge for
a week. Greens are also very inexpensive at Asian groceries.

If I went on the $40 a week challenge, the FIRST thing to go from my
grocery list would be red meat. I can get more mileage for my money
from legumes, grains, and a little chicken, tofu and dairy products.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

On Dec 15, 2:53�pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:56:36 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
> >Cindy Fuller wrote:
>
> >> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. ?
> >> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
> >> supermarket.
>
> >That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
> >shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
> >good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
> >pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
> >there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
> ><G>
>
> >WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>
> PB&J w/shallot sandwiches are quite good. �Haven't you ever had them?
> Probably about as good as those 36 cans of spam you eat per year.

Nope, my Spam is better... it's what I had for dinner last night, a
can of beans in chili sauce (store brand-79cts) with a can of diced
Spam, nuked... washed down with ruby port spritzer. And anyway I'm
not on any budget but sometimes I eat inexpensively, not planned that
way but turns out that way because it's what I want. I have a few
different jams but I don't even have peanut butter in the house but I
do buy in-shell roasted peanuts.

SHELDON

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:42:23 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Well, the lettuce looks a little sad but the rest looked fine to me

That was a bad pic of the lettuce. It actually looks just fine but
somehow in the picture it didn't come out that way.

Christine

One time on Usenet, Sheldon > said:
> On Dec 15, 2:53=EF=BF=BDpm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> > On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:56:36 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Cindy Fuller wrote:
> >
> > >> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. ?
> > >> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
> > >> supermarket.
> >
> > >That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
> > >shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
> > >good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
> > >pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
> > >there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
> > ><G>
> >
> > >WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
> >
> > PB&J w/shallot sandwiches are quite good. =EF=BF=BDHaven't you ever had th=
> em?
> > Probably about as good as those 36 cans of spam you eat per year.
>
> Nope, my Spam is better... it's what I had for dinner last night, a
> can of beans in chili sauce (store brand-79cts) with a can of diced
> Spam, nuked... washed down with ruby port spritzer. And anyway I'm
> not on any budget but sometimes I eat inexpensively, not planned that
> way but turns out that way because it's what I want.

<snip>

I like Spam. It hasn't changed since I was a kid and Mom would fry
some up for breakfast. It's certainly no worse than the ever-popular
Scrapple...

--
Jani in WA

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:01:24 GMT, (Little
Malice) wrote:

>One time on Usenet, Sheldon > said:

>>
>> Nope, my Spam is better... it's what I had for dinner last night, a
>> can of beans in chili sauce (store brand-79cts) with a can of diced
>> Spam, nuked... washed down with ruby port spritzer. And anyway I'm
>> not on any budget but sometimes I eat inexpensively, not planned that
>> way but turns out that way because it's what I want.
>
><snip>
>
>I like Spam. It hasn't changed since I was a kid and Mom would fry
>some up for breakfast. It's certainly no worse than the ever-popular
>Scrapple...

Hmm..I think Spam is a bit much for me. I don't think it tastes that
great. It certainly is not in the plans for me..I can think of many
better ways to spend my food dollars...

But if you all like it, go for it..LOL.

Christine

Little Malice wrote:

> I like Spam. It hasn't changed since I was a kid and Mom would fry
> some up for breakfast. It's certainly no worse than the ever-popular
> Scrapple...
>
I won't eat either (never had scrapple, tried Spam once) but my husband
who loves scrapple (and would probably eat Spam if offered it) thinks
*I'm* nuts for eating Taylor Pork Roll. LOL. No accounting for tastes, eh?

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:27:48 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Little Malice wrote:
>
>> I like Spam. It hasn't changed since I was a kid and Mom would fry
>> some up for breakfast. It's certainly no worse than the ever-popular
>> Scrapple...
>>
>I won't eat either (never had scrapple, tried Spam once) but my husband
>who loves scrapple (and would probably eat Spam if offered it) thinks
>*I'm* nuts for eating Taylor Pork Roll. LOL. No accounting for tastes, eh?

I have had Taylor Pork roll once..and I like it better than Spam. But
it is not something I would eat regularly..I find it a bit too salty
for my taste.

And yet I love a good country ham, which is just as salty....

Christine, who has some country ham slices in her pantry and is
wondering what she can do with them...

On Dec 15, 4:01�pm, (Little Malice) wrote:
> One time on Usenet, Sheldon > said:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Dec 15, 2:53=EF=BF=BDpm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:56:36 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >Cindy Fuller wrote:
>
> > > >> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. ?
> > > >> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
> > > >> supermarket.
>
> > > >That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
> > > >shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
> > > >good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
> > > >pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
> > > >there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
> > > ><G>
>
> > > >WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>
> > > PB&J w/shallot sandwiches are quite good. =EF=BF=BDHaven't you ever had th=
> > em?
> > > Probably about as good as those 36 cans of spam you eat per year.
>
> > Nope, my Spam is better... it's what I had for dinner last night, a
> > can of beans in chili sauce (store brand-79cts) with a can of diced
> > Spam, nuked... washed down with ruby port spritzer. �And anyway I'm
> > not on any budget but sometimes I eat inexpensively, not planned that
> > way but turns out that way because it's what I want.
>
> <snip>
>
> I like Spam. It hasn't changed since I was a kid and Mom would fry
> some up for breakfast. It's certainly no worse than the ever-popular
> Scrapple...

I don't see how Spam is any worse than hot dogs, in fact it's better
quality meat than most if not all hot dogs. People eat franks and
beans, I like Spam and beans... hot dogs repeat on me, Spam doesn't

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
I like Spam and beans... hot dogs repeat on me, Spam doesn't
>
> Sheldon

LOL, TMI, Shel... TMI!

On Dec 15, 2:50�pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:08:09 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
> >People on a low budget are far better off buying fresh top round than
> >more costly used meat cuts... top round is a very versatle cut with
> >little waste, it's the cut most likely to be on sale at $5/lb as a
> >BOGO.
>
> Top round is always under $2.50 here. �No BOGO. I buy it for dago beef
> all the time. �We watch money, but we're not on a low budget.

Yes, one time it's $5 BOGO, the next it's $2,50/lb... same diff.

There's nothing the matter with not getting ripped off but often I see
those who can least afford it are the least careful shoppers... I see
them hauling a cart crammed full of prepared heat n' eat junk foods.

Anyways, back to Spam, I like vienna sausage too.

SHELDON

Sheldon wrote:

> Anyways, back to Spam, I like vienna sausage too.
>
> SHELDON

Down south in my area folks pronounce this as "Vie-eena" sausage. I
don't get it??
I won't touch 'em...so NOT my thang. You can have mine, Sheldon

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:27:48 -0500, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>>Little Malice wrote:
>>
>>> I like Spam. It hasn't changed since I was a kid and Mom would fry
>>> some up for breakfast. It's certainly no worse than the ever-popular
>>> Scrapple...
>>>
>>I won't eat either (never had scrapple, tried Spam once) but my husband
>>who loves scrapple (and would probably eat Spam if offered it) thinks
>>*I'm* nuts for eating Taylor Pork Roll. LOL. No accounting for tastes,
>>eh?
>
> I have had Taylor Pork roll once..and I like it better than Spam. But
> it is not something I would eat regularly..I find it a bit too salty
> for my taste.
>
> And yet I love a good country ham, which is just as salty....
>
> Christine, who has some country ham slices in her pantry and is
> wondering what she can do with them...



I hardly ever eat ham, but when I do, I like it in escalloped potatoes.
Dee Dee

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:44:12 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:

>"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
.. .
>> > Your $40 a week translates to $320 a month for two of us. Frankly, I
>> > rarely
>> spend that much and we eat well. We not only eat leftovers, we plan on
>> having them for another dinner or for lunches.
>
>In my case, it would be hard to spend 40$ a week each. My cookery habits
>just don't lead that direction.

One of my purposes is to find out how much I actually do spend. Or how
I can spend less. I probably don't even begin to need to spend that
much, but I am trying to find out. So, this is a challenge to
myself..

And a challenge to myself to see if I can actually eat a well balanced
diet, and not have a starchy diet based on just rice and beans and
other low cost starchy stuff. I think I can do it..but it may not fit
with the preconceived notions of other folks that spend a ton of money
on groceries.

Christine

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:44:12 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:

>"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
.. .
>> > Your $40 a week translates to $320 a month for two of us. Frankly, I
>> > rarely
>> spend that much and we eat well. We not only eat leftovers, we plan on
>> having them for another dinner or for lunches.
>
>In my case, it would be hard to spend 40$ a week each. My cookery habits
>just don't lead that direction.

One of the things I am finding, at least for the way I cook and eat,
that $40/week buys me almost too much food. If I spend it on high
priced "treats", then it doesn't go far at all.

I am figuring on spending the majority of that on things like veggies
and fruits. What I bought yesterday, plus the stuff I already have in
the fridge is probably too much even for me. I still have some
broccoli in the fridge, which will probably go into a pasta dish. I
was just looking in the fridge, and I decided that while I will
probably go ahead and make the gumbo tomorrow night, I do need to use
up the broccoli and cauliflower I have in there.

The cauliflower I might roast. I love roasted cauliflower, although
it cooks down to almost nothing by the time it is done. A head of
cauliflower, gives me about 2 portions of roasted cauliflower.

The pasta dish I am thinking of is from Deborah Madison's The Savory
Way. It has pasta (probably spaghetti), nicoise olives, tomatoes (the
plum tomatoes I bought yesterday), broccoli, and Parmesan cheese. And
olive oil, which I already have. I have the Parmesan too. Oh, and
garlic..

Another carryover that I need to use soon is a sugar pie pumpkin. I
have seen a recipe in one of the little cookbooks I have from
Williams-Sonoma. It is pumpkin (sliced and fried), layered with a
sauce of canned tomatoes and rosemary, then baked. The picture looks
wonderful..I haven't tried the recipe yet, but I have been planning on
doing so for some time.

Christine

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:47:58 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:


>My turnips and daikon ok? I do eat alot of rice here. Then again, I beat
>your 40$ a week margin by quite a bit <g>.
>
>
Oh yes!

I should clarify. $40/week is my top figure. I am trying to do it
for less, and still eat well. This is a learning process for me
too...

I love your ideas.

Christine

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:07:14 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:

>"Sheldon" wrote
>>constantly claiming evoo, parmigiano-reggiano,
>
>Curious but what is the price of Olive oil in your area? I use the simpler
>Bertoli or Pompei type. It's a health value not a flavor statement for me.
>

I can get decent olive oil at Trader Joes in my area. A 1 liter
bottle of their Kalamata olive oil costs me about $7.99. I can also
get the Santini brand for about the same cost there. I read a
recommendation from Russ Parsons of the L.A. Times about that olive
oil and I tried it. It is pretty good for a lower cost olive oil. If
you have a Trader Joes in your area, you might check there for olive
oil.

When I was in Richmond, VA last spring, I got some Parmigiano=reggiano
at the Tom Leonards store. It was about $10/pound, and it is very
good. I brought back some chunks of it to New Mexico..and have been
using it ever since. I also buy some of the Parmesan from Trader
Joes, when I don't feel like I want to use the "good" stuff...and that
tastes okay. Just isn't the real parmigiano.

Christine

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:39:57 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:

>>Got a list of sorts of what you have handy? I can post back ideas on what
>to make of it. My staples may not match yours (probably wont) but you do
>the Asian shopping thing too so we might work some matches in there.

Well...I am not as big on Asian food as you are...I think my tastes
run more to the Mediterranean style foods.

But sure..give me any suggestions..

I do have a cabbage in the fridge, but I think it is going to a
Moravian slaw that I saw made on FoodTV a few years back, by Sara
Moulton. I am thinking of taking that to the Christmas potluck at
work..it is a nice festive side dish. I have made it before and it is
very good. I have all the ingredients for it already.

I do have an extensive cookbook library (somewhere in the range of
1000,give or take a hundred or so) so I can usually find good recipes
for whatever I have. Those cookbooks cover a wide range of cuisines,
from French, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Malaysian, Spanish,
American, vegetarian, to I don't know what else...LOL. I have books
on baking, desserts, etc as well..so if I am craving something for a
dessert or something sweet, I can usually find something in those
books to cover that desire.

Christine

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:53:50 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:


>One big difference as we lived in Japan, was to seasonally shop. You dont
>have that much choice there so you get gobo roots in season and do without
>the rest of the time etc. We probably eat a wider variety of foods than
>most USA folks, because of that habit.
>
I usually try to shop seasonally, as I think the quality is better,
and it is usually cheaper. However yesterday, I wanted some plum
tomatoes for a dish or two, and those at the store looked okay. Not
the same as plum tomatoes in season, but still better looking than
the rest of them. I did buy green peppers yesterday, as they were on
sale, and looked really good.

Plus, I heard a few years ago, that if you shop for tomatoes out of
season, that the Roma tomatoes are a better deal, and give more of a
tomato taste.

For other things, I wait for the veggies to come in season. Such as
for asparagus, or corn, or eggplant. Or strawberries or other
berries. I am buying broccoli, cauliflower now...

Right now, for fruits, I am buying grapefruits, tangerines, some pears
still, apples, oranges.

Christine

Sheldon wrote:
> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. �
>> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
>> supermarket.
>
> That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
> shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
> good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
> pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
> there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
> <G>
>
> WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>
> SHELDON �

Shelly,

Some people can't afford what you can. I can probably afford a hell of
a more than you. Does that make me better? Of course not and I'm not
compelled to flaunt my status and belittle others for saving a few bucks.

Did you get your ass kicked as a child or do you have another excuse for
being an asshole?

-dk

Sheldon wrote:
> On Dec 15, 2:53�pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:56:36 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>>>> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. ?
>>>> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
>>>> supermarket.
>>> That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
>>> shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
>>> good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
>>> pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
>>> there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
>>> <G>
>>> WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>> PB&J w/shallot sandwiches are quite good. �Haven't you ever had them?
>> Probably about as good as those 36 cans of spam you eat per year.
>
> Nope, my Spam is better... it's what I had for dinner last night, a
> can of beans in chili sauce (store brand-79cts) with a can of diced
> Spam, nuked... washed down with ruby port spritzer. And anyway I'm
> not on any budget but sometimes I eat inexpensively, not planned that
> way but turns out that way because it's what I want. I have a few
> different jams but I don't even have peanut butter in the house but I
> do buy in-shell roasted peanuts.
>
> SHELDON

Do the peanuts cut into your gerbil budget?

-dk

"Dan" > wrote in message
...
> Sheldon wrote:
>> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>>> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. ?
>>> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
>>> supermarket.
>>
>> That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
>> shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
>> good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
>> pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
>> there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
>> <G>
>>
>> WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>>
>> SHELDON ?
>
> Shelly,
>
> Some people can't afford what you can. I can probably afford a hell of a
> more than you. Does that make me better? Of course not and I'm not
> compelled to flaunt my status and belittle others for saving a few bucks.
>
> Did you get your ass kicked as a child or do you have another excuse for
> being an asshole?
>

I'm thinking his daddy was an asshole and his mama was an asshole. Because
he's really an Asshole's Asshole, if you think about it. Gotta be pure bred.

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:12:50 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>> I think the only way one could come up with a realistic number would
>> be to keep a log for a whole year. I'll take a pass on logging that.
>> I'm in the camp that believes two can live for not much more than one.
>> We spend over a $100 a week. But we eat out less than once a month.
>>
>> Lou
>
>There are other ways. I use Quicken. The monthly trip to BJ's is either
>check or debit card, most trips to the supermarket are debit card. I can
>call up any time period in a couple of seconds. On Average, I spend $230 a
>month at BJ, but that includes cleaning supplies and the like also.

There's no way I'm going to annalize each receipt to decide what was
food and what was something else. My 100 figure is an estimation. We
may get nothing other than milk and cream one week, and the next spend
$200 at a few stores and more at costco and then spend very little for
a few weeks.

>How many people are you feeding on that $100 a week?

LOL.. Technically it's supposed to be only two. But we make and sent
goodies to two of the kids and the other is here all the time and he
eats all the leftovers. Which is fine because I'm not big on
leftovers so very little gets thrown out around here. I hate throwing
food away.

>The OP was talking $40 for one. You can eat amazingly well for that much money.

I'm sure I "could" eat for $40 a week myself. But there is no way I'd
call it "amazingly well". I like too many things like steak, shrimp,
brie, nice condiments, shark steaks, salmon, pine and macadamia nuts,
kalamata olives, and the list goes on.

I have no doubt a person can eat well, and even healthy for $40 a
week. But not "amazingly," and certainly not the way a foodie
claiming to have over a 1000 cookbooks would be content with.

>Good food does not mean high prices.

I didn't say it did.

Lou

Janet Baraclough wrote:

> The message >
> from "Default User" > contains these words:

> > You can't compare stuff that way, unless you are buying British
> > stuff, or they're buying American. The pound has been rising
> > against the dollar, but that doesn't mean their prices go up or
> > ours down.
>
> You can certainly say, that with such high food costs in Britain,
> it would be immensely difficult for a single person in Britain to feed
> themselves well for less than 3 pounds a day, ( £20 a week =40 US
> dollars).

Nonsense. When the pound goes up against the dollar, imported food
becomes cheaper. Basic economics.

Now, indeed food prices in the UK may be more "expensive", that is
taking a higher percentage of a worker's salary than the US, but the
relative strength of the GBP versus USD doesn't matter. If the pound
took a sharp drop against the dollar next week, your food wouldn't get
cheaper, but it would seem that way when compared to the dollar.



Brian

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On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:11:46 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
wrote:

>On Dec 15, 2:50?pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:08:09 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >People on a low budget are far better off buying fresh top round than
>> >more costly used meat cuts... top round is a very versatle cut with
>> >little waste, it's the cut most likely to be on sale at $5/lb as a
>> >BOGO.
>>
>> Top round is always under $2.50 here. ?No BOGO. I buy it for dago beef
>> all the time. ?We watch money, but we're not on a low budget.
>
>Yes, one time it's $5 BOGO, the next it's $2,50/lb... same diff.
>
>There's nothing the matter with not getting ripped off but often I see
>those who can least afford it are the least careful shoppers... I see
>them hauling a cart crammed full of prepared heat n' eat junk foods.

And dog and cat food. Freekin people can barely make ends meet but
they need 3 dogs and 6 fuggin cats.

>Anyways, back to Spam, I like vienna sausage too.

You really are a sicko. LMAO

Lou

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:54:16 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:


>One of the things I am finding, at least for the way I cook and eat,
>that $40/week buys me almost too much food. If I spend it on high
>priced "treats", then it doesn't go far at all.

Why don't you take the time you're spending with this silly
self-challenge you're undertaking and work a few more hours per month
and buy what you really like? According to what you've posted over
the years you sure do like your "treats"

Just a thought.

Lou

In article
>,
"Bobo Bonobo(R)" > wrote:

> On Dec 15, 8:37 am, Melba's Jammin' >
> > Where the Meat Guy used to manage were lots of retiree types looking for
> > bargains, so they didn't buy meat UNTIL it was marked down. Pretty soon
> > there was too much in the Used Meat bin and regular case sales were
> > down. When he took over that department he stopped ordering so much,
> > so not so much went into the Used Meat cases. He was not popular with
> > his customer base.
>
> The phrase, "Used Meat," would deter me from buying it.
> --Bryan

Excellent! More for the rest of us, Bryan. It's a slang term from
another group to indicate meat past its Sell By date.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:

> Heya folks,
>
> I know we have had extensive discussions about shopping for food, and
> getting good deals, and cooking on a strict budget. A budget of about
> USD $40/week, for instance. I don't know how that amount translates
> to foreign currencies...
<snip>
> Anyone else trying to do this sort of thing? Stick to a strict budget?
> What are you buying, and are you shopping the specials? What do you
> plan on making with what you buy? How will you extend your purchases
> to get the most out of them?
>

I have been mulling the idea of starting a blog about this type of
thing. My budget is $300 a month for myself and my daughter. I know I
can do this, because I used to spend less to feed both of us and her
father.

<snip>
> Anyone else want to play?

When I move in to my new apartment, I'll be glad to

Sheldon > wrote in news:38d21e14-b234-491c-9fb4-
:

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>>
>> I have found great bargains on produce at Asian groceries. �
>> I can get a bag of shallots for what it cost to get two or three at a
>> supermarket.
>
> That's too funny... people on a $5/day food budget don't buy
> shallots... whatsamatter, Ms Champagne Taste, ordinary onions ain't
> good enough for your beer pocketbook... well la dee dah, may as well
> pick up a little basket of mushyrooms to go with those shallots,
> there's goes nearly your entire $5/day budget and you didn't eat yet.
> <G>
>
> WTF are you going to do with shallots on your P&J budget.
>

Like she said, if you buy them cheaply in bulk at an Asian grocery, they
are not so expensive...

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article
> >,
> "Bobo Bonobo(R)" > wrote:

>> The phrase, "Used Meat," would deter me from buying it.
>> --Bryan
>
> Excellent! More for the rest of us, Bryan. It's a slang term from
> another group to indicate meat past its Sell By date.


You should have seen the expression on the face of the Albertson's meat
dept. guy when I called it "the Used Meat Section." It was priceless.

gloria p

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:47:58 +0900, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>
>>My turnips and daikon ok? I do eat alot of rice here. Then again, I beat
>>your 40$ a week margin by quite a bit <g>.
>>
>>
> Oh yes!
>
> I should clarify. $40/week is my top figure. I am trying to do it
> for less, and still eat well. This is a learning process for me
> too...
>
> I love your ideas.
>
> Christine


Lest anyone forget about complete protein in a grain:

The protein in quinoa is considered to be a complete protein due to the
presence of all 8 essential amino acids. Some types of wheat come close to
matching quinoa's protein content, but grains such as barley, corn, and rice
generally have less than half the protein of quinoa.
http://chetday.com/quinoa.html

Dee Dee

Sheldon > wrote in news:1801bf89-f7f6-479e-9480-
:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
>>
>> > Buy meat on the last day of sale when marked down $20 or more. �
> I've never
>>
>> Well, dayam, Ed!! �Am assuming that's 20 percent, not 20 dollars.
>> The store where I shop most doesn't have a Used Meat bin -- no price
>> reductions. �
>>
>> My food co-op has some reduced price meats occasionally, but that's a
>> longer trip for me than Cub.
>
> Occasionally, very occasionaly I'll see meat marked "Manager's
> Special" (mostly it's cured meat but sometimes it's fresh meat), it's
> the dregs that no one wanted and looks it, plus it's been out for sale
> for quite a while to reach it's Last Day of Sale and there's no way to
> know how well it's been refrigerated all that time... no matter what
> it's going to be funky and runt of the litter meat... I never buy that
> meat, not to save a few cents, and sometimes it's actually priced more
> than it was when first put out when it was on sale. Much of that
> expired meat ends up in preground mystery meat, they're permitted
> because meat ground at the market does not require USDA re-inspection
> nor is ground meat ever USDA graded.
>
>> Grinding brisket, eh? �I'll have to try that sometime.
>
> Flat cut brisket (the cut you braise) is too expensive to grind and
> full packers cut is mostly fat... and for my taste brisket is too
> tough for burgers unless you grind it thrice and then it's more a
> rough pate the texture of canned dog food.
>
> People on a low budget are far better off buying fresh top round than
> more costly used meat cuts... top round is a very versatle cut with
> little waste, it's the cut most likely to be on sale at $5/lb as a
> BOGO.
>

$5 a pound is too expensive for nearly anything when you are working on
a limited budget...

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:19:08 GMT, Sarah Gray >
wrote:

>top round is a very versatle cut with
>> little waste, it's the cut most likely to be on sale at $5/lb as a
>> BOGO.
>>
>
>$5 a pound is too expensive for nearly anything when you are working on
>a limited budget...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOGO

Lou

Lou Decruss > wrote in
:

> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:19:08 GMT, Sarah Gray >
> wrote:
>
>>top round is a very versatle cut with
>>> little waste, it's the cut most likely to be on sale at $5/lb as a
>>> BOGO.
>>>
>>
>>$5 a pound is too expensive for nearly anything when you are working
on
>>a limited budget...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOGO
>
> Lou
>

I read it that it was $5 a pound after the BOGO thing. Even $2.50 a
pound is no deal for boneless meat.

Lou Decruss > wrote in
:

> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:54:16 -0700, Christine Dabney
> > wrote:
>
>
>>One of the things I am finding, at least for the way I cook and eat,
>>that $40/week buys me almost too much food. If I spend it on high
>>priced "treats", then it doesn't go far at all.
>
> Why don't you take the time you're spending with this silly
> self-challenge you're undertaking and work a few more hours per month
> and buy what you really like? According to what you've posted over
> the years you sure do like your "treats"
>

Not everyone *can* just work more hours to make more money, Lou.

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:34:38 GMT, Sarah Gray >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss > wrote in
:
>
>> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:54:16 -0700, Christine Dabney
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>One of the things I am finding, at least for the way I cook and eat,
>>>that $40/week buys me almost too much food. If I spend it on high
>>>priced "treats", then it doesn't go far at all.
>>
>> Why don't you take the time you're spending with this silly
>> self-challenge you're undertaking and work a few more hours per month
>> and buy what you really like? According to what you've posted over
>> the years you sure do like your "treats"
>>
>
>Not everyone *can* just work more hours to make more money, Lou.

She's a specialized nurse. Around here at least they have so much
work they turn down overtime. One of my friends is a surgical nurse
and makes over 40 bucks an hour. One Saturday per month could double
a $40 a month food budget.

Lou

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:34:01 GMT, Sarah Gray >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss > wrote in
:
>
>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:19:08 GMT, Sarah Gray >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>top round is a very versatle cut with
>>>> little waste, it's the cut most likely to be on sale at $5/lb as a
>>>> BOGO.
>>>>
>>>
>>>$5 a pound is too expensive for nearly anything when you are working
>on
>>>a limited budget...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOGO
>>
>> Lou
>>
>
>I read it that it was $5 a pound after the BOGO thing. Even $2.50 a
>pound is no deal for boneless meat.

Around here it's usually a bit over 2 bucks for top round. I don't
take Shemton too seriously when it come to comparing food prices
anyway. Actually I don't take him seriously about anything really.

Lou

Sarah Gray wrote:

> Christine Dabney > wrote in
> :
>
> > Heya folks,
> >
> > I know we have had extensive discussions about shopping for food,
> > and getting good deals, and cooking on a strict budget. A budget
> > of about USD $40/week, for instance. I don't know how that amount
> > translates to foreign currencies...
> <snip>
> > Anyone else trying to do this sort of thing? Stick to a strict
> > budget? What are you buying, and are you shopping the specials?
> > What do you plan on making with what you buy? How will you extend
> > your purchases to get the most out of them?
> >
>
> I have been mulling the idea of starting a blog about this type of
> thing. My budget is $300 a month for myself and my daughter. I know I
> can do this, because I used to spend less to feed both of us and her
> father.

There are already such blogs; for example,
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/

But there's still room for more, if you can do something the other
bloggers aren't, do something better, or both.

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