Veggie Staples (the food not the metal kind ;o)

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ah, i question of which i can answer !

 

i too, am a (low income work at home mom of many) budget minded person.

 

ask around if you can join a food co-op...here in WI, there is a big co-op in

Madison which trucks around orders once a month...we unload the truck and

split our stuff...i get organic beans, pasta, rice, wheat, spices, condiments, etc...

by the case or pound for not alot of money.

 

i make most of our food by scratch...if we have bean burritos, or chili, i prepare

the beans the night before (yea, takes planning but you get used to it fast) i bake

most of our bread (i use a bread machine for the first kneading, then stick it in the

oven, because i have weak wrists) and make homemade soups, stews, burger mixes, etc...

 

i get potatoes/onions and such at an Aldy's type store, because its like a fifth the price

of organic, whereas beans and dried stuff is not much more than the regular price.

i also sometimes use the food pantry if its a rough month (i do home daycare, and sometimes

my families are laid off too, so i get much less pay) and they have lots of pasta and

instant taters...these can stretch meals too, with steamed vegies.

 

if you or anyone would like recipes, or a ' pantry list' just ask.

 

my most requested meals at potlucks are lentil stew, chili, french bread, curry pea soup.

i hope to perfect vegan baking this winter.

 

now, by spring, we will be living in an off grid, organic, pagan intentional community,

so i will have more access to fresh stuff, and to can/dry good foods, to use with the (pounds of)

beans, pasta's and rice...i can hardly wait !

-shahara

 

 

 

 

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Hello All: I've been out of the loop for a week or so, but I'm back

with a question. I'm considering a career change that will leave me

considerably less well off financially. I won't be able to afford to

go to Whole Foods. I'm thinking I will have to start stocking up on

veggie staples at a bargain mart and I'm thinking basic fruits, nuts,

green veggies, soy milk. Can anyone suggest any low-priced staples I

am missing?

Thanks,

Chrissie

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Think whole grains, too, like brown rice. It's cheap in the big bags/boxes. Couscous. Spaghetti/marinara sauce. In the produce section, remember that whatever's in season will be cheaper as well. silvertree173 <stellarlunar77 wrote:

Hello All: I've been out of the loop for a week or so, but I'm backwith a question. I'm considering a career change that will leave meconsiderably less well off financially. I won't be able to afford togo to Whole Foods. I'm thinking I will have to start stocking up onveggie staples at a bargain mart and I'm thinking basic fruits, nuts,green veggies, soy milk. Can anyone suggest any low-priced staples Iam missing?Thanks,ChrissieTo send an email to -

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An organic Pagan community? That sounds really cool. I've recently re-discoverd my interest in Paganism - I dropped out of the scene for quite awhile because I couldn't decide if I was Wiccan or Buddhist, but I've decided the two aren't mutually exclusive.

 

Would you care to share more about this intentional community? I've heard of hippie type communes, but I've never heard of a Pagan, organic community before and am very interested.

 

Love,

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10/7/2004 7:45:46 PM

Re: Veggie Staples (the food not the metal kind ;o)

ah, i question of which i can answer !i too, am a (low income work at home mom of many) budget minded person.ask around if you can join a food co-op...here in WI, there is a big co-op inMadison which trucks around orders once a month...we unload the truck andsplit our stuff...i get organic beans, pasta, rice, wheat, spices, condiments, etc...by the case or pound for not alot of money.i make most of our food by scratch...if we have bean burritos, or chili, i prepare the beans the night before (yea, takes planning but you get used to it fast) i bakemost of our bread (i use a bread machine for the first kneading, then stick it in theoven, because i have weak wrists) and make homemade soups, stews, burger mixes, etc...i get potatoes/onions and such at an Aldy's type store, because its like a fifth the priceof organic, whereas beans and dried stuff is not much more than the regular price.i also sometimes use the food pantry if its a rough month (i do home daycare, and sometimesmy families are laid off too, so i get much less pay) and they have lots of pasta and instant taters...these can stretch meals too, with steamed vegies.if you or anyone would like recipes, or a ' pantry list' just ask.my most requested meals at potlucks are lentil stew, chili, french bread, curry pea soup.i hope to perfect vegan baking this winter.now, by spring, we will be living in an off grid, organic, pagan intentional community,so i will have more access to fresh stuff, and to can/dry good foods, to use with the (pounds of)beans, pasta's and rice...i can hardly wait !-shaharawww.terrasoluna.orgTo send an email to -

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Rice, rice and more rice. Can be purchased cheaply at Asian

groceries. Also other staple grains can be cheaper in bulk.

BTW, I have found that most other health food stores (esp locally-

owned) are not nearly as expensive as Whole Foods.

Good luck!

sara

 

, " silvertree173 "

<stellarlunar77> wrote:

>

> Hello All: I've been out of the loop for a week or so, but I'm back

> with a question. I'm considering a career change that will leave me

> considerably less well off financially. I won't be able to afford

to

> go to Whole Foods. I'm thinking I will have to start stocking up on

> veggie staples at a bargain mart and I'm thinking basic fruits,

nuts,

> green veggies, soy milk. Can anyone suggest any low-priced staples

I

> am missing?

> Thanks,

> Chrissie

[Guest guest]

1. Rice

2. pasta

 

go to ethnic food stores...

luckily, here we have chinatown and the korean center...nuthin like a 50lb bag of organic rice fer less then $20

also, do you have something called grocery outlet???

i know they are on the west coast..but..

use to be called canned foods

its all seconds and such

but..last time i went, about 2 weeks ago, filled up my backpack..spent $13..and got tons of organic canned veggies(4 fer a $1), and they had veggie meatballs

heh

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Lentil stew recipe please. Been fancying it (and the stew!) for weeks but haven't seen a recipe I like. Want to make some this w/e.

 

 

shahara97 [shahara97] if you or anyone would like recipes, or a ' pantry list' just ask.my most requested meals at potlucks are lentil stew, chili, french bread, curry pea soup.i hope to perfect vegan baking this winter.

 

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call me a dumb city girl, but what's a food co-op? i've never

seen/heard of one before. Is that like a warehouse?

~Chrissie~

 

, shahara97@a... wrote:

> ah, i question of which i can answer !

>

> i too, am a (low income work at home mom of many) budget minded

person.

>

> ask around if you can join a food co-op...here in WI, there is a

big co-op in

> Madison which trucks around orders once a month...we unload the

truck and

> split our stuff...i get organic beans, pasta, rice, wheat, spices,

> condiments, etc...

> by the case or pound for not alot of money.

>

> i make most of our food by scratch...if we have bean burritos, or

chili, i

> prepare

> the beans the night before (yea, takes planning but you get used to

it fast)

> i bake

> most of our bread (i use a bread machine for the first kneading,

then stick

> it in the

> oven, because i have weak wrists) and make homemade soups, stews,

burger

> mixes, etc...

>

> i get potatoes/onions and such at an Aldy's type store, because its

like a

> fifth the price

> of organic, whereas beans and dried stuff is not much more than the

regular

> price.

> i also sometimes use the food pantry if its a rough month (i do

home daycare,

> and sometimes

> my families are laid off too, so i get much less pay) and they have

lots of

> pasta and

> instant taters...these can stretch meals too, with steamed vegies.

>

> if you or anyone would like recipes, or a ' pantry list' just ask.

>

> my most requested meals at potlucks are lentil stew, chili, french

bread,

> curry pea soup.

> i hope to perfect vegan baking this winter.

>

> now, by spring, we will be living in an off grid, organic, pagan

intentional

> community,

> so i will have more access to fresh stuff, and to can/dry good

foods, to use

> with the (pounds of)

> beans, pasta's and rice...i can hardly wait !

> -shahara

>

>

>

>

> www.terrasoluna.org

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food co-ops are cooperatives...

they are owned either by the workers, or by another *membership* group which can be anything from a union to just a group of folks banding together

silvertree173 Oct 12, 2004 2:09 PM Re: Veggie Staples (the food not the metal kind ;o) call me a dumb city girl, but what's a food co-op? i've never seen/heard of one before. Is that like a warehouse?~Chrissie~