Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 is there a way to spend less money wen we buy both meat and extra that we dont usually buy(im the only vegetarian in our house) my mom has to buy certain foods for my and my grandma since she is diabetic and our " new " lifestyle is alittle expensive. I want to go vegan but that would cost a bit too much. HELP!!!!!! Don't be flakey. Get Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I would love help here too. My grocery bill is going up and up and up. I never see coupons for vegetarian foods. Tracey , " A.J. Wilson " <bye_chester_05 wrote: > > is there a way to spend less money wen we buy both meat and extra that we dont usually buy(im the only vegetarian in our house) my mom has to buy certain foods for my and my grandma since she is diabetic and our " new " lifestyle is alittle expensive. I want to go vegan but that would cost a bit too much. HELP!!!!!! > > > > Don't be flakey. Get Mail for Mobile and > always stay connected to friends. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hi I am a vegetarian with syndrome x. This means I have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol . I have never been overweight, the doctors say its my genes. Fresh veggies every day is good for all the family, there is no need for special food. Steam or roast a pot of carrots. onions, kale and mushrooms. There are endless combinations. Donna Tracey , " A.J. Wilson " <bye_chester_05 wrote: > > is there a way to spend less money wen we buy both meat and extra that we dont usually buy(im the only vegetarian in our house) my mom has to buy certain foods for my and my grandma since she is diabetic and our " new " lifestyle is alittle expensive. I want to go vegan but that would cost a bit too much. HELP!!!!!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 22:57 +0000, Tracey Ward wrote: > I would love help here too. My grocery bill is going up and up and > up. I never see coupons for vegetarian foods. > In my experience, the best thing I've seen to lower grocery costs is number one to not buy meat, and number don't buy convenience or prepackaged foods. I find the closer we get to buying only product and bulk beans/grains, etc, the lower are grocery bill. peace and blessings, ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Going vegetarian or vegan doesn't have to be expensive but its really easy for it to become expensive. I'll give you real examples from my experiences, which in answer to the question of the week spans about 12 years, the last three of them vegan. Certain foods are more expensive but necessary for us, like soymilk which costs quite a bit more than dairy milk. My family loves Silk, we've tried less expensive options but if my family won't drink it what's the point? Other foods are great transitional foods but are really pricey, like premade veggie burgers, seasoned veggie strips, crumbles, seasoned tofu, quick mix packages of food etc. Actually premade anything is really pricey. These can really add up on the grocery bill. I know it used to on mine. Finally, there are staples that are relatively inexpensive but are the basis for many meals. These are your canned beans(or even cheaper dried beans), and grains. They are the starting point for an amazing variety of meals, one peek in the recipe files here tells you that, and they are much easier on the wallet. Katie http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 The way to save money while still eating a healthy diet is to buy unprocessed ingredients in bulk. Anything that is processed, even if healthy, is going to be more expensive. So, bulk brown rice, beans, lentils, garbanzos, nuts (especially peanuts), rolled oats, etc. The only downside is that these things take more time to prepare. Bryan , " Tracey Ward " <traceymosko wrote: > > I would love help here too. My grocery bill is going up and up and > up. I never see coupons for vegetarian foods. > > Tracey > > , " A.J. Wilson " > <bye_chester_05@> wrote: > > > > is there a way to spend less money wen we buy both meat and extra > that we dont usually buy(im the only vegetarian in our house) my mom > has to buy certain foods for my and my grandma since she is diabetic > and our " new " lifestyle is alittle expensive. I want to go vegan but > that would cost a bit too much. HELP!!!!!! > > > > > > > > Don't be flakey. Get Mail for Mobile and > > always stay connected to friends. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Also, it is less expensive to buy in bulk, but does cost more up front. Last night's dinner was a simple rice dish cooked in a rice cooker. It cost very little. However, the ingredients were purchased separately and there are several ingredients. So the long term cost is small but the initial amount when buying the ingredients all at once would add up to quite a bit. Brown Rice Cooker Meal ---------------------- 3 cups water 1 cup brown rice, uncooked 2 tbsp dehydrated onion dice 1 tbsp each wild rice, dehydrated diced carrots, dehydrated diced celery, green or red lentils (or both), dehydrated spinach 1 large veg bouillon cube (or 2 small cubes) Place all ingredients in rice cooker. Let sit 30 minutes. Turn on rice cooker and let it cook automatically. Usually takes less than an hour, tho I've never timed it. When cooker turns off, fluff with fork. Even better if drizzled with olive oil that has been cold pressed with lemons before serving. I use dehydrated ingredients because I can measure several meals out at one time into individual jars. -- Kat_Doyle (@earthlink.net) Katie Mangan <kmangan33 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:36:14 Re: $$ question Going vegetarian or vegan doesn't have to be expensive but its really easy for it to become expensive. I'll give you real examples from my experiences, which in answer to the question of the week spans about 12 years, the last three of them vegan. Certain foods are more expensive but necessary for us, like soymilk which costs quite a bit more than dairy milk. My family loves Silk, we've tried less expensive options but if my family won't drink it what's the point? Other foods are great transitional foods but are really pricey, like premade veggie burgers, seasoned veggie strips, crumbles, seasoned tofu, quick mix packages of food etc. Actually premade anything is really pricey. These can really add up on the grocery bill. I know it used to on mine. Finally, there are staples that are relatively inexpensive but are the basis for many meals. These are your canned beans(or even cheaper dried beans), and grains. They are the starting point for an amazing variety of meals, one peek in the recipe files here tells you that, and they are much easier on the wallet. Katie http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I also buy in bulk, I use dried TVP I reconstitute in recipes, I make bean burgers and loaves, take lunch usually with leftovers, use romaine leaves as sandwich wraps, make great soups with all my crlean out the fridge crisper veggies on Saturday before I shop for a new batch of veggies, etc. Donna --- brbrunner <brbrunner wrote: > The way to save money while still eating a healthy > diet is to buy > unprocessed ingredients in bulk. Anything that is > processed, even if > healthy, is going to be more expensive. So, bulk > brown rice, beans, > lentils, garbanzos, nuts (especially peanuts), > rolled oats, etc. The > only downside is that these things take more time to > prepare. > > Bryan > > , " Tracey > Ward " > <traceymosko wrote: > > > > I would love help here too. My grocery bill is > going up and up and > > up. I never see coupons for vegetarian foods. > > > > Tracey > > > > , " A.J. > Wilson " > > <bye_chester_05@> wrote: > > > > > > is there a way to spend less money wen we buy > both meat and extra > > that we dont usually buy(im the only vegetarian in > our house) my > mom > > has to buy certain foods for my and my grandma > since she is > diabetic > > and our " new " lifestyle is alittle expensive. I > want to go vegan > but > > that would cost a bit too much. HELP!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't be flakey. Get Mail for Mobile and > > > always stay connected to friends. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > Someone told me theres a girl out there With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair. Took my chances on a big jet plane, Never let them tell you that they're all the same. SOURCE: Going to California - Led Zep ______________________________\ ____ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile./mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Avoiding overly packaged, overly processed and prepared food is key to saving $$$$ even though it does take a bit more work to prepare meals from scratch. Also the meat analogs seem to be expensive as other members have noted. Something else that has not been mentioned is that the overall grocery bill will depend a lot on where you shop. I am lucky to live in LA (arguably) so I have many choices, but for example, going to shop at Trader Joes will make your bill about half of what it would be if you buy the same items at let's say Whole Foods (do not mean to bash them but they are expensive!). Even Trader Joes can be pricey if you buy a lot of convenience food, and some people do not find it economical to feed a large family. Also, I have noticed that vegetables at regular supermarkets are EXPENSIVE!!!! much more than at smaller 'mom and pop' fruit and vegetable markets, or any of the ethnic markets (for us here it would be Armenian/middle eastern, Ranch 99 for Asian, King Ranch and many others for latino food). What I do is buy most of my food at places that are reasonable and reserve some items that I cannot buy anywhere else for places like Whole foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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