Expensive vs Inexpensive

[Guest guest]

I cook from scratch and use many bulk items so I say very inexpensive

Donna

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cro7690

 

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:29:52

 

Expensive

 

 

Do you find that being a vegetarian is more or less expensive or is it about

the same?

[Guest guest]

Thanks I honestly don't know where to start. We are cleaning out our

refrigerator and our freezer as well as cabinets. Need to make our shopping

list

for the first weeks. Any must haves? Can you buy meat substitutes at any

grocery store and are there any that are better than the others?

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>I cook from scratch and use many bulk items so I say very inexpensive

Donna

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[Guest guest]

Same with me! I eat mostly fruits, vegetables, breads, whole grains,

legumes, and nuts/seeds. I have been making my own seitan, so it

comes out very cheap (and good!) and we have been gardening a lot. I

do not have to buy herbs since they are all growing in the garden,

(except for thyme and dill not sure why?). I also buy tofu sometimes,

but this is also very cheap. We make our own bread half the time

too.

Cabrita@los angeles

 

, thelilacflower wrote:

>

> I cook from scratch and use many bulk items so I say very inexpensive

> Donna

> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

>

>

> cro7690

>

> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:29:52

>

> Expensive

>

>

> Do you find that being a vegetarian is more or less expensive or is

it about

> the same?

>

[Guest guest]

Our family personally loves the Worthington/Loma Linda and Morning Star Farms

products the best. http://www.kelloggs.com/brand/worthington/ You just use

them in your favorite recipes in place of meat. They are already cooked so it

takes no time at all to prepare. This is a good place to start.

 

Check out Files on our home page and click on Info for New Members. There I

have listed Meat Substitutes that are available and where you can purchase them.

For%20New%20Vegetarians/

 

I cook from scratch most of the time and use recipes from our files, cookbooks,

my own creations, recipes from friends....... Check out our recipe files.

You'll get inspired. Start printing of new recipes to make. Have fun and try

new things.

 

 

Enjoy,

Judy

 

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cro7690

Friday, January 11, 2008 11:51 AM

Re: Expensive vs Inexpensive

 

 

 

Thanks I honestly don't know where to start. We are cleaning out our

refrigerator and our freezer as well as cabinets. Need to make our shopping

list

for the first weeks. Any must haves? Can you buy meat substitutes at any

grocery store and are there any that are better than the others?

--------

 

>I cook from scratch and use many bulk items so I say very inexpensive

Donna

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

 

**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

 

[Guest guest]

In the recipe files is a folder named Menus. This is a great

collection of menu ideas for weeks of meals and might give you ideas

for your shopping list

Peace,

Diane

 

 

, cro7690 wrote:

>

>

> Thanks I honestly don't know where to start. We are cleaning out our

> refrigerator and our freezer as well as cabinets. Need to make our

shopping list

> for the first weeks. Any must haves? Can you buy meat substitutes

at any

> grocery store and are there any that are better than the others?

> --------

>

> >I cook from scratch and use many bulk items so I say very inexpensive

> Donna

> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

>

>

>

>

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

 

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

For shiggles I added up our weekly food bill since we went to the grocery store

and Sam's last night. Here's the breakdown.

 

Animal Bill

60 pounds cat food $28.00

120 pounds cat litter $28.00

50 pounds dog food $17.98

1 case, 36 cans dog food $8.98

Total, animals $72.96 (yes, weekly)

 

Human Bill (4 humans 7 days a week, 7 humans 3 days a week)

Box Goya artificial ham flavoring $1.98

1 pound navy beans .98 cents (2 dinners and several lunches)

3 pounds onions $4.96

3 pounds carrots $2.96

6 red sweet peppers 3.96

Box Newman baby salad greens 3.96

1 pound pinto beans .98 cents

Package flour tortillas 1.00

Package corn tortillas 1.00

6 count package tomato sauce 4.96 (will last couple of weeks)

6 count package canned stewed tomatoes 4.95

1 pound rice (we bought 25 pounds several months ago, so this is averaged out)

..50 cents

2 pounds cheddar cheese 4.98

2 pounds mozzarella cheese 4.98

1 pound cream cheese 3.96

Assorted flours, averaged out 4.00 weekly

2 pounds active dry yeast 3.96 (this will last the better part of a year as we

make bread daily)

Red potatoes bought in bulk, averaged out 2.00

2 dozen free range eggs from pet chickens 2.00

1 gallon milk from free range pet cow whose name is Daisy 3.00

4 pounds home made butter from Daisy and her sisters 8.00 (will last several

months)

Peanut butter 3.96

Sugar averaged out 1.00

Bottled water 4.96 (contaminated well)

1 pound mushrooms 3.96

Rest of stuff we already had on hand like frozen veggies, canned and frozen

fruits and veggies, averaging 5.00 a week

total human food $73.04 plus .07% tax

 

Breakfasts: Oatmeal (bought in bulk, about 2.00 a week with home grown/frozen

peaches)

Pumpernickel bread (home made) with cream cheese

Eggs and grits (on hand, bought in bulk ages ago)

Eggs and hash browns

 

Lunches:

Leftovers

Frozen veggie pot pies (home made, averages 30 cents each)

Peanut butter sandwiches and soup (home made, frozen)

 

Dinners:

Saturday:

Navy bean soup

Grilled cheese

Apple crumble (from our crab apple trees)

 

Sunday:

Potato frittata

Kitchen sink salad (everything but the sink goes in this make your own salad

bowl)

Fried biscuits (will make biscuits for breakfast and refrigerate others to use

for dinner)

Pecan pie (gleaned pecans from friend's grove)

 

Monday:

Spaghetti with lots of veggies from freezer

Italian bread

Tossed salad

Peach cobbler (froze the peaches this past summer. Gleaned from friend's grove)

 

Tuesday:

Leftover bean soup

Cheesy corny cornbread (cornbread with cheddar cheese and corn)

Coconut cake

 

Wednesday:

Roasted veggies (potatoes, onions, carrots, Brussels sprouts)

Rolls

Chocolate meringue pie

 

Thursday:

Veggie rice pilaf with beans, peas, lentils, onions, peppers, carrots and

whatever else is in the fridge

Biscuits

Blackberry crumble (from our bushes)

 

Friday:

Enchilada bake (cook double amount, freeze one for later)

Tossed salad

Lemon meringue pie or fruit

 

Since we are home-schooling our 14 year old grandson, he is learning how to

cook. Getting to do desserts every day is a treat for him to look forward to as

incentive to finish subjects he doesn't like. (History, science) Assorted

friends and farmers let us glean their fields, groves and orchards after their

harvest and all that is either frozen or canned. Other than the huge plus of

virtually free food, it keeps the crops from being turned under or rotting on

the vine.

 

Dry spices and herbs are incredibly inexpensive when bought either in bulk or in

cellophane wrapped packages in the Ethnic foods section of Super Wal Mart.

(Except for saffron which isn't cheap anywhere.)

 

I buy 2.5 pounds of coffee beans a month for 12.97. We use loose leaf tea which

is about 2 dollars a month. Sugar, rice, dry beans, yeast, and assorted flours

are bought in bulk and stored in food approved air tight plastic containers.

 

Our grocery bill was high this week because I was out of things like dry yeast,

peanut butter, canned tomatoes, potatoes, onions and cheese. At the cheapest, I

can (and did for darn near 2 years straight), feed us on pretty much just dried

beans and rice with none of us getting sick or being deficient.

 

The animal food and litter bill is usually twice as high as the human food bill,

but there are over 2 dozen cats and 4 large dogs (one of whom thinks he is a

cat) to feed. Fifty pounds of dog food lasts them about 3 weeks. Sixty pounds

of cat food and one hundred and twenty pounds of cat litter lasts us a week.

 

So bottom line, is it cheaper? You betcha. Secrets? Simple. No or few ready

made foods, buy in bulk when you can and plan meals before shopping but be

prepared to change them if you find a really good deal. To me, it is less than

wise to be locked into the " we must have spinach and mushroom lasagna this week "

if the mushrooms look like they have been used as ping pong balls or cost 6

bucks a pound. Also if you are making a freezer friendly casserole (potatoes

don't freeze well), double the recipe and freeze one for use later. Egg dishes

like a potato frittata (potato omelet), are incredibly cheap. To feed 4 adults

and 3 kids it only takes 8 eggs, 6 potatoes, one large onion and a red pepper.

That comes to about 3 bucks.

 

Sorry this was so long. Hugs and love to all, Jeanne in GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I haven't responded because my bill is so high. Even at the local Farmers'

Market the prices are similar to WF. Apples (organic) are $2.50/lb and up.

Tangerines are $2-$3/lb. Broccoli is $3/lb. I try to buy local and I buy

organic. Just my produce bill is higher than some people's whole bill here!

[Guest guest]

Your prices sound like ours. Where are you.

Katie

 

AlanDawnTyler <alandawntyler wrote:

I haven't responded because my bill is so high. Even at the local

Farmers' Market the prices are similar to WF. Apples (organic) are $2.50/lb and

up. Tangerines are $2-$3/lb. Broccoli is $3/lb. I try to buy local and I buy

organic. Just my produce bill is higher than some people's whole bill here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree. Between Sam's club, Wal-Mart, chain grocery stores, Super Targets, I

get a lot of fresh, frozen and canned food for not much money.

I also watch what is on sale and stock up. I make up my shopping list when the

weekly sales papers come out. I pop into all 4 in our city on the day I go

grocery shoping. They aren't all within 2 miles total. My sister told me she

was at Winn-Dixie grocery store tonight and they had 10/$10

for Winn Dixie brand of Spagetti sauce 1 qt. size. Now that is a great buy.

There are many ways to stretch your dollar.

Judy

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Marilyn Daub

Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:41 PM

Re: Expensive vs Inexpensive NEWSTART -- Improved

health with these 8 things

 

 

I think you're right!! I can get all sorts of fruits and vegetables and

grains. We have Save-A-Lot here and I can get canned and frozen products

really cheap.

 

Marilyn Daub

Vanceburg, KY

mcdaub

My cats knead me!!

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" Donnalilacflower " <thelilacflower

Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:37 PM

Re: Expensive vs Inexpensive NEWSTART --

Improved health with these 8 things

 

>I don't buy all organic and I shop all over the place,

> I'm in So Cal. I find such great deals and spend so

> little. I question some of the organic veggies I see

> for sale, they look like they are grade B and have

> been sitting around for days.

> Donna

 

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