re: What are people eating?

As I said, east coast, mid-Atlantic states.

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As I said, east coast, mid-Atlantic states.

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You're being ripped off. Drive ten minutes to a different grocery store.

chicken is king

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FFS my wife bought a 5 pack of NY strip yesterday from Costco and it was $66.

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Wife and I went to Publix yesterday and I was sickened. We bought what we generally buy, but I’ve been traveling, and we haven’t grocery shopped in a while. Shite was $330 for a week’s worth, couple toiletries, fresh salmon was the most expensive, and normal stuff.

We don’t have kids either. I actually think it’s cheaper for two people to go out vs eating at home.

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Covid really did some fricked up things that may not be corrected for decades.

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I think you mean “the overreaction to Covid”

Ramen noodles.

Here's the perfect recipe for ramen:

1. Saute store-brand frozen Mexican vegetables in peanut oil
2. Add a small can of store-brand mushroom pieces and stems
3. Add one demicup of distilled water and simmer on low-to-medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
4. Add 1/2 packet of the ramen seasoning, plus pepper, cilantro, finely chopped onions, etc. for taste.
5. Cut off the heat and add crushed ramen noodles; allow the liquid to cook the noodles until soft; about 30 minutes.

Perfect meal done in less than one hour; it also helps to whip inflation now-- total cost of the meal is less than 3 bucks.

Who buys catfish? shite's free at the lakes and rivers. Deer, duck and fish. My arse has never bought freshwater fish at a grocery store. Maybe people are learning that being self sufficient isn't that hard. I know a ton of people with chickens now.

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My family is buying sides of beef directly from the rancher, and having it processed. Better, fresher meat, and cost savings to boot.

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I’ve considered opening a fresh meat market and getting a couple of refrigerated box trucks to go to the coast and buy shrimp, fish, oysters, crab right off the boats along with find a couple local farmers to supply beef and chicken. Cut out the middle man and processors and not only pay more to the farmers/fishermen than they’re currently getting but sell it lower than the stores. The gap is so large between producer and retailer you could provide better quality for less money pretty easily I think. Could even offer daily or weekly meat deliveries where you put in an order online and we drop it off at your door

Nobody does that type of service anymore.

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Maybe they shouldn’t have jacked those prices up.

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Farmers don’t set prices, processors do. What happened was supply ran short during covid and processors kept upping the price to try to get product to their plant over the competing ones so they wouldn’t have to short orders.

That’s normal. Now there is ample supply but less sales and processors have lowered prices hoping to increase sales. But it’s not happening because the distributors/retailers won’t reduce prices with the processor

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1. Humans don't need anywhere near the amount of protein that the meat & dairy industry have propagandized that we do.

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Most humans don't get nearly enough protein

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2. There is protein in almost everything you eat (that is real food). There is more protein in a pound of broccoli than there is a pound of steak (although a pound of broccoli is a LOT of broccoli).

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This is complete and total nonsense

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The idea that protein only exists in meat & dairy is another propaganda piece.

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Who has said you can only get protein from meat and dairy?

All that broccoli has turned you into a soy boy go eat a steak baw