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re: Do you believe it's possible for a family of 4 to live on a $500/month food budget and...
Posted on 4/6/18 at 1:22 pm to Powerman
Posted on 4/6/18 at 1:22 pm to Powerman
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I'd have to think minimum dinner bill for a family of 4 is 50-70?
shite most of the time the wife and I spent $50-$70 for just the 2 of us when we go out to dinner.
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Posted on 4/6/18 at 1:26 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Frozen is almost always more than fresh. One pack of Kroger Brand frozen broccoli is $1.50 or $1.99 and I can eat the whole bag. A pound of fresh broccoli is like $2.19 and that would last a long time.
How does the fact that your gluttonous arse eating a whole bag of frozen broccoli make it cheaper to buy fresh?
Walmart sells the fresh and frozen stuff for damn near the same price. Hell, you can get a 12 oz bag for $0.09/oz.
I like fresh vegetables as often as I can get them, but the frozen stuff is just as good, and many times cheaper than the fresh.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 1:29 pm to jimbeam
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Also, lots of rice. Most popular food in the world for a reason.
One of the first things he said was "and still eat healthy". Eating a lot of white rice is not going to accomplish that.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 1:50 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Eating a lot of white rice is not going to accomplish that.
Yeah. Just look at the Chinese. Fat rice eating bastards...
Posted on 4/6/18 at 1:56 pm to Cowboyfan89
quote:True. There are a lot of good recipes that are healthy and cheap to make. We as a society still associate fat in food as bad, when it is carbs that are what make you fat. You can make a lot of meals that taste great, low in carbs, and not break the bank. For instance, next week I'm doing a connecuh sausage and pinto beans dish. Will feed us for two days and will cost less than $10
One of the first things he said was "and still eat healthy". Eating a lot of white rice is not going to accomplish that.
This post was edited on 4/6/18 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 4/6/18 at 2:07 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Eating a lot of white rice is not going to accomplish that.
Quick answer:
Brown rice.
Alternate answer:
Other grains like bulger wheat, barley, buckwheat, etc.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 2:09 pm to StringedInstruments
It'll be much easier once your wife takes the kids and moves out.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 2:12 pm to Areddishfish
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Neighborhood Walmart,
I was looking at this online. Milk was right unter $4 a gallon, half gallon of Almond Milk was around $4, same for the Coke Zeros if I remember (I don't buy soft drinks). So you are over $16 without even getting to the juice.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 2:43 pm to Cowboyfan89
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How does the fact that your gluttonous arse eating a whole bag of frozen broccoli make it cheaper to buy fresh?
The entire bag is 100 calories dumbass.
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Walmart sells the fresh and frozen stuff for damn near the same price
Well except they don't. Weigh out a pound of broccoli and then buy a big of the frozen stuff and see which one is more despite being the same cost.
You think they cut, freeze, and package that stuff for free?
This post was edited on 4/6/18 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 4/6/18 at 2:57 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I can tell yalls about prices, but I'd imagine frozen vegetable waste is much less of a concern that fresh, which should lower prices, respectively
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:05 pm to StringedInstruments
If you're willing to cook every meal, absolutely. Oatmeal, beans, and lentils are delicious, nutritious, and very cheap. Your animal proteins would be limited to mostly chicken, with an occasional beef roast or stew. Forget about eating good seafood though.
Plenty of fruits and veggies are cheap... Potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bananas, apples and pears on sale, etc. Unfortunately, berries are probably not going to be on the menu.
I eat a lot of Greek yogurt, but it's pretty expensive. You can make about 2 quarts for about $3, and it's very easy. You can save money on other dairy items as well by making your own. Homemade butter takes a few minutes and it's amazing.
Plenty of fruits and veggies are cheap... Potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bananas, apples and pears on sale, etc. Unfortunately, berries are probably not going to be on the menu.
I eat a lot of Greek yogurt, but it's pretty expensive. You can make about 2 quarts for about $3, and it's very easy. You can save money on other dairy items as well by making your own. Homemade butter takes a few minutes and it's amazing.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:10 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Well except they don't. Weigh out a pound of broccoli and then buy a big of the frozen stuff and see which one is more despite being the same cost.
So you think the ounces om the bag are wrong?
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:14 pm to StringedInstruments
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still eat healthy?
Does not mean
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I'm talking fresh vegetables, decent quality meat and seafood, and diverse food choices
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:24 pm to StringedInstruments
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I do, but I was shocked at the $3.49/plant price at Home Depot the other day. Definitely not the economical way of getting food.
1. Start your plants from seed
2. If purchasing plants, check out your local nursery.
I always plant squash from seed, with a seed cost of around $3. My squash seed rotted due to rain after planting, so I went to purchase some plants today. Home Depot had one squash plant for $1.89, and the local nursery had three packs of squash plants for $1.79.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:34 pm to StringedInstruments
I'm not sure I could do that for my family (4) if we ate Ramen for dinner most nights. We eat out way more than we should but I'd love to be sitting on 1200.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:39 pm to Yat27
quote:You can eat good seafood too. You just have to catch it on sale. Buy the fresh shrimp in bulk when it goes on sale and freeze it like I do or when ever I go to the beach find a guy that is selling it for cheap and load up from him
If you're willing to cook every meal, absolutely. Oatmeal, beans, and lentils are delicious, nutritious, and very cheap. Your animal proteins would be limited to mostly chicken, with an occasional beef roast or stew. Forget about eating good seafood though.
Plenty of fruits and veggies are cheap... Potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bananas, apples and pears on sale, etc. Unfortunately, berries are probably not going to be on the menu.
I eat a lot of Greek yogurt, but it's pretty expensive. You can make about 2 quarts for about $3, and it's very easy. You can save money on other dairy items as well by making your own. Homemade butter takes a few minutes and it's amazing.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 3:55 pm to real turf fan
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I've read all the comments and somehow Aldi's hasn't gotten mentioned.
I don't think there are any in Louisiana so I don't think many posters will be familiar with them. Pity.
But if you do live near one, it can and will absolutely save you money. I was spending around $120-$150 a week for a family of 3 at Wal-Mart. Started shopping and Aldi once we were a family of four and that dropped to around $80-$100 with very little change in eating habits. Everything is generic and you don't have a lot of choices but most things we've gotten are pretty good. Even my husband who is the most brand loyal, brand name whore there is says he doesn't notice a difference. Now we don't eat meat at every meal and we don't eat seafood at all so that helps.
I don't know you could stick to that budget the way your wife cooks. That is like holiday cooking in our house!
We'll do a salad, veggie, or potatoes but not all in the same meal. We only have bread if there is no other carbs. Breakfast is either a pot of oatmeal or scrambled eggs and toast or oatmeal pancakes I bake in huge batches and freeze. This post was edited on 4/6/18 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 4/6/18 at 4:29 pm to StringedInstruments
I do it. My kids are 4 and 7 and i work offshore. We seldom ever eat out. We cook damn near every day.
Posted on 4/6/18 at 5:53 pm to StringedInstruments
Whole chickens are a great bargain. I buy one or two every week and throw them on the smoker. Eat pieces of chicken one night with veggies, next night, throw some in spaghetti. Next night make chicken tacos or chicken salad. Quite a few meals off a couple of $7 birds. Chicken with spaghetti or taco sauce freezes pretty well also. Smoke a pork butt and shred and freeze. Pull out some and make tacos or sandwiches. Gumbo freezes well also. Spend a day making a bunch of things, throw them in the food saver and freeze. You can create quite a variety.
This post was edited on 4/6/18 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 4/6/18 at 6:19 pm to TH03
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It's not just plain pan seared/bake a chicken breast with plain rice and beans
It seems like that’s what a lot of people are thinking. shite, I even sear up 3-4 chicken breasts a week and just use different sauces on them from the fridge and it’s fine
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