Imagine if you will the following scenario in trying to plan a grocery budget:
- Family of 6 - 2 adults, 4 children (10, 8, 7 and 1.5yrs old)
1 child with food allergies to: Pork, Peanuts, Dairy and Wheat
1 child with high sensitivity to HFC & food dyes, lactose intollerance
1 adult that with thyroid issues (hence having to limit/avoid a good number of foods)
AND...
A preference for organics and/or natural/hormone/antibiotic/pesticide-free goods.
So here I am trying to figure out how to minimize my grocery bill, and all the things that makes kids' lives worth living (PB&J for example) are essentially off the list. I'm limited to more fresh fruits and vegetables, which isn't a bad thing - unless you look at the wallet. Even chicken is getting expensive, and you can only have so much of it. Rice has started to become a staple, though my wife isn't terribly fond of it. And bread without wheat is freaking expensive as all hell!
Life was so much better back when we were oblivious and enjoyed those Banquet frozen Salisbury steak meals and shit.
The freaking grocery bill just gets worse every trip to the store these days.
- Family of 6 - 2 adults, 4 children (10, 8, 7 and 1.5yrs old)
1 child with food allergies to: Pork, Peanuts, Dairy and Wheat
1 child with high sensitivity to HFC & food dyes, lactose intollerance
1 adult that with thyroid issues (hence having to limit/avoid a good number of foods)
AND...
A preference for organics and/or natural/hormone/antibiotic/pesticide-free goods.
So here I am trying to figure out how to minimize my grocery bill, and all the things that makes kids' lives worth living (PB&J for example) are essentially off the list. I'm limited to more fresh fruits and vegetables, which isn't a bad thing - unless you look at the wallet. Even chicken is getting expensive, and you can only have so much of it. Rice has started to become a staple, though my wife isn't terribly fond of it. And bread without wheat is freaking expensive as all hell!
Life was so much better back when we were oblivious and enjoyed those Banquet frozen Salisbury steak meals and shit.
The freaking grocery bill just gets worse every trip to the store these days.