To be honest, you have to be conscious of things like broccoli and beef. Basically my wife doesn't have thyroid problems... her thyroid is dead - period. So regulating external medicine means being a bit more strict.
To be honest, you have to be conscious of things like broccoli and beef. Basically my wife doesn't have thyroid problems... her thyroid is dead - period. So regulating external medicine means being a bit more strict.
Of course you're not. It is all you know.
I like comparing it to computers. You don't realize how slow your system is until you use a friends' brand spankin' new one.
The Boston Dangler
Lifer
- Mar 10, 2005
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i just came back from stop & shop - boneless, skinless chicken breast on sale for $1.69/pound (3-4 pound packages), normally $4.29/pound. i stopped at 23 pounds because the freezer is 50% liquor 
Stop having children. It's obvious there's something bad happening when you procreate. Could be your partner, could be you.
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
- Oct 27, 2007
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your kids sound like pussies. allergies too all those foods? are you kidding me. your kids wouldnt survive 100 years ago.
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
- Oct 27, 2007
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It's BS. It's a post hoc rationalization that people use when they get suckered into spending way too much on food.
Unfortunately this year's crop (new climate, new soil) is failing miserably. Last year wasn't so bad.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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damn who is the person responsible for the poor genetics passed on...shit.
Anyway...couponmom.com, http://www.nicolesnickels.net/ and grocerydeals.com are my favorites.
Last week I ended up getting a few products that were normally $5+ for under a buck. (frosted flakes for $.50, some sauce for a quarter each).
with the 2 for 1 deals you can use two coupons. Many stores will honor a competitors add.
I use the $5 off $50 from another store at my local one...although it's getting harder to break $50 a week for the two of us lately.
Frozen pizzas we have been getting 1 for about $5, Digorino's...but the deals aren't out there now.
Anyway...couponmom.com, http://www.nicolesnickels.net/ and grocerydeals.com are my favorites.
Last week I ended up getting a few products that were normally $5+ for under a buck. (frosted flakes for $.50, some sauce for a quarter each).
with the 2 for 1 deals you can use two coupons. Many stores will honor a competitors add.
I use the $5 off $50 from another store at my local one...although it's getting harder to break $50 a week for the two of us lately.
Frozen pizzas we have been getting 1 for about $5, Digorino's...but the deals aren't out there now.
Problem is - most of that shit we won't have in our house.
And it's not necessarily bad genetics dumbass. Allergies are allergies, not necessarily passed on. As far as the HFC/dye sensitivity... that's another story all together.
alkemyst
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- Feb 13, 2001
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one other BIG saver and the quality is much better as well was for us to find a local vegetable market. I live in S. Florida where a lot of this stuff is farmed.
Peppers at my local Publix are usually either $1-2 each or $4 a pound. At the local vegetable place $0.99/lb for green and $1.50/lb for colored
navel oranges are 3/$1. Romaine is $1 for a bag.
The stuff is all organic, no extras added. Taste and texture is so much better.
My wife has been tracking the receipts and our most has been like $14 for a cart full of veggies. We average about $6-8 a week.
Peppers at my local Publix are usually either $1-2 each or $4 a pound. At the local vegetable place $0.99/lb for green and $1.50/lb for colored
navel oranges are 3/$1. Romaine is $1 for a bag.
The stuff is all organic, no extras added. Taste and texture is so much better.
My wife has been tracking the receipts and our most has been like $14 for a cart full of veggies. We average about $6-8 a week.
Yeah, this is definitely something we need to do. I keep meaning to hit up the farmer's market on saturdays. The only problem with that is getting produce once a week, if you want it the following friday it's already going bad.
dullard
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- May 21, 2001
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I'm dealing with a similar situation with my fiancee and her family. Each one has overly severe food restrictions. Luckilly, they are almost all moved out, and the last one remaining is easy-going with food. It can be a nightmare to cook for them. So much of a nightmare that I called up my mom one day and appologized for being a picky eater as a child. She loved hearing it by the way (as did her dozens of friends when she kept telling everyone about my appology).
Forget the idea of eating the same thing. It isn't that much more work to cook two meals than it is to cook one meal. Just find parings of meals that have similar ingredients but ingredients that you can omit for the people who are sensitive. With the exception of life-threatening allergies, buy everything else. So what if one child is dye intollerant, the rest of you can have dyed products. So what if one person needs to avoid beef, the rest of you can have it. For example, a good red sauce can be eaten on rice for the wheat intollerant, on noodles for your wife, and with beef/noodles for you. Variety and simplicity with only one extra small step per person.
All alergies can be overcome. Even the life-threatening ones. Yes, that includes peanuts (one of several studies). It might not be worth the time and costs, but you can work your way up to tollerating the allergen. I'm thinking more of the dairy intollerant people. A little yogurt a day or at least a lactaid pill will solve that issue.
Forget organic. For the most part, it is a scam. Buy quality food though. The main difference between organic and non-organic is that you pay so much for organic, that the producers can afford to give you the quality food and toss the rest. But that doesn't mean that you have to settle for crap if you don't buy organic. You can save a bundle here. But, if you still must go organic, Consumer Reports has a good breakdown of which ones actually have some measureable difference and which organic ones are exactly the same as the 1/2 price non-organic foods.
Forget the idea of eating the same thing. It isn't that much more work to cook two meals than it is to cook one meal. Just find parings of meals that have similar ingredients but ingredients that you can omit for the people who are sensitive. With the exception of life-threatening allergies, buy everything else. So what if one child is dye intollerant, the rest of you can have dyed products. So what if one person needs to avoid beef, the rest of you can have it. For example, a good red sauce can be eaten on rice for the wheat intollerant, on noodles for your wife, and with beef/noodles for you. Variety and simplicity with only one extra small step per person.
All alergies can be overcome. Even the life-threatening ones. Yes, that includes peanuts (one of several studies). It might not be worth the time and costs, but you can work your way up to tollerating the allergen. I'm thinking more of the dairy intollerant people. A little yogurt a day or at least a lactaid pill will solve that issue.
Forget organic. For the most part, it is a scam. Buy quality food though. The main difference between organic and non-organic is that you pay so much for organic, that the producers can afford to give you the quality food and toss the rest. But that doesn't mean that you have to settle for crap if you don't buy organic. You can save a bundle here. But, if you still must go organic, Consumer Reports has a good breakdown of which ones actually have some measureable difference and which organic ones are exactly the same as the 1/2 price non-organic foods.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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It seems to last us until the following shopping day...we even have a bit left over. I think it has to do with it being fresh the day we bring it home. Some farmer's markets are just vendors bringing their leftovers.
The place I go is owned by the farm itself. It sells only their items + a few they supplement with.
eating healthy isn't cheap. I spend $800 a month for me and my SO on food that is mostly organic.
BoomerD
No Lifer
- Feb 26, 2006
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I'm glad I don't have the food allergy/sensitivity issues to deal with.
Our grocery budget is sky high since we're feeding 3 adults and 3 kids nowadays...
Hopefully not for much longer though. I've about had all of my daughter and her 3 kids living with us that I can take! <EXPLOSION!>
Our grocery budget is sky high since we're feeding 3 adults and 3 kids nowadays...
Hopefully not for much longer though. I've about had all of my daughter and her 3 kids living with us that I can take! <EXPLOSION!>
It sounds like you have it pretty well figured out, if you don't mind me asking how much do you spend approximately per week at the grocery store? If I don't start figuring this stuff out I'm going to go broke buying food.
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