At the core, budget comparison is no different. Thanks, Eating real food on a budget, use these helpful tips to stretch the most nutrition out of each dollar http://snipr.com/oms15.
.-= Annika, Great post.
#1 Eating what’s in season at the farmers market. Look for signs and integrate what’s on sale into your meals and snacks for the week, which will save you a tremendous amount of money. Whole foods are delicious, but their taste and flavor simply become overpowered by the flavor that processed foods possess. Marianne — So true.
Thanks for these links! We have given discounts to people who have gone in with friends/family to purchase quantities….buy cheaper cuts of beef and learn how to cook them.. I’d love to hear more about keeping the Fast and eating real foods. Read on to see what I bought! Produce. To save money I print out coupons from some websites before I go to the market and base what I will make off the coupons! Just wish i didnt like cheese so much). Even in the best of economic times, we've always had a rather small budget for food.
We make a lot of canned means in the fall to carry us through the winter.
It is so important to take everything to the Lord. We remove the shell and that blesses our bodies. .-= Stacie´s last blog post …Green Thumb =-. Although this doesn’t apply to everyone, there are far too many people who complain about the price of real food despite the fact that they waste a lot of money on stuff they don’t need. I plan my menus in advance so I won’t be tempted to buy what I am ‘hungry” for and spend extra. .-= Earth Friendly Goodies. You seem to overlook the environmental effects of diet choices. That gave me an idea of what the cheapest prices for the foods I buy often are. The average household wastes between 20-30% of their food, through mismanaging the larder, over buying, and poor storage. We were about two weeks too late! This country’s meat consumption is ridiculous. Try to remember prices because sometimes deals aren’t really deals at the store! And thanks for sharing your confession here .
But the more I reasoned the more I knew I was wrong.
Eggs from the farmers market are now up $6 a dozen, about the same as I pay at the grocery store for organic grain fed chicken eggs. Just out of curiosity, do you have a posts/collections of recipes that you commonly use during fasting seasons? Your Orthodox followers will know! My only quibble is that I would change the order of priorities a bit, mostly because my focus is on buying whole food LOCALLY whenver possible — good for my health, good for the planet (fewer food miles lowers my carbon footprint), good for the local farmers and our local economy. Where I live it costs me $16 for a free range chicken and $7 a gallon for Raw milk. I’m trying to follow this lifestyle with 3 grown sons at home, basically feeding 5 adults.
I eat a lot of meat and this is a big source of savings for me.
Whole foods are delicious, but their taste and flavor simply become overpowered by the flavor that processed foods possess.
Our family of 7 gets $410 now, due to an increase in income.
We always check out the coupons in the pamphlet and shop the perimeter we love whole foods but it can’t definetely get expensive with a teenager! Thanks! .-= RedHead´s last blog post …Anti-ginger Bullies Force Ginger Girl out of School =-. Great info here. Both get what they want and at a cheaper price! I’ll have to keep these in mind next time I plan on going!
Thank you Candra!!! Some months I do that well and others not so much. Like for example, making yogurt from raw, grass-fed milk (5.99) is cheaper than the cheapest yogurt that we can buy when it’s on sale (1.50 for 32 oz., which is good). What you see others purchasing is only a small part of the whole story. I also try to buy the 365 brand. [Bonus: at the end of this post you can enter to win a $50 Whole Foods Market gift card!]. I am curious to where you get your meat locally and other items. You'll also get 3 helpful printable list pages! One thing I’ve always kept in mind (and what I’ve always heard as a great tip) is NEVER to shop for your groceries if you’re starving or hungry.
Notsomuch the raw milk – but it’s a pain in the @ss to obtain. What’s Really the Difference? Here in Los Angeles raw milk cost $8 for HALF a gallon! It takes a lot of thought, planning, and detective work to eat this way, but I do it. .-= Michael – Fat Loss Tips´s last blog post …Keep Your Muscles, But Lose the Fat =-. I always use my phone to take pictures of the contents of my fridge, freezer, and cabinets before I go grocery shopping.
.-= Verna´s last blog post …World Hunger =-. Actually, certain studies have shown that grass-fed (so they’re not growing extra crops for feed) cows can actually benefit the environment enough to offset their methane production. I don’t buy ‘snack’ foods at all anymore or soda, I can’t believe how much of my budget was blown by that stuff. We do spend about $150 per week on food, which could be considered high for a family of three.
I know you may hear it from your kiddos too.
I feel like I’m not alone in bucking the processed food that is shoved in my face on TV! It helps us use time wisely, use up the food we have in the house, and take advantage of sales. You simply need to do the best you can with what you’ve got. What I am talking about is keeping things whole and real. Buying humanely raised meat doesn’t change the facts that raising the animals uses up large amounts of land and fresh water that could be used for other needed purposes, and the methane gas from cattle is a significant contributor to global warming.
How do I save at the grocery store?
If not the majority, then just a few. I am on a budget though and one way I try to save is by only buying what I know will get eaten within the week and remembering I can always make another small trip if needed. Eggs, beans, vegetables, and nuts are all great sources of protein and searching for recipes that utilize these ingredients can help our meal planning from becoming stagnant. Then I don’t end up adding on random unnecessary items to my grocery bill. I recently asked a similar question on her Facebook page for dinner party recipes that are vegan (Lenten) and REAL.
I don’t eat meat, much fish, chicken so I’m not buying that type of product in this section.
Reducing waste can really make a food budget stretch! When our diets are full of unhealthy, over-processed foods, our tastes change to reflect that. And it’s healthier. Do you want to know more? This comment was originally posted on Quick now, here, now, always—, Amen Sistah! For example, if pork chops and asparagus are on sale – you can be sure those will be making an appearance on our dinner plates one night that week. Can we learn from one another? Thank you for your post. They don’t lead you. Processed vs. By eating lots of those, we can easily afford the more expensive meats, dairy, seafood, nuts and seeds. Annika — Seems like I’m in an opposite situation. .-= Annie – Hip Organic Mama.
It’s such a money saver! All in all a win-win-win!
It really got me thinking how I can stretch my small meat further by chopping it up and getting creative. But we must stop comparing, and we must endeavor to do the best we can with what we have. Use coupons, Whole Foods has “The Whole Deal” value guide with lots of coupons. Hopefully I can make the changes slowly and be there by January 2010. What I’ve learned is that food costs vary greatly from place to place. One tip to save money is to buy whole fruit as a snack rather than a box of crackers or a bag of chips. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I think our protein budget alone comes to about 350/month and add in another 50 dollars for butter, avocado, olive oil and ezekial wraps for my son’s pizzas, whew. I look through the flyers and then price match so I save time and money by going to one grocery store! (1) I buy larger quantities up front to save in the long-run on staple items — in our house this means olive oil by the gallon, the nifty two-packs of almond milk, and the large 365 shampoo and hand soap containers.
. She says that even with manufacturers coupons, the WF 365 brand is a savings every time.
I look at the advertisements as I write my menu plan for the week, so I plan menus of items on sale. Vin — Yep. Your tips actually help me with some of the ‘guilt’ that I feel over not switching to 100% organic for fruits and veggies. I was just thinking of this very topic the other day…great minds must think alike . I have a seriously bad attitude about the raw milk situation in CA. Buy what you’ll eat. (I will have to write another article on that.) I get cash back on my purchases and coupons for items I really buy! I only recommend making these types of purchases if your overall budget can sustain it.
We also go to the store every few days, and we have been much careful with what we eat & what gets wasted. Honestly, this is a lot simpler then the health world has made things.
Plan to use leftovers!
Additionally, I believe that “stocking up” on nutrients during non-fasting times gives us strength for the fasts.
Have you ever gone into a store, meals planned and list in hand, only to find yourself at the checkout with a few items not on the list? My local grocery store sells zero grassfed meat. No matter what looks yummy in the baked goods section or the cookie aisle as I walk past, I STICK TO MY LIST!
Blessings Amanda. I am a firm believer in creating a shopping list and, 2. It kept me from spending more at the store when I did go and it also kept our store runs down to a bare minimum. 1) Don’t go in hungry! is $13-$14, so for a family of four who drinks 2-3 gallons per week, along with the other expensive items: $3.75-$4.50 dozen eggs (pastured, no soy, no corn), $10/lb raw cheese, $15 for whole real pastured chicken (no soy,no corn) which only makes a couple days of sandwiches for everyone, etc etc…it is impossible to get the food bill under $650-$700/ month and I am very very careful, and an excellent budgeter. Kristen Michaelis CNC has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2008. I do try to make traditional foods (like sprouts, lacto-fermanted sauerkraut, and soaked grains), but I’m 14 and can’t be completely in charge of my family’s food.
I shop at Whole Foods every week and feel the same as you. But it’s WAY DOWN on the list of priorities!
They almost always have an in-store coupon on some of my favorites.
I pray in general about getting my finances right, but I haven’t prayed right before or after doing my budget. That accounts for $700/mo.
I have made some big statements, I know, but consider how over-purchasing on real-whole foods or other junky foods can negatively impact your family’s well being.
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