Rising food prices

[BigJohn]

Gas prices are a concern for us also.

I hope heating oil doesn't go up for the Northern folks. I don't know how some of them did it the last time round.

[momisery]

I have found that the food prices in the Ozarks in Missouri are really high. We have been here for two years and last year went to visit family out west. The prices in the grocery stores where so much lower even on meat and dairy. And the produce here is horrible most of the time. I have also found there is less competition. For example in the mall here, the one and only, lol... the prices are higher because they do not have the great 70% off sales of larger areas to sell of volumes of clothes. They will put items on 70%, but they have limited stock. We had heard it was cheaper to live here even when you chose the cost of living sites to determine where is a good place to live it show this area as being cheaper to live in than say AZ. But I have found this to be not true. We pay personal property tax on our cars instead of a car tag that is costly and we pay for an inspection here too. Our home insurance is much more costly and car insurance is not cheap really either. The housing was cheaper, but the healthcare insurance is 80/20 with large deducatble and this area is OWNED by BCBS so you have not choices. So, I guess it might be cheaper if you like junk food, drive and old car without insurance, and don't pay for your own healthcare. I have lived in CA,AZ,IL,WI,SC,IA, GA, and now MO. The most expensive places to live for the working class ended up being both small town areas in SC and MO. I did not think that would be true. In fact I have been asking people who have moved here from FL, or AR just out of the area places and they all agree. The guy I spoke to the other day said that in FL he was making 18.00 per hour and his wife was making 70,000.00 per year in healthcare. Now he is making 10.00 and she is making 10..00 and being in their 50's the healthcare is not affordable at all. They have been here for 3 years and are selling out to move back to FL. He says the housing down there now is cheaper, so he is getting in now and working a low wage job like they do here. Food I think has gone up, but I have also notice they are different from state to state and store to store. Here one store sells something for 2.58 the other 4.25 on the same day? And the same is true of resturants.. mcd's here has one that charges 40 cents less for a sausage mcmuffin and it is in a smaller town about 7 miles out side of the larger one. They also recently got a chain mexican place and it charges 1.00 more for a lunch item? The taxes and land prices are higher in the larger area, but they are cheaper to buy at? Seems so strange to me. My concern is gas prices this winter...

[BigJohn]

I have bought a few $.40 a pound Turkeys. Will they get cheaper?

Rice is coming down in price but still high.

Watermelons at one store for $.15 a pound.

If it is on super sale, I probably buy it.

[Blueboy]

My tip for meats is to start hunting and fishing. My freezer is full after deer season and I keep bass and catfish on hand year round.

Venison is "Good Eats"!

[nc73]

This week I have purchcased

Peter Pan Peanut butter .99
Milk 1 gal 2% 1.92
Butter 4 stickes 1.38


Recently
Suave shampoo .49 boutht 30
Maxwell house coffe 2.99 (big can) bouth 25

Hamburger .99 per pound boutht 65 lbs

shop sales and buy as much as you can that won't spoil. Don't take a list of preplanned meals, buy what is on sale and make a meal out of that.

Soon there will be Thanksgiving sales sold cheap. Stock up!

Sheet that's alot of coffee and burger.

[Kansas1960]

This week I have purchcased

Peter Pan Peanut butter .99
Milk 1 gal 2% 1.92
Butter 4 stickes 1.38


Recently
Suave shampoo .49 boutht 30
Maxwell house coffe 2.99 (big can) bouth 25

Hamburger .99 per pound boutht 65 lbs

shop sales and buy as much as you can that won't spoil. Don't take a list of preplanned meals, buy what is on sale and make a meal out of that.

Soon there will be Thanksgiving sales sold cheap. Stock up!

[johnnydoe]

Rising food price threatens us

Nowadays, rising food prices threatens us. According to world bank the food have 83 percent in the last three years and will continue to rise. I read one article on newyork Times, It says even the poorest household in U.S spend only 16 percent of their income on food. If this continue people should learn to live without food.

[notadeadbeat]

You know what cracked me up speaking of food prices? When I had to do the pre-BK counseling. I spend 100.00 a week which I think is cheap a week for 2 people and 2 cats! She said I needed to cut my food budget by 75%! Then she proceeded to say that I should buy in bulk............
I said "well you have to have MONEY to buy in bulk don't you?"
She laughed and had to admit she was just doing her job........Honestly I said to her what do you think I should do go buy 100 boxes of mac and cheese a week and eat that?

[Jenie0109]

With the situation we're in I think we should resort to growing our own vegetables at our backyard. :lol:

[saintjohn]

it won't be long before we find other things that can be turned to food. I detest to face the day that things I considered to be part of earth are considered.. food.

[FLBK7]

Sorry, wrong choice of words, I meant to say that I can never freeze meats right. They always come out freezer burned or icy. Thanks for the info. I will look around for an affordable foodsave (I've only seen the big ones that go for over $100), but I know that Ziploc also has a little hand held gadget that supposely works well. I'll look into it. Thanks again!

Yes, freezer burn is caused by air inside the package. I haven't tried the new Ziploc vacuum seal bags, but my neighbor says they're wonderful! Let me know how that works for you if you try it.

[liz417]

What exactly do you mean when you say "it never comes out right"?

Sorry, wrong choice of words, I meant to say that I can never freeze meats right. They always come out freezer burned or icy. Thanks for the info. I will look around for an affordable foodsave (I've only seen the big ones that go for over $100), but I know that Ziploc also has a little hand held gadget that supposely works well. I'll look into it. Thanks again!

[FLBK7]

Okay, I've thought about stocking up when the chicken breast goes on sale at our local market (cheapest $1.99/lb), but when I freeze it, it never comes out right. Do you have any tips of freezing chicken? Thanks!

The secret to freezing anything is to try and keep as much air out as possible. I happen to have a Foodsaver that I got on sale for less than $50, but I generally use it only for HUGE quantities of meat which needs to be frozen in smaller quantities. Example: Ten pounds of ground round at $1.49, which I then divide into smaller quantities for freezing.

When I buy my chicken breasts on sale, I always ask the butcher to TRIPLE wrap each package (approximately 1.5-2 lb each). I then just stick the packs in the freezer and they keep quite well in their supermarket triple wrapping. When they are thawed and cooked we can't tell that they've been frozen.

What exactly do you mean when you say "it never comes out right"?

[liz417]

My local Hispanic supermarket is again having skinless and boneless chicken breasts for $.99/lb. (yes, that's 99 cents -- no typo!) beginning this Thursday. I'm stocking up as I normally do. I still have 2 packs left from their last 99-cent sale. In my condo-sized deep freezer, which is the best money-saving investment I ever made.

The chicken is as fresh, clean and tasty as what you buy at the regular/expensive supermarket here (Publix). The only difference is that the breasts are not always cut as neatly or as symmetrically. This is not a problem for me because I don't mind trimming and/or thinning the breasts just before cooking, and I use the odds and ends for chicken salad or stir fry.

Okay, I've thought about stocking up when the chicken breast goes on sale at our local market (cheapest $1.99/lb), but when I freeze it, it never comes out right. Do you have any tips of freezing chicken? Thanks!

[ccmisery]

A lot of my cc debt came from food expenses, we were using our them for groceries all the time, big mistake because you feel inclined to buy things by impulse. It's been cash only but sad to say too late to reverse the damage.

You just learn to do without things and ween yourself off to get by.