Reply #59: I don't think at issue is eating meat vs. vegetarianism [View All]

[eilen]

The point is that most people can't afford their average weekly grocery bill. It has gone up.


Gardenburger, Boca burger, Morningstar Farms--- those are even more expensive than meat. They had the Morning Star Farms patties on sale-- 4 patties for 3.29 vs. regular price of 3.99.

I purchase frozen (Ezekiel) sprouted wheat bread for my husband and I and it hasn't gone up in price like the bagged "fresh" bread-- they are starting to be about the same in price. $3.99 a loaf for the sprouted grain bread. I am thinking next time I go to the co-op, I'll pick up some bulk grains and sprout them and see if I can't make a loaf myself. My son will only eat white bread--and sometimes I eat it too. I dusted off my old bread machine-- to start. As I get a bit more confident, I'll start making it without the machine.

I can certainly see the difference in my weekly shopping the past few months. I cleaned up our old freezer, that I had empty and unplugged to save on energy and plugged it back in. I'll be picking more items up extra from now on and freeze; make up homemade pizza crust, partially bake, then freeze for homemade pizzas, surplus veggies and fruits, growing a garden this year too.

We have cut down on our meat consumption, we make it stretch. I almost always take a portion and hide it from the guys (my dh and ds) for dh's lunch the next day. We make "Eternal Soup" that is bean based and receives our leftovers. I heat a thermos full every am for dh's lunch.

I am very frustrated by the weather. It is still so cold for April. Today it rained all day and was so damp and chilled. We are Zone 4/5.