If 8oz at $1.99/lb = $1.00, then how does 4oz at $0.99/lb = $0.50? That is half the quantity and half the price per lb so should come to 1/4 the price....??
I am shocked at how cheap meat and eggs are in the US, how much subsidy is in that?
Meat, dairy and eggs are heavily subsidized in the US.
My diet consists of plant foods, mostly unprocessed, and my food budget is $170-180 per month (one person). Here is my grocery list for June 2010. I had brown rice on hand and all purchases are from my urban neighborhood grocery stores.
Total for month, $153.
Large box Quaker old-fashioned oats, 2 loaves locally-made "artisan" whole wheat bread, 1 lb corn tortillas, 4 lb dry split pea, 2 lb navy bean, 14 lb yellow or red potato, 9 lb yams, 8 ears corn, 1 lb carrot, 3 boxes clover sprout, 2 lb broccoli, 2 large cauliflower (4 lb), 3 lb cabbage, 5 lb yellow, red or sweet onions, 3 heads garlic, 3 bunches kale, 6 heads redleaf, greenleaf, or romaine lettuce, 17 lb tomatoes!, 14 red peppers at 3/$1, 4 lb strawberries, 1 lb peaches, 4 lb apple, 1 watermelon, 18 oz blueberries, 4 lb green or red grapes, 4 lb bananas, large box black tea, spice jar of dried lemon peel.
Here is my list for May 2010:
Total for month, $187.
2 large boxes tea on sale at 2.50/box, 2 head cabbage, 4 bunches kale, 1 chard, 4 ears corn, 20 lb russet potatoes, 5 green pepper on sale for .79 ea, 2 bun radish, 2 bun green onion, 9 lb oranges, balsamic vinegar, 16 large can tomatoes/tomato puree, 10 lbs/bags froz stirfry veg on sale for 1.25, 3 head lettuce, 1 lb mushroom, 3 lb onion, 2 cuke, 4 head garlic, 6 lb apple, 5 lb yam, 5 lb carrot, 8 acorn squash, 8 bags frozen okra on clearance for 68 cents a lb/bag, small watermelon for $2.50 and a pineapple for $4, few bananas, large box whole Quaker oatmeal, 6 lb red potatoes, 2 froz spinach, 5 lbs brown rice, soy sauce, few tomatoes, 2 bags broccoli slaw that was half price for $1.50, small loaf "flourless" bread, clover sprouts, 2 pkg whole wht spag.(on sale 12 oz for .85), 5 lb dry split pea and 2 lb dry limas and 2 lb dry small red bean.
Since the shopping trips above were taken, I no longer eat bread and I try to maximize green vegetables, and minimize starches. At some point I will begin using the CRON-O-Meter.
