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Plz Help! Desperate for honest feedback.
I as many people are probably limited to my weight lose by having to eat affordable meals. I am on disability and have to support 2 people on what I bring in. Are there any meal planner sites, or menu sites that list average joe meals with limited incomes in mind??? Would appreciate any in put but only honest help and rude remarks. -- Do not reply by e-mail. This e-mail addy is bogus! TIA, Ken |
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Cubit wrote:
| Eggs. Although egg prices have gone up, they are still a good value, | particularly in large quantities. | | Cream cheese can be purchased for under $5 per 3 pound box at "Smart & | Final." | | Ground beef can satiate hunger for many hours. Watch for sales. | | Mayonnaise has lots of calories per dollar. | | YMMV | | Cubit | | "Ken" wrote in message | ... || Plz Help! Desperate for honest feedback. || || I as many people are probably limited to my weight lose by having to eat || affordable meals. I am on disability and have to support 2 people on || what I bring in. || || Are there any meal planner sites, or menu sites that list average joe || meals with limited incomes in mind??? || || Would appreciate any in put but only honest help and rude remarks. || || -- || Do not reply by e-mail. This e-mail addy is || bogus! || TIA, Ken You can buy a whole chicken for under $4.00 in any spermarket. A family of 3 will get two good-sized meals from this, PLUS chicken soup with the leftover carcass. I find that I spend a lot less on food on my low-carb plan, because it's the junk food and fast food that I cut out that was costing so much. -- Peter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo |
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Eggs. Although egg prices have gone up, they are still a good value,
particularly in large quantities. Cream cheese can be purchased for under $5 per 3 pound box at "Smart & Final." Ground beef can satiate hunger for many hours. Watch for sales. Mayonnaise has lots of calories per dollar. YMMV Cubit "Ken" wrote in message ... Plz Help! Desperate for honest feedback. I as many people are probably limited to my weight lose by having to eat affordable meals. I am on disability and have to support 2 people on what I bring in. Are there any meal planner sites, or menu sites that list average joe meals with limited incomes in mind??? Would appreciate any in put but only honest help and rude remarks. -- Do not reply by e-mail. This e-mail addy is bogus! TIA, Ken |
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1lb of chicken costs me at least $5 even when on sale. And that's at the
cheapest store around ;-) Am I getting screwed? "Ignoramus13346" wrote in message ... It depends on how much money you have. You could construct a reasonable diet with chicken, pork, some fish, cheap vegetable oil, some vegetables (they go on sales too), etc. I would guess that you can eat low carb for about $4 per day without being too deprived. 2 lbs of chicken, a 1/3 lbs of fish and a pound of vegetables would cost about $4. Obviously, you would have some variations. Supplement that with things like oat bran hot cereals for your carbs, and suddenly you have a semi decent diet. I doubt that you can be low carbing for, say, $1 per day. i In article , Ken wrote: Plz Help! Desperate for honest feedback. I as many people are probably limited to my weight lose by having to eat affordable meals. I am on disability and have to support 2 people on what I bring in. Are there any meal planner sites, or menu sites that list average joe meals with limited incomes in mind??? Would appreciate any in put but only honest help and rude remarks. |
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RT wrote:
1lb of chicken costs me at least $5 even when on sale. And that's at the cheapest store around ;-) Am I getting screwed? Very likely - shop at a different store or live someplace where that prices are lower :-). We frequently find chicken for less than a $1 a pound and stock up. BJ .. |
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RT wrote: 1lb of chicken costs me at least $5 even when on sale. And that's at the cheapest store around ;-) Am I getting screwed? Yes you are getting screwed. You pay 4.99 a lb for chicken? I just looked online at my local giant supermarkets: Ralphs Chicken thighs or drumsticks: 1.59 lb. Chicken leg quarters: .89 lb Vons Foster Farms whole chickens: .99 lb And if you go to a Costco or Sam's Club you can do even better. Jennifer |
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Hehe, yah Austin can be a little pricey, but H-E-B is the cheapest I've
found out of H-E-B, Randalls, and Albertsons. I don't know of any other place to go besides Fiesta and it's not that close and a little scary sometimes :-) "BJ in Texas" wrote in message om... RT wrote: 1lb of chicken costs me at least $5 even when on sale. And that's at the cheapest store around ;-) Am I getting screwed? Very likely - shop at a different store or live someplace where that prices are lower :-). We frequently find chicken for less than a $1 a pound and stock up. BJ . |
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Ignoramus,
Austin TX (Leander actually) "Ignoramus13346" wrote in message ... In article , RT wrote: 1lb of chicken costs me at least $5 even when on sale. And that's at the cheapest store around ;-) Am I getting screwed? Just where do you live? i "Ignoramus13346" wrote in message ... It depends on how much money you have. You could construct a reasonable diet with chicken, pork, some fish, cheap vegetable oil, some vegetables (they go on sales too), etc. I would guess that you can eat low carb for about $4 per day without being too deprived. 2 lbs of chicken, a 1/3 lbs of fish and a pound of vegetables would cost about $4. Obviously, you would have some variations. Supplement that with things like oat bran hot cereals for your carbs, and suddenly you have a semi decent diet. I doubt that you can be low carbing for, say, $1 per day. i In article , Ken wrote: Plz Help! Desperate for honest feedback. I as many people are probably limited to my weight lose by having to eat affordable meals. I am on disability and have to support 2 people on what I bring in. Are there any meal planner sites, or menu sites that list average joe meals with limited incomes in mind??? Would appreciate any in put but only honest help and rude remarks. |
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Chicken goes on sale quite often around my area from .59 a pound to .79
a pound. I'm in CA. -- Cheri Type 2, no meds for now. BJ in Texas wrote in message ... RT wrote: 1lb of chicken costs me at least $5 even when on sale. And that's at the cheapest store around ;-) Am I getting screwed? Very likely - shop at a different store or live someplace where that prices are lower :-). We frequently find chicken for less than a $1 a pound and stock up. BJ . |
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RT wrote:
Hehe, yah Austin can be a little pricey, but H-E-B is the cheapest I've found out of H-E-B, Randalls, and Albertsons. I don't know of any other place to go besides Fiesta and it's not that close and a little scary sometimes :-) We shop north Austin/Pfluggerville/Round Rock. We find that the Albertsons has frequent sales on chicken... Randalls does too, but usually on Friday only? Watch the HEB stores, individual stores will have sales. Sometimes the Walmart super stores can suprise you too. We often hit Feista during the day when we are out. BJ |
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