Re: I would rather date a fat and ugly chip designer, than a soc.men poster


"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Lord Garth wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Lord Garth wrote:

You shop in the wrong stores. Sav-A-Lot Food Stores has several
types of beans for about 39 cents a can. Their prices on can goods is
so
low that I buy almost all of the canned items by the tray of 12. I
can't find everything I need there, but I start at Sam's Club to buy
the
bulk restaurant supplies like spices. Then its on to Sav-A-Lot,
Winn-Dixie, and sometimes Kash&Carry or Publix. Some items are almost
twice the price in Publix for the same brand and size at Sav-A-Lot.
My
typical breakfast is about 67 cents, lunch around a dollar, and the
same
for supper. I could eat for even less if I wasn't diabetic, and had
high blood pressure.

http://www.save-a-lot.com/


Three of those stores aren't in Dallas possibly excepting Winn-Dixie.
If
they are, it's nowhere near here or the adjacent 15 miles in any
direction.

Wal-Mart / Sam's are nearby but I refuse to buy a Sam's membership.
Besides, huge Sam's size quantities aren't easily stored in an
apartment!

I have Kroger's, Sav-on (Albertson's), Tom Thumb Flagship. The
Albertson's
charges $1.59 for a regular can of Campbell's mushroom soup. And Kroger
was cheaper than Wal-Mart on some identical brands of canned soup.
There
are both a Whole Foods and a Central Market for that no artificial
ingredients / very expensive food.


My point was to shop around. Some items are cheaper in some stores,
and other items at other stores. For instance: I keep some canned meat
on hand for emergencies. I can pay over $3.00 a can for SPAM at the
higher priced stores, or $1.99 at Save-A-Lot. I can go even cheaper and
buy the Armour knockoff for $1.39 the same size can. At the end of
hurricane season it is usually given to a food bank, and replaced the
following year. A dozen cans, along with some canned vegetables will
get you through almost two weeks with no electricity. The stock varies
between 50 and 200 cans, depending on the time of year, or month.


I can't eat canned soup because of the excessive sodium. A single
can has more than a whole day's sodium. For tomato soup I use diced
tomato, onions and some spices. About the same calories, with a similar
taste and very little sodium.

Don't run all over town, but when you're already near a store that has
some bargains, stop in on your way home.

As far as bulk items, some things are stored in the bottom of a
closet. Others are stuffed in the kitchen cabinets, or linen closet.
If you are just feeding yourself, you can be creative. Fix a half dozen
meals at once and freeze or refrigerate the rest. A loaf of french
bread will make four sub sandwiches each, for under a buck each. Ham,
turkey, chicken, or even roast beef with cheese and a little pepperoni
or salami. Wrap it up and stick it in the freezer. 30 seconds in the
microwave and its ready to eat. Homemade soup or chili can be made in a
crock pot, and frozen, or refrigerated for about a week. Being
disabled, I can't always prepare a complete meal when I'm hungry, so i
do it when I can.


Thanks Michael, I do many of the things you suggest. For instance, I like
the multigrain bread such as Earthgrains produces. When I go to a client
in the downtown area, I go 2 blocks off the path and stock up on several
loaves of various breads directly from the bakery. Price is $1.19 per loaf
while at the store it is about $3.79.

I stock up on canned and frozen veggies. I get the bags of skinless boneless
chicken breast and if I make spaghetti sauce, I portion it into serving
sizes,
zip lock those and freeze them in a bowl to shape the food into a pot
friendly form. I groove my ground meats so I can snap off a serving
size and I usually cook all the bacon at one time. I have yet to make a
good
soup but I'm getting close. Beans are hard for me too...usually not much
flavor.

I keep powdered drinks and bottled water on hand.

I found that a frozen chicken breast on a white plate, covered by a large
salad
bowl will cook in the microwave oven in 6 to 8 minutes. The food can be
seasoned
while it is still frozen as well.

I never stored much canned meat except tuna & a manual can opener if needed!

I definitely won't go out of my way to get groceries but I do stop when I'm
already
in the area.



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