Food Buying Suggestions

Y'all have given good advice so far, i was gonna hit up the food talk section next

 

Also don't buy meat from Food Lion.

 

Why do you say this? Just curious, also food lion is switching over to prepackaged meat, stays fresh longer and such

 

Why? Theres a Bi-Lo/Publix near me so i won't go to food lion.

Hmm.

 

Food Lion has a history of bleaching out of date meats (pre packaged and meat case) to regain a normal color, then repackaging and putting new expiration dates.

 

No pics huh.

 

Pulled pork via a pork butt isn't bad in the crock pot. Thought my Fiance was on crack when she first mentioned this.

 

Beavis you hardly ate anything but the carrots and half the chicken. Are you OKAY?!

 

If you have local farmers markets, go to those. Much cheaper, much fresher, better quality. Eat what is in season. Apples from New Zealand are expensive.

Get a pasta cookbook and use it. Nothing is easier than cooking pasta with various sauces, veggies, and meats.

 

To add onto this, I'd also eat less meat that is higher quality than buy cheap ass meat. For $20 or $25 cash I can buy 10 days worth of fruit and vegetables from our farmers markets and it's fresh, good quality and locally grown.

 

Bi-lo carries "select" beef and Publix carries "choice"... Go with publix for stuff on the grill or oven but in the crock pot it wont matter.
Just my .02 worth

 

This is very old news..... I agree they and everyone else did this as a practice 20 or more years ago, and it was a eye opener for the industry as a whole. But nowadays this would be instant suicide for any company and might go on in smaller chains but i highly doubt it.

 

most def, i get publix meat 99% of the time. my Pot Roast was amazing...

We do have lots of local farmers around us, i'll have to see when they sell produce and stuff

Yeah. Pasta is pretty cheap and versatile

You can make pulled pork with just pork butt and dr.pepper with a crock pot.

 

Good to know it was a somewhat normal practice, but its about as morally and ethically bankrupt as a grocery provider can get. Wouldn't give them a dime for that reason.

 

Have a day you make all your meals and prepack them. Find out what you want to eat, don't want to eat, what you get sick of but most importantly write it all down.


I got soe bulk stirfry noodles, chopped up some veggies made some rice and had some awesome lunches.


try the pre-prepared meat things like rib bits or pre-breaded chicken. make sandwiches/salads/etc

Mygf brought home made tortillas to 4th of july and my parents have bbq rib burritos w/grill corn and stuff inside, MAJOR hit


ahhhhhh yes, food

 

buy whole wheat pasta and thai curry paste, add coconut milk, seasoning and a few other things (easily googlable, such as some add fish oil) and chow down on some healthier thai food. add what ever meat you want.

 

But don't budget to the point of buying only unhealthy food. make sure to pick up some baby kale and throw it on sandwiches, in eggs, in pasta sauce, etc., for a nutrient boost

 

I couldn't agree more. But that was one store not an entire company. Don't get wrong i'm not sticking up for them, they have payed dearly for that.... just know that practice goes on more in the industry.

 

farmers market


being a regular get you the deals

 

Get a rotisserie chicken once a week from the supermarket. They're like $7 and you can get 2 or three meals out of one. Do spaghetti once or twice a week. That's 4-5 dinners for about $11 total. Balance it out with fresh fruits and veggies so that you don't get bored and undernourished -- eating good food will help you resist binging on junk foods, which are expensive and bad for you. Also, get a rice cooker -- they're cheap and make it super easy to make rice (which is cheap and filling) and some of them double as vegetable steamers, too.