I simply cannot, no matter how hard I try, get my grocery bill............

[littlele]

I absolutely HATE these threads!!! $100 a week is pretty darn low for a family of 3 with a healthy diet and feeding 2 cats as well. These 'how low can you go' threads seem self destructive. People bragging about cheap cuts of meat and carb loaded diets just makes me crazy. I feel my family of three almost all fresh food, try to buy locally when possible and we don't splurge often but under $100 weekly?....no freakin' way!!! I also consider my time being worth money so constant shopping to save money is an excessive waste of my valuable time. F.Y.I., I am not in debt except for a small mortgage. We grow a small garden, and I buy in bulk but organically.

I had a young woman on my bus tell me once that her mother counted the peices of bread in the loaf and she couldn't even go home and make herself a peice of toast without permission. I sure hope none of you are doing things like that to your children unless it's absolutely necessary because there is no money-thus, no food. If so, you should turn off your internet because your children are starving.

Of course you knew you were going to hear about this post, right? I agree with what you are saying, in that in order to eat healthy foods, etc. it is going to cost this much at least. I love a good bargain as much as the next gal, but what I put in my body is not an area where bargains are an issue-I have my limits!

 

[MEM]

I also consider my time being worth money so constant shopping to save money is an excessive waste of my valuable time.

I dislike these threads for a different reason (but I still read them). There are always folks who post here and insist you can't eat healthy on a budget. Well, many of us do. For those who say it can't be done, it seems they just don't want to spend the time and effort it takes to accomplish this. I understand this and I also understand that its a personal choice, not a reality. The deals aren't going to leap up and bite you on the bum. You have to look for them.

 

[tinkarooni]

Of course you knew you were going to hear about this post, right? I agree with what you are saying, in that in order to eat healthy foods, etc. it is going to cost this much at least. I love a good bargain as much as the next gal, but what I put in my body is not an area where bargains are an issue-I have my limits!

While we're all getting a little OT I thought I might respond to this. I do agree that in some ways buying the "healthy" choices can be more expensive, organic, at least where I live is always more expensive. However I have found the trade off to be that when you stop buying pre-packaged snacks full of things like hydrogenated oils, that's a savings right there. So in the end my budget has stayed about the same....but its more about what I don't buy.