The impact of the cost of food to your food spending habits?

I haven’t really changed anything…sometimes I pass on buying cherries because they range from $4.98 a pound to like $6.97, but I still buy whatever when I go to the grocery store

I guess I’ve become less wasteful tho…I’ve had a bad habit of doing stuff like buying salmon, chicken breast, etc and then not cooking it or putting it in the freezer within 2 days, so I end up having to toss it

main thing I’ve always struggled with is eating at least the daily recommended amount of vegetables each day…the past year or so, I’ve just been adding spinach to different smoothies I make at home, but Idk how to consistently incorporate other types of veggies

 

I haven't changed much, but we have a farm next to us (about 50 acres of veggies) that we have emphasized picking from even more, because that doesn't cost us a dime.

 

last time I made salmon, I used this seasoning rub recipe minus the lemon zest and thyme

https://www.spendwithpennies.com/salmon-seasoning/#wprm-recipe-container-201963

it was pretty good

 

Theft is no solution.

 

Lol


Gentleman's agreement. About 12 acres of that farm is mine.

 

I enjoy cooking things that I know I'll eat for a few days. Trying this recipe out right now.

 

For groceries we still basically get whatever we want but we were also already fairly frugal. And don't generally buy a bunch of snacks every week.

The only thing that changed is how we approach eating out. We don't do Uber eats anymore and that has led to us being more conscious about if we really want outside food or if we're just being lazy. We rarely just go grab food, we make sure we enjoy the night out.

I'm pretty good about optimizing costs on other stuff though. So, I just make sure I'm getting the cheapest deal on all other bills and it's fine.

 

Uber Eats has gotten ridiculous with the upcharging

the prices are already higher than what’s on the restaurant’s menu, then after the service fee, delivery fee, whatever other charge they have, tax, and tip, you’re paying at least double…and I tip well too so something that might be $10 ends up being at least $25

 

Uber Eats, DoorDash, etc. have always pretty much been rip-offs. Don't give in! You can actually go get a nice meal or 2 or 3 for the price of that Chick-fil-A you just paid $20+ for. lol. I tried DoorDash once and said not a chance in hell I do that again (unless I'm out of town and don't know the area and it's late).

 

No.

Treat your producers right.

 

I also prefer the chain of custody when it comes to my food to be as short as possible.

 

Took way too long and was too gingery. I would tweek and make again though. I also need to toast the sesame seeds.

Not worth the time in comparison to other dishes I've made.

 

Random supplements? They're healthy, why?

But frozen fruits from the Americas for your smoothies. Avoid most everything, and all proteins, from Asia.

 

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...HWwlCLYQjJkEegQIBhAC&biw=1600&bih=773&dpr=1.2

 

No broccolini at Amazon Fresh, which is where I get my food for stuff like this. At least their delivery is free.

 

I don’t buy the groceries and just pay the CCs off in full monthly, so no impact.

I will suggest attacking the root of the issue: salary compression due to inflation and job market. Create a raise proposal based on your job duties, performance and market value. If your company doesn’t agree, they’re either cheap or haven’t adjusted. Get a new job- there are so many. If you run your own business, adjust to higher pricing.

 

No change really because the kids drive most of the cost. The youngest is nearly 1 so giving him regular food and milk as opposed to the jarred baby food and formula will actually bring in a lot of savings. Another reason for no change (yet) is because I am already very frugal when it comes to food (except for meat) so there isn't much I can do to lessen the bill.

It might happen for us, especially because we will be down to one income in about 6 months or so and that will last for about 18 months, but as of right now we are just pushing forward as is.

 

No change except being more mindful of waste. Was doing a lot more uber eats in 2020/2021, which I've stopped all together as it's just gotten unreasonable.