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[quote=Anonymous]$180 every three days is close to $400 a week. I don't care how much from scratch cooking you do, that's ridiculous. Switching from Safeway to Giant isn't going to change that. You can shop anywhere (except maybe Balduccis) and feed a family of four for way less than that, but you have to learn how to shop. What's in season, what's on sale, what is worth it to buy in bulk, what is worth paying extra for organic, what isn't, etc. Who does the best for what. Organic is often the least expensive at Whole Folds, because Giant puts a yuppie markup on the organic foods. Staples like beans and rice, even the fancier kinds, are pretty cheap at Trader Joes. Bananas are 19 cents each at TJs, so that's 20 bananas for four bucks (and would you really eat that many in a week?) Its not the bananas that are driving up your bill.

Eat less meat if you're buying meat from Whole Foods, or use it as a flavoring as part of the dish. Buy things on sale and freeze them. Go to ethnic stores for cheap whatever it is that ethnicity specializes in.

You are asking about stores, but it's your buying habits that need to be looked at. [/quote]

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