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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you eat meat several times a week, how do you avoid paying that much?

Let's say every week you have 1.5 lbs chicken breast, beef of some sort one time, and pork tenderloin.    If you don't buy on sale, that's got to be $40 or $50 right there.

Fresh vegetables are also really expensive.[/quote]

Whoa. Where are you buying your meat?

OP - look at your grocery bill. If you're buying a lot of premade or frozen meals then you are overspending. Cut those out and you save a lot of money. Also look at dairy products - spending $6 on a gallon of milk (like someone else mentioned) is ridiculous - Whole Foods 365 brand is probably half that cost and if you buy it elsewhere it's probably even cheaper. Buy frozen veggies to cook with, they last longer. We typically only buy onions, garlic, celery, potatoes, and tomatoes fresh. How much do you spend on meat? We buy organic prepackaged from Wegman's and it's about $5-9 for 1lb or 1.5lb. Balance meat based meals with non-meat based meals. [/quote]

I get organic chicken -- that's about $8 a pound @ $1.5 lbs = $12.
Pork tenderloin for 4 people -- $10.
Some kind of beef (not ground) -- $10 for four people.

So ok, closer to $30 a week.  But still ...

Where can I shop to get cheaper meat that's still good quality?  And WHole Foods 365 brand organic milk is NOT $3 a gallon!
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How much is it at Whole Foods now? And at which one? I seem to remember it being around $3 when we used to go there (obviously was not $3 even). They have their 365 brand which is less expensive, and the other organic milks which were always around $5+

We do most of our shopping at Wegman's now. Like I said - organic ground beef and organic chicken is about $5-8. Occasionally the chicken is more expensive, but if you look around enough you can find cheaper packages. We do 1-2 meat based meals with leftovers a week. I shop every 2 weeks, which helps with impulse/overbuying. [/quote]

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