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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does your grocery list work OP? It seems very strange that you would begrudge your AP asking for fish and a salad dressing, sure Salmon isn't the cheapest but I don't think it is cheeky to ask, you could tell her you are only willing to buy salmon once a month but I don't think she is being unfair by asking.

I am an AP, I am given a budget for groceries and go out to buy my own, but yet every time my host family goes to the store they pick up things they know I might like. I LOVE cheese though French cheese is expensive so it's not part of my grocery budget, yet my host family know I love cheese so without asking they buy me a wheel of French cheese at Costco every week, and I am SO grateful.

Parts of making someone feel at home is giving them a bit of freedom in what they can eat. Give her a budget and let her decide how she spends it so she can favor salmon over something else if that's something she really wants. [/quote]

Try Aldi's - much cheaper for things like fancy cheeses.[/quote]

Thanks for the tip, unfortunately I live in Northern California and Aldi doesn't exist here (nearest one being 4 hours away!) it's a shame, I love Aldi![/quote]

Costco has salmon, one bag with 6-7 piece for $25. We get one bag every two weeks for a family of 5. Get one bag per month.[/quote]

How big are the pieces?  That seems a lot for 6-7 pieces but this poster cannot do Aldi's.[/quote]

The costco pieces are really big and most of us do half a piece with one extra to share, but we cook it with lot of veggies and potatoes or Quinoa. So 3-4 pieces per meals. If AP has one piece per week, that is pretty good and big, because she can't do half a piece really. I have also had Aldi salmon, it is like 2 for $10 (lesser qualities) and it comes to the same price. Trader Joes also have good priced salmon, but it is a huge piece, hard to cook multiple times. Best value is Costco IMO. We eat salmon once/week and I think that is the only meal our AP makes sure she is actually available to eat lol

Btw this is a normal request, especially from 2nd year AP. They know all the good stuffs  :lol: [/quote]

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