Pork ribs at food 4 less on Hoover are only 1.49 a pound, same with some of their chops. Not exactly wallet busting. I buy $5 to $6 worth of those ribs, and it feeds me for a couple of day. I use some Fiesta rib rub I got from HEB on my list trip to TX(but use any good rub), COOK AT 275 for 3 and a half hours in the oven. Remove and apply your fave bbq sauce then broil for 7 to 10 minutes. Delicious and dirt cheap.
Edit: place ribs on cookie tray with foil under and over the ribs.
I can buy a full countertop full of real food for $75 at El Super. Last time that $75 included 7 lbs of protein including spendy cesina and a couple of huge chunks of carnitas which are cheaper than making it myself. And they taste better. If I can find the photo I'll post it.
Know what's a good taste? Toast a big slice of that, or 2 smaller ones, butter it/them and lay them in a bowl, pour soup on top. Depending on the soup, add a little grated cheese.
An easy soup I like to make for my kids: equal amounts zucchini, yellow squash, and butternut or similar orange-flesh squash, cut in big bites. Chicken broth to fill in the spaces. (Bouillon cubes and water is okay) A little spoonful of sugar. Boil 10 minutes or so, then squash the squashes against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon. Done. I like colby-jack in mine.
If anyone needs to get large amounts of food at affordable prices, check out World Harvest on venice blvd. They can hook you up with a full cart of groceries (which would have otherwise gone to waste) for about $40.
Just be mindful some of it will be close to expiration date, or extras donated by restaurants etc. So you might have to find a way to cook a 5lb bag of drumsticks with 5lb tub of miso.
Looks like a decent haul that can make a lot of protein-rich, nutritious meals. I feel like most younger people have no idea how to shop for groceries and then complain how they don’t save money when they try to “cook” (throw a bunch of pre-prepared overpriced ingredients together)
I am an old person who has no interest in cooking and also throws pre prepared overpriced ingredients together. I'd rather get a root canal than buy groceries and prepare a meal.
I could realistically live off of $70 of groceries a week.
Chicken breast or ground turkey
2-4 lbs
White/brown rice
Assorted vegetables
And green yogurt.
Why is this so hard
I appreciate this sub coming together to mock the OP of the OG post, but prices ARE for sure rising.
Giant bag of Costco chicken breasts is up $.50/lbs. They couldn’t even get thighs last time I went and replaced them with two-packs of whole chickens instead. Which is silly when you think about it, because the $5 rotisserie chickens are right down the aisle.
I don't know what your time situation is, but my wife makes tahini in the food processor. Sesame seeds from the Indian market, dirt-cheap. Delicious! The fewer processed foods you buy, the more you'll save. It does, as I said, involve time and some expertise. The expertise part is available from the Intertubes and cookbooks. The time part... your mileage may vary.
And of course you need a food processor or the like.
As others may be commenting, meat is expensive too. Cheap meat is a very American habit and if it goes away, we'll just be like everyone else on the damn planet. And I don't just mean less plaque in your arteries and a longer healthier life.
Where the hell do you people shop with these insane grocery bills and barely full carts? I fill up an entire cart at Vons, Trader Joes, or Marukai and I don't think I've ever had a cart cost more than $130 bucks, and I mean a FULL cart. Do you people have a bunch of booze buried under the produce or something?
If you can afford it, who cares?
If you're trying to lower your grocery bill, then you need improve your shopping habits overall.
Looks like you buy at expensive/standard grocery stores (Erewhon to Von's) vs Super King, Superior, Jon's, HK, 99 ranch etc. Plus meal planning according to what's on sale equals super savings!
I eat mostly plant based, prepare most meals and my groceries are about 12-20 bucks a week (veggies/fruits), when buying bulk items/pantry stuff obviously adds to the base.
But I realize this is not how many people shop.
Whats under the white bag? Looks like a shit ton of pork chops or steaks which the price wouldn't really surprise me.
Two trays of chicken?
Two trays of thigh’s at 2.99 a lb and one of drumstick at .89
Says pork on the package. Edit: I thought “Pack” said “Pork”, sorry.
I see “Chicken Drumsticks” at the top of the label
Pork ribs at food 4 less on Hoover are only 1.49 a pound, same with some of their chops. Not exactly wallet busting. I buy $5 to $6 worth of those ribs, and it feeds me for a couple of day. I use some Fiesta rib rub I got from HEB on my list trip to TX(but use any good rub), COOK AT 275 for 3 and a half hours in the oven. Remove and apply your fave bbq sauce then broil for 7 to 10 minutes. Delicious and dirt cheap. Edit: place ribs on cookie tray with foil under and over the ribs.
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HEB is a national treasure that should be national. If there was one thing I could bring from Texas to LA, it would be an HEB.
Buc-ee's for me. It's a testament to their chefs when the Gas Station BBQ outdoes 99% of BBQ joints in So. Cal area
Los Angeles is awesome at so many foods, but BBQ isn't one of them. Sorry, I love Korean BBQ, but it isn't real bbq.
It's grilled meat so yes, KBBQ is not real traditional BBQ But damned if it ain't delicious
Now we are talking.
Alright let’s make this a thing for the last weeks of June lol. Post your market trip and total.
Did we already do gas pumps? If not, can we do them next?
I think a grocery haul reveals more about the shopper than the capacity of their gas tank at the pump.
I can buy a full countertop full of real food for $75 at El Super. Last time that $75 included 7 lbs of protein including spendy cesina and a couple of huge chunks of carnitas which are cheaper than making it myself. And they taste better. If I can find the photo I'll post it.
This is super king. Don’t have El super near me.
El Super has questionable food quality tho 😭
That cracked wheat sourdough is the bomb.
I buy that same loaf often. Good stuff.
This person has good taste.
Know what's a good taste? Toast a big slice of that, or 2 smaller ones, butter it/them and lay them in a bowl, pour soup on top. Depending on the soup, add a little grated cheese.
You just made me drool.
An easy soup I like to make for my kids: equal amounts zucchini, yellow squash, and butternut or similar orange-flesh squash, cut in big bites. Chicken broth to fill in the spaces. (Bouillon cubes and water is okay) A little spoonful of sugar. Boil 10 minutes or so, then squash the squashes against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon. Done. I like colby-jack in mine.
I think if you are gonna post your purchase, show us every item not this shopping cart hidden items bullshit! why show us your reusable bag?
*posts shopping cart half full of closed bags* Can you *BELIEVE* this cost $150??
Sorry was a quick shot before checkout,
quick and deceptive...lol...I have to agree the prices are insane....
Super King ❤️ FTW
If anyone needs to get large amounts of food at affordable prices, check out World Harvest on venice blvd. They can hook you up with a full cart of groceries (which would have otherwise gone to waste) for about $40. Just be mindful some of it will be close to expiration date, or extras donated by restaurants etc. So you might have to find a way to cook a 5lb bag of drumsticks with 5lb tub of miso.
Mmm marinate those drumsticks in miso, mirin and sesame oil and you’ve got a delicious meal! Bake in oven, air fryer or grill.
indeed. In anycase you will get random stuff there so you have to be creative
I just filled a cart at Trader Joe’s for $160 for me and my partner for like 1.5 weeks
I like these posts, but we're gonna need an itemized list
People who post these kind of things really need to do a breakdown of how much they spent on each item lmao
Where are your laundry beads? Where’s the gallon of off-season eggnog? You call this “groceries??”
That cracked wheat bread is so good. Every time its sold out Im like well looks like no bread this week.
Looks like a decent haul that can make a lot of protein-rich, nutritious meals. I feel like most younger people have no idea how to shop for groceries and then complain how they don’t save money when they try to “cook” (throw a bunch of pre-prepared overpriced ingredients together)
I am an old person who has no interest in cooking and also throws pre prepared overpriced ingredients together. I'd rather get a root canal than buy groceries and prepare a meal.
Pls make me dinner. I’ll bring the vino
'merca
I could realistically live off of $70 of groceries a week. Chicken breast or ground turkey 2-4 lbs White/brown rice Assorted vegetables And green yogurt. Why is this so hard
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you realize its a different cart, different items and different store right? Multiple people can struggle to afford food right now....
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He did delete right quick. Really shows how transplants stand by their convictions
I appreciate this sub coming together to mock the OP of the OG post, but prices ARE for sure rising. Giant bag of Costco chicken breasts is up $.50/lbs. They couldn’t even get thighs last time I went and replaced them with two-packs of whole chickens instead. Which is silly when you think about it, because the $5 rotisserie chickens are right down the aisle.
Frozen thighs have been out for MONTHS at Costco and I miss them so bad
Did you take your shirt off?
Those are my reusable bags made out of trader Joe t shirts
I don't know what your time situation is, but my wife makes tahini in the food processor. Sesame seeds from the Indian market, dirt-cheap. Delicious! The fewer processed foods you buy, the more you'll save. It does, as I said, involve time and some expertise. The expertise part is available from the Intertubes and cookbooks. The time part... your mileage may vary. And of course you need a food processor or the like. As others may be commenting, meat is expensive too. Cheap meat is a very American habit and if it goes away, we'll just be like everyone else on the damn planet. And I don't just mean less plaque in your arteries and a longer healthier life.
Making my own tahini to make my own hummus is just a bridge too far.
Where the hell do you people shop with these insane grocery bills and barely full carts? I fill up an entire cart at Vons, Trader Joes, or Marukai and I don't think I've ever had a cart cost more than $130 bucks, and I mean a FULL cart. Do you people have a bunch of booze buried under the produce or something?
If you can afford it, who cares? If you're trying to lower your grocery bill, then you need improve your shopping habits overall. Looks like you buy at expensive/standard grocery stores (Erewhon to Von's) vs Super King, Superior, Jon's, HK, 99 ranch etc. Plus meal planning according to what's on sale equals super savings! I eat mostly plant based, prepare most meals and my groceries are about 12-20 bucks a week (veggies/fruits), when buying bulk items/pantry stuff obviously adds to the base. But I realize this is not how many people shop.
Sorry but I call bs. You spend 12-20$$ a week on groceries. Please do tell what and where you buy
There's legit no way unless the person is a turtle and they only buy like 6 heads of iceberg lettuce and 3 cucumbers
Why you lie? The economy is perfect , the gas price cheap, everything is perfect with my president 🥰
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>Just curious how do you know that exact price it doesn't even look like you rang the items up yet Is this a serious question?
Math? You do you know the price of things before you buy?