Inflation: A Resource to Help Afford Meat (USA)

[Yeshuasdaughter]

While browsing the Walmart Grocery website, I saw a few low meat prices I wanted to share with you.

I hope this helps keep bellies full and nourished in the Winter cold.


*10 lbs chicken leg quarters for $6.72 (Only about $0.67/lb)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gold-Leaf-Fresh-Chicken-Leg-Quarters-10-lb/19400101?athbdg=L1200
*5 lbs chicken drumsticks for $4.94 (Only about $0.98/lb)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Freshness-Guaranteed-Fresh-Chicken-Drumsticks-5-lb/613823324?athbdg=L1600
*5 lbs of 80/20 ground beef for $17.88 (Only about $3.58/lb)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/All-Natural-80-Lean-20-Fat-Ground-Beef-Chuck-Roll-5lbs-Fresh/15136796
*1 lb ground chicken for $2.92
https://www.walmart.com/ip/All-Natural-Ground-Chicken-1-lb/51259056?athbdg=L1100
*5 dozen eggs for $11.06
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Large-Grade-AA-White-Eggs-60-Count/134005971?athbdg=L1100

 

[Aspychata]

I am buying protein types of choices more these days like pea protein etc. But alot of my friends eat meat.

 

[Progster]

The best way to afford meat is to eat less of it. A lot of people eat way too much meat. One doesn't need to eat meat every day - one can substitute it for other kinds of protein like eggs or plant protein 3 or 4 days of the week.

 

[autism-and-autotune]

The best way to afford meat is to eat less of it. A lot of people eat way too much meat. One doesn't need to eat meat every day - one can substitute meat for other kinds of protein like eggs or plant protein 3 or 4 days of the week.

I think similarly to you! My fiancee and I have been vegetarian for almost five years now. We substitute protein from meat through eating eggs, peanut butter, chickpeas...and tofu as well. Going vegetarian is certainly cheaper for us.

 

[VictorR]

For general food savings, some considerations may include:

* Purchasing bulk from wholesalers where feasible

* Purchasing from stores that sell / liquidate overstock and short-dated goods from other stores. One such chain that's active on the West Coast is Grocery Outlet. Quite often they have regular size boxes of cereal available for $0.99

* Mom and pop shops sometimes have pretty good deals that may beat chain stores.

 

[Judge]

For general food savings, some considerations may include:

* Purchasing bulk from wholesalers where feasible

* Purchasing from stores that sell / liquidate overstock and short-dated goods from other stores. One such chain that's active on the West Coast is Grocery Outlet. Quite often they have regular size boxes of cereal available for $0.99

* Mom and pop shops sometimes have pretty good deals that may beat chain stores.

Grocery Outlet is one of my favorite stores. Great prices and foods, and I never know what will appear on the shelves.

 

[Luca]

I wish we had Grocery Outlet here. The only option we have here for wholesale/bulk groceries is BJ’s (yes it’s actually called that!) and it’s a hassle to shop there because you need a membership card to purchase anything.

 

[VictorR]

Another place I like is Winco - it's kind of like Costco, but minus the membership, and as a plus it's employee-owned and so the people who work there care.

Winco is also primarily West Coast (WA, OR, CA, ID, MT, NV, UT, AZ, OK, TX)

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Restaurant supply grocers like the "US Foods Chefs' Store" sell amazingly cheap groceries, without needing a membership.

I went in just the other day to browse and saw things like 10 pounds of ground beef for under 20 dollars. They had great deals on everything. I'm thinking of shopping there. The only problem is they don't accept SNAP benefits. But a store like this is good for when food stamps run out and you have to use cash, or for families that don't qualify.

 

[Judge]

Another place I like is Winco - it's kind of like Costco, but minus the membership, and as a plus it's employee-owned and so the people who work there care.

Winco is also primarily West Coast (WA, OR, CA, ID, MT, NV, UT, AZ, OK, TX)

We have Winco, but it irks me that they don't take credit cards.Their prices are a bit higher than Walmart, but the quality of a lot of food items is sometimes much better IMO. They're also further away than Grocery Outlet or Walmart.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I love WinCo.

Grocery Outlet, where I live has turned into a bourgeoise market. Very expensive. I think it's because of high business taxes. But I find Grocery Outlet to be more expensive than many regular stores.

Grocery Outlet used to be the cheapest place in town. Maybe it has something to do with how PDX is a niche market for health food. We have a very high minimum wage and a lot of business taxes.

So it's kind of become a hippie store. Some good deals still, but locally, a lot of the products are too expensive.

If you are growing your hair longer, try the Miracle Mane or Mane n Tail shampoo and conditioner. Mane n Tail's long hair detangler spray is phenomenal.

Every real, long-haired cowgirl that I ever met used Mane n Tail on her hair, and on her horses too.

Miracle Mane is a product line that I've only seen at Grocery Outlet. They are cheaper than Mane n Tail, but I think their products work better.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I also wanted to give this as a resource.

Go on YouTube and learn how to can your own food. It's very snowy out, and this morning, I was able to go to the pantry and grab a quart of milk that I had canned myself to put in my coffee.

Last night my dinner was a fish taco mix that I had canned last summer. It was so good and nutritious. Tasted like the day I made it. Just needed corn tortillas and hot sauce.

Freezers fail. And pipes freeze. It's wise to have shelf stable groceries saved up for incliment weather or power outages. The easiest and most cost effective way is to put leftovers in mason jars and can them. Plus you're storing the food you like to eat.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

One more thing.

If you're really in a pinch, a little bit of baking soda, worked into a paste makes a good shampoo. Wash and rinse as usual.

1 cup of vinegar in a half gallon of warm water is very nourishing as a conditioner for the hair. Pour it over your hair. Let it sit for a few and then rinse well with water. When the hair dries, it will be amazingly soft and easy to detangle. The vinegar smell goes away as it dries.

Baking soda also makes an efficient (but bad tasting) tooth powder. It's an alright deodorant too.