Everyone always tells me we spend a lot of money on food...and we do around $1200pm for the 3 of us, this also is the stock we replenish on shelves with sales etc, we are trying to reduce that.
I recently had a sensitivity test done and it covers food/metals/animals etc....and pretty much had to take out 2/3 of my diet which restricted me a lot and it covered dyes in foods etc as well...which was a real eye opener for me...such as dairy, some vegetables etc...it mentioned jams and gravy mixes etc that are filled with things so I started to read my labels more of what is actually put in our foods....so all our meat is bought from a butcher so it is much better quality than the supermarkets and we buy fruit/veg locally so that is fresh as well. this is where the expense comes in so meat is more expensive at a butcher than a grocery store, fruit and vege is cheaper at a green grocer than a supermarket but things like our milk (I dont drink milk but hubby and daughter do) cost $6.90 per 2 litres it is expensive but it settles in their stomoachs better...but its only ingredient is milk, our peanut butter $9 a jar (we buy when on sale) only has peanuts and salt, our butter has little salt and comes from cream, a majority of our food doesn't have extra in it...so I think I would rather spend the money on the good food we have been buying rather than the cheap stuff that is full of additives...we will eventually grow more and more food but only have pots we use till we move...I also dry our eggs shells and crush them up to use in the garden. We are pretty frugal and cook most meals at home etc....so deo other think that it is a lot of money this also includes all our personal care/home cleaning products/dog food as well as we don't have seperate money for each of these
Just wondering what others thoughts are on this....we don't really do takeaway (takeout) much at all, no bought coffees/snacks etc......occassionally when we got out and if it is hot or something but that is it....our daughter buys her own snacks and if she is out and we need stuff she will pay for it...yes she also pays rent and 1/3 of household bills as she is an adult but will always live with us...
January 21st, 2025 at 08:08 am 1737446935
January 22nd, 2025 at 01:15 am 1737508558
January 22nd, 2025 at 03:41 am 1737517314
LAL I didn't think it was either, considering the quality of food we get
January 23rd, 2025 at 10:36 pm 1737671806
I spend about $400 a month on groceries, family of one, so your cost is exactly in line with that x 3.
I always read labels and don't buy stuff with too much added sugar, saturated fat or sodium. I also avoid artificial ingredients.
January 24th, 2025 at 03:20 am 1737688856
We read labels a lot more than we did before but we don't have a lot of junk food ever. even my potato chips are potatoes with salt (little) cooked in avocado oil...healthier than most.
January 25th, 2025 at 05:35 pm 1737826506
Label reading is good and it is scary to see what's in some of the things we eat. All those ingredients that process can't be good for our bodies.
January 26th, 2025 at 12:22 am 1737850941
110% that those additives are not good for our bodies...and baby food is much worse thats why we always made our own when our kids were little and my daughter is going to do the same...kids don't need additives