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Free registration at the forum removes this block.US - Sirloin Tip Steak (3.49/lb): $4.72 (so is that $4.72 for 3.49 lb which is 1.6kg ??)
Australia - Sirloin Steak (1.6kg): wait for it... $22.45 USD ! BOOM! I win (or lose as the case may be)
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Oz - is that for Auzzie beef or imported? I would've though local beef would be cheap, considering the size of the stations there. (Station = farm)
I've visited Australia numerous times, don't remember prices being that bad?!
Damn aren't you starving? Not to mention it isn't the healthiest with a lotta white and wheat carbs and virtually no veggies in the mix? You are what you eat man, get in some greens and better carbs. My minimalist menu would look like:
Carbs - Rice, oatmeal, potato
Veggies - spinach, broccoli, artichoke, avocado, garlic, onion
Protein - chicken, eggs, sardines, tuna, lean grass fed animals
Fruit - apples, bananas, berries, grapes
I'm sure it costs way more than $50/month but if you eat good you can prevent bad stuff from happening to you down the line. Take care man.
This sounds like something more suitable for the body!
This costs me about $19.69 for the most common brand, here where I live in Sweden. Amazing huh? Almost four times as much! And that's exactly why I almost never eats chicken.Split Chicken Breasts (3.25/lb): $5.02
Yeah, that's not going to work for me.
I eat 120 eggs a month to start (protein source). I eat strictly paleo diet. The eggs have to be organic/cage free due to the fact that I eat eggs raw, no cooking, and buying eggs from malnurished/caged chickens is something I don't want to risk.
So a break down of my diet is:
- eggs
- steak (once a week)
- chicken (1-2 a week)
- vegetables (kale, baby bok choy, carrots, cucumber, spinach, brocoli)
- almonds
- butter (2 sticks of butter a week)
- mct-oil
- coconut oil
- frozen berries
Some stuff organic, some not. The two people I follow for my nutrition/health in eating is Mark Scisson and Dave Asprey. I literally mixed their methods together and WHAM! super charged diet that makes you stay lean and feeling awesome! Both guys are definitely worth checking out.
Links:
Mark's Daily Apple
The Bulletproof Executive
It's not 1 lb, it's 3.25 lb.so 19 something is for one lb of meat? and how did you convert that to usd? that cant be right! we would starve at that price!
I did a search for the minimum wage in Sweden in Google. This is what I found, and it seems to be right:what is the min wage there anyway?
There is no minimum wage by law in Sweden; it is all set by union agreements. If you work in a shop the minimum wage will be set according to agreement with a union called Handelsanställdas förbund. If you are at least 18 years old the current minimum wage is then 15.4 USD an hour.
Okay, I guess that clears things up with the fillets thing. I wasn't sure about that.yes there are breast fillets, which is just the meat. and then theres bone in breast which is a bit cheaper
So a couple of days ago I was made aware by a few members on this forum that I spend considerably less that the average person on groceries (by a lot), which I had no idea. I was very surprised people spent hundreds of dollars per WEEK ...
So to those who have been asking what do i eat, how do I do it...etc etc ... I decided to go to the grocery store today to give you an exact idea of what my shopping cart looks like ...(This is out of my regime since I usually do grocery shopping the first week of every month smh).
So here is what I got today which is somewhat typical of what I usually get on a regular basis:
Here's my grocery list:
1 Dozen eggs: $1.99
Whole Milk (1 Gallon): $2.99
Deer Park Water (28 Pack): $3.99
Split Chicken Breasts (3.25/lb): $5.02
Chicken Drumsticks (12 legs): $5.99
Sirloin Tip Steak (3.49/lb): $4.72
85% Lean Ground Beef: (2 lbs): $6.99
Turkey Bacon (12oz): $2.49
Potato Hotdog Rolls: $1.79
Hotdog (8 pack): $0.99
Wheat Bread: 2 for $3.99
Apple Juice (64 fl oz): 2 for $4
Cereal: 2 for $5
Pancake Mix (32 oz): $1.79
Brownie Cake Mix (18 oz): $1.29
Rice (10 lb): $5.79
Lasagna Pasta (16 oz): $1.79
Tomato Sauce (24oz): $1.49
Spaghetti (16oz Box): 2 for $1.98
Baked Beans (28oz can): $1.29
Ripe Bananas ($0.49/lb): $1.22
Grand total . . . $66.59 :fireworks:excluding taxes ... :fineprint:
(my real bill actually totaled $93 but thats from buying bunch other stuff that arent related to groceries)
YES I KNOW I DID NOT MAKE THE $50 mark but I felt like being greedy today lol. But ill be sure to let this extra $16.59 last me an extra week since I technically bought grocery a week earlier than usual.
Please note that this list doesn't include stuff like seasoning, ketchup, and other condiments since they aren't necessarily needed on every grocery shopping visit. (In my case I already had these in the kitchen).
But back to the point at hand.
I live ALONE :great:so that decreases the amount of food that gets devoured in my apartment.
Everything I buy already fits into a meal plan I have. So spaghetti goes with meat sauce, rice goes with chicken, ground beef goes with lasagna etc.
Cooking Time!!! :smx7:
Pasta make excellent meals because you can make a huge variety of meals that are all fast and easy. In my house growing up, we had this thing called "one-pot" meal. It was filling, delicious, and requires little to no effort.
Simply one pot that includes your meat choice (for me it could be either sliced chicken breasts or ground beef based on my shopping list), angel hair spaghetti, and veggies if you so choose... and they all cook together in one pot, and the best thing about it is that since pasta is boiled into the sauce, the flavor soaks right into everything. Simple but I love it and it makes a huge serving.
And a part from that you know the traditional stuff like pasta and meatball (my ground beef rolled into meat balls is perfect for this) and other popular pasta meals, etc. But here is another favorite of mine that requires no meat and is just as filling. I dont know what its called but I think its popular among kids but I love it - Pasta with tomato sauce and cheese. The melting sensation is Delicious lol ... Comes in handy when you have no meat or you just running low on meat ...
Rice ... I make it like any other ... you know, with my meat choice on the side. No explanation needed. I sometimes like to do friend rice, seasoned rice, sometime including diced chicken breasts etc or even baked beans. Endless possibilities.
Baked Beans ... Theres alot you can do with a big a$$ can of baked beans... I wont say anymore!
Chicken, I like to do a variety of different things to chicken since thats what i mostly eat of all meat groups. So, to not get tired of it, ill sometime make curry chicken, fried chicken, brow stew chicken, barbecue, etc ... typical stuff, but I do get creative with it though some times inventing different recipes.
Lasagna, i love it!!! make it once per month. Generally about 15 huge slices are made which does me good!!!
BREAKFAST generally include the regular stuff. eggs, bacon, bread, cereal, left overs sometimes... doesnt matter ... Im not a big breakfast person.
I think my short grocery list lasts a long time because of the way my meals are prepared. Eating one chicken breast alone is generally one serving of food. Dice it up into the meal itself and it makes about 3 plates.
Using 2 pound of ground beef makes about 15 slices of lasagna, or a million different meals with pasta (its easy to get creative with ground beef).
12 chicken drumsticks (legs) is sold as a pack in every grocery store for cheap (under $6 bucks) and depending on how much you eat, makes up to 12 meals (considering you have one leg per serving)...
Steak is on the grocery list but I dont ever buy it so i have no idea what Ill be doing with it... (I just bought it to impress my fastlane family so they think Im ballin ...shhh :smx1
p.s. my grocery lists does not include any veggies/greens because to be honest...i hate it. uke:
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Basically, I just want to say that for many of you who are on a strict budget (and Im sure many of you are/should be) if you want to fund your start-ups etc ... This is an easy way to save. Cut back on the grocery!
Simply buy and prepare meals in ways that they will last. This is also very important to college kid who are spending the same, if not more, on noodles and pre-packaged microwavable food, easy mac etc... which all only last one serving! ... which makes you buy atleast 10 of them so you have enough for the week.
Doesnt make much sense when there is much more fulfilling options that can last a lot longer and cheaper.. Not to mention the fact that its healthier (forget the preservatives and the fake pre-cooked crap).
And to the guys, a girl love a man that can cook :groove: ... it works for me everytime... Just a hint/motivation ...
p.s. Please keep in mind that this is not me sacrificing anything to save..
its actually not even a method of savings for me. This is just how I am naturally. I just dont spend alot on food.
Gonna use this bumped thread to brag about the fact that I now get precooked healthy food delivered each week. 2 meals/day at 100€/week. Saves me about 3-4 hours per week in grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning . Was ecstatic when I found that service.
Combined with 1-2 high quality protein shakes a day, a serving of athletic greens, a few supps (vitamin d, fish oil, ZMA) and a weekly box with organic fruits, I'm eating at a very healthy level with nearly zero time spent on it, everything delivered right to my apartment/office, saving me at least 12 hours a month for only about 650€/month total.
Cant get any better than this IMO. Hate spending time on stuff that doesnt make me $$$.
Absolutely.you must plan on staying single
Gonna use this bumped thread to brag about the fact that I now get precooked healthy food delivered each week. 2 meals/day at 100€/week. Saves me about 3-4 hours per week in grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning . Was ecstatic when I found that service.
Combined with 1-2 high quality protein shakes a day, a serving of athletic greens, a few supps (vitamin d, fish oil, ZMA) and a weekly box with organic fruits, I'm eating at a very healthy level with nearly zero time spent on it, everything delivered right to my apartment/office for only about 650€/month total. Thats about double what I spent before, but now I saving 12-14 hours a month that were previously spent on shopping, cooking, cleaning etc.
Do the math. Is your time worth more than 30/hour?
Cant get any better than this IMO. Hate spending time on stuff that doesnt make me $$$.
Damn! Would LOVE to get this. Looking for this for months now. Mind sharing their name? Or do they only cater to a specific region?
are you getting a variety? or is the same food each week?https://kukimi.de/gourmet-programme/
I was looking for sth like this for months too. Saw an article on gründerszene by accident in my feedly because apparently they just raised a couple million in VC from HTGF etc.
They ship to all of Germany .
Website looks a bit like its mainly catered to women and they market it as a diet (only about 450kcal per meal, so you have to add some calories with breakfast and snacks, in my case protein shakes and fruits). But I dont care if I'm not the target audience, since the food looks good and since there is no better option out there right now I'll take it . First shipment on thursday.
You can chose the meals and change them every week as you like. They dont have tons of options but enough for some variety, see here for example the fitness plan: https://kukimi.de/fitness-diaet-intensiv.htmlare you getting a variety? or is the same food each week?
Or you can spend $23 a month eating 3 of these a day at 25 cents a piece if you are hardcore.
without reading anything in thread and only the title
This idea stumbled upon me yesterday, what if there was a website that listed the absolute cheapest for foods?
(Buy x at costco instead of x at walgreens because x costs 2 cents a lb vs 10 cents a lb at walgreens)
You know for someone who is barely scraping by and cannot afford to spend so much on food
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