Food budget page 6

[RichMahogany]

we spend between $100-$150 a week. that me and my wife and 2 large dogs. all from local farms or organic and whatnot from wegmans

Is that when you don't have venison in the freezer?

[j3nn]

I easily spend $1600-2000/mo for three adults, not including restaurants if we eat out. Not all organic, and a lot of it is bulk items on amazon, e.g., 10 bags of dairy-free dark chocolate chips, nutritional yeast, etc. Also, that includes supplements.

I shop at several local stores, but an example of the "natural" store haul might look like this:

Organic fruit, 10-15 lbs: bananas, oranges, cherries, melons, pineapple
10 lbs organic carrots
Organic vegetables that look appealing: kale, lettuce, tomatoes
Japanese sweet potatoes
Blue potatoes
2-3 lbs of raw milk cheese
2lbs grass-fed beef burgers
2-3 lbs other assorted hormone-free cheeses
Goat milk
Sour cream that tastes like marscapone
Pastured Heavy cream
Kerrygold butter - 2-3 lbs
2-3 dozen pastured eggs
Various chocolate bars
Supplements

[not on the rug]

Is that when you don't have venison in the freezer?

yes and no. haha... i mean, we try to stay under $150 no matter what. and when the freezer s stocked, we eat venison 2-3 days per week, so that helps out a lot and we end up on the low end of the budget. when the venison is gone, we tend to come closer to the upper end of the budget. speaking of that, since i only got one deer this year, i only have 1 package of venison left in the freezer. it's basically 3-4lbs of cubed up sort of scrap cuts, so i'm thinking of doing some chili. probably soon. so free up a weekend day and come up

[cori93437]

You just reminded me I need to use up the last package of wild turkey from last year for some chili verde since season is about to open again...

[Graycat]

I spend about $800 - 900 a month for 2 adults. That's just for the home prepared meals. The other person often eats lunch out, and both or us go out to dinner sometimes.
I, however could do on a smaller budget if I really had to.

[RichMahogany]

yes and no. haha... i mean, we try to stay under $150 no matter what. and when the freezer s stocked, we eat venison 2-3 days per week, so that helps out a lot and we end up on the low end of the budget. when the venison is gone, we tend to come closer to the upper end of the budget. speaking of that, since i only got one deer this year, i only have 1 package of venison left in the freezer. it's basically 3-4lbs of cubed up sort of scrap cuts, so i'm thinking of doing some chili. probably soon. so free up a weekend day and come up

Ok. Can I bring a bunch of Primal white russians? I'll infuse some vodka with good coffee beans, toss in a pinch of stevia, and bring a few cartons of heavy cream. Would the wife drink those?

[Neckhammer]

I look at any money I spend outside of ordering my 1/2 a cow is just frivolous.

Doesn't mean I don't do it.... but I do have my priorities

[Derpamix]

Derp - you need to find yourself a nice little kiwi girl ..................

Not many here in California

[cori93437]

Ok. Can I bring a bunch of Primal white russians? I'll infuse some vodka with good coffee beans, toss in a pinch of stevia, and bring a few cartons of heavy cream. Would the wife drink those?

Proper Kahlua takes about a month to make... vodka, dark rum, natural dried cane sugar (I haven't tried to sub this out), good beans, some cocoa nibs, a vanilla bean, a cinnamon stick, a bit of orange peel...
It's not just coffee flavored vodka!

[RichMahogany]

Proper Kahlua takes about a month to make... vodka, dark rum, natural dried cane sugar (I haven't tried to sub this out), good beans, some cocoa nibs, a vanilla bean, a cinnamon stick, a bit of orange peel...
It's not just coffee flavored vodka!

Granted. And a norcal margarita isn't really a margarita, but it can scratch that itch. I'm reluctant to ingest anything that doesn't list the ingredients on the label. Plus it's probably way sweeter than I could handle anymore.