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    #811
    Re: Whatcha Eatin'?

    this was my dinner last night -

    Chunk of round steak, about to go out of date $10.00, used half ($5).
    Package of tortillas, $1.00, used 4 out of twenty ($0.20)
    1 green pepper, $0.75
    2 Roma tomatoes $0.75
    1/2 onion $0.12
    various spices, hot sauce, etc. $0.50

    Total cost, $7.32

    fed me, wife, and one for dog (- the onion), making it $3.66 per person, not including dog.

    And very good, too!
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      #812
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      Cheese weinee hot dogs!
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        #813
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        Originally posted by Rowanwood View Post
        I find cooking myself FAR cheaper, in the long run, too. If you won't eat leftovers or plan what you are going to make it doesn't work. I think the whole "packaged is cheaper" is actually due to a lack in the skills to make food, not the food itself.

        A bag of beans, a bag of rice, some veggies and a small piece of meat could feed a family for a week if you were careful. It would suck, mind you, but it could be done.
        Yep, and Corbin's example is a really good indication of how pre-packaged food is generally false economy.

        My husband and I were single income for over twelve months when he first moved to Aus, because he wasn't allowed to work until the spouse visa was approved. I made $700 a week, rent came out fortnightly ($540) on the same week the car payment came out. On a rent week we were lucky to have $50 in the bank. Amongst everything else we managed on about $100-$150 on groceries a fortnight, and ate WELL on that, because we were smart about what we bought. Now we eat like kings, and still spend less than $200 a fortnight.

        Right now, I'm tossing up whether I have fish and boiled veg for dinner (alas, no steamer in the hotel apartment) or whether I cave and have peanut butter on toast.

        I forget to get the lamb chops out of the freezer this morning before I left for the hospital

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          #814
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          People think they're getting a bargain on the McDonald's "dollar menu". Yeah, OK, so a parent with 2 kids goes. There's $3. on the sandwiches, and add for soda, milk, etc., etc. and OF COURSE it would have been cheaper to eat at home.

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            #815
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            Just made blueberry pancakes for the kids...and a green smoothie for me.
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              #816
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              Leftover baked salmon w/barbecue sauce, & a cuppa decaf coffee.
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                #817
                Re: Whatcha Eatin'?

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                  #818
                  Re: Whatcha Eatin'?

                  Hot ham and cheese on wheat.


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                    #819
                    Re: Whatcha Eatin'?

                    Originally posted by ChainLightning View Post
                    Hot ham and cheese on wheat.


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                    When Americans say 'on wheat', what do they actually mean? Bread obviously, but white bread or brown/wholemeal bread?

                    Sometimes the English language is very strange.

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                      #820
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                      Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post
                      When Americans say 'on wheat', what do they actually mean? Bread obviously, but white bread or brown/wholemeal bread?

                      Sometimes the English language is very strange.
                      We mean not white bread, but whole wheat bread. Like this:

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                        #821
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                        We call that wholemeal bread, or brown bread.

                        (I know a few people who call it cardboard. lol)

                        Personally I prefer wholegrain bread, which has whole grains and seeds in it. But do you think I can make hubby eat it?

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                          #822
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                          Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post
                          We call that wholemeal bread, or brown bread.

                          (I know a few people who call it cardboard. lol)

                          Personally I prefer wholegrain bread, which has whole grains and seeds in it. But do you think I can make hubby eat it?
                          My hubby likes white bread best too, but I buy the whole grain when I can...though some of that is actually worse than white bread here, all full of crazy sugar and stuff.

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                            #823
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                            Originally posted by Rowanwood View Post
                            My hubby likes white bread best too, but I buy the whole grain when I can...though some of that is actually worse than white bread here, all full of crazy sugar and stuff.
                            Bread in America was weird. Granted, I only ate bread in Louisiana, but it was... odd.

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                              #824
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                              Originally posted by Rae'ya View Post
                              We call that wholemeal bread, or brown bread.

                              (I know a few people who call it cardboard. lol)

                              Personally I prefer wholegrain bread, which has whole grains and seeds in it. But do you think I can make hubby eat it?
                              I didn't care for whole wheat bread til I found the 7 grains and honey version. Mmm... I haven't eaten white bread since...
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                                #825
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                                Originally posted by Rick View Post
                                I didn't care for whole wheat bread til I found the 7 grains and honey version. Mmm... I haven't eaten white bread since...
                                It's the grains that bother hubby. I remember being a kid and thinking that 'grainy bread' was the worst thing ever... but tastes change lol.

                                I actually eat very little bread, because I produce too much insulin. So when I do eat bread I want to make sure that I'm going to enjoy it... otherwise it's just a wasted carb-fest that is going to ruin my day.

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