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$40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T05:14:36Z

So, my previous question of a similar name was more for life's sake. Well, I no longer can only afford $35/week.

Now it is a question, a strict one, to inspire creativity.

keep it personal and forget about tax.

What's your list with your prices? What would you buy, and how much with $40/week?

Also, if you're interested, you can check to see what the caloric breakdown is, and macronutrients, even micronutrients. What ever your heart desires.

I'm curious what you'll say.

Best, Jared

Answer by michael for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T06:24:04Z

meat from ruminant animals, broth, fruit, eggs

Answer by Dan for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T06:51:06Z

8 cans of wildcaught salmon.

Answer by crightfunnylol for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T13:46:40Z

organs are also very cheap

Answer by AmandaLP for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T14:18:06Z

These prices are Trader Joe's Prices in NYC.

1 Organic Chicken: 10-13
1 Pound Grass Fed Beef (5-7)
1 pound Carrots ($1-2)
1 pound Onions ($1-2)
16 oz Olive Oil ($6)
2 Pounds Rice ($3)
1 dozen eggs ($4)
2 cans Salmon ($4)
(Optional: Add 3 oranges, $2, for Vitamin C)

Total 36-43. You could substitute sweet potato for the rice, but I don't find it as filling, and you lower calories by around 300 per day.

Per Day: 1675 Calories 111g Carbs 90g Fats (without the Salmon, it is a 1:2 Omega 3:6 Ratio, with the salmon, its a lot more Omega 3) 71g Protein

Meals:

Roast Chicken, serve with Olive Oil and Rice (2-3 Meals)
Use Chicken Carcass for 1 Gallon Bone Broth (4-8 Meals, Serve with Rice and Olive Oil, add a little chicken or beef)
Brown Ground Beef with Carrots and Onions, 2-3 Meals, serve with Rice.
Eggs for breakfast with Olive Oil
Salmon Patties or Salmon with Olive Oil or Salmon Soup or Salmon over Rice.

(On a low budget like this, I would prioritize meats and fats over vegetables. Coincidentally, this is about my general weekly budget and eating, with probably less fat and less salmon, and slightly more vegetables that I get from the food coop.)

Answer by borofergie for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T14:55:31Z

Bacon and bacon.

Answer by nursling for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T15:00:07Z

a dozen eggs, a couple cans of sardines, a couple bunches of dark leafy greens, a couple avocados, a stick of butter, a small carton of heavy cream, and some grassfed beef liver.

also, try dumpster diving/freeganism

Answer by Asclepius for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T15:04:23Z

Bones are free! Ask your butcher for them. This means you've still got 40 bucks to spend.

Answer by Paleo Papa for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T17:16:20Z

Here's a thought, get to know your local grocer's schedule for marking down cuts of beef. I've seen discolored ribeyes for as little as $1.49 per pound after markdown. Often times shoppers shy away from beef that is no longer "bright red". Some restaurants charge a premium for this "aged beef"; and you maybe able to get it for next to nothing. Local in-season veggies can also be fairly inexpensive, depending on your market. Just a thought.

Answer by Lyndsay for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-16T23:07:52Z

If you only have $40 to spend per week (I've been there, trust me), you can't afford everything organic, grass-fed. I'd focus on:

a big bunch, container of organic mixed greens- $4

3 onions, red, white, yellow- $3

family pack of ground beef (4-5 lbs)-$7

whole fryer chicken- $7

a dozen free-range eggs- $4

use the rest of the money for the condiments of your choice : salsa, tomato sauce, hot sauce, mustard, olive oil, vinegar, or spices.

Answer by Michelle for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-17T00:02:43Z

I'm actually used to spending about $40 a week on groceries.

A lot depends on how much I've already got in my house, but a normal list might look like:

Eggs. 1.5 dozen carton $2.50
Sardines. 1 can. ~$2.50
Butter. Non-organic, 16 oz $3
Huge box of spinach/greens ~$4
Other green veggies (broccoli, asparagus, peppers, zucchini, etc.) ~$5
Whole chicken, conventional ~5
Bag of potatoes $3
3.5 lb grass fed beef roast from local rancher $15

Of course, this would shift as needed, including dairy, nuts, etc. I buy my meat once a month, and including organs and bones (to make stock with which I sometimes prepare beans and rice).

Answer by Tom O. for $40/Week | What do you buy? [Redux]

2012-10-20T00:25:05Z

I buy:

Avocados X8

Sweet Potatoes (about 300g each) X8

Dozen Eggs Pastured

Large Package of Eckrich Smoked Sausage X1

Liverwurst (Braunschweiger) X1 16oz

Broccoli Heads X8

Bar of Lindt Chocolate 90% Cocao X1

Jalapeno X8

The above items I buy every week and it is about 42.00. Other items I buy less often include:

Chicken Breast Sams Club, about 3 packages per month or about 7-8 bucks a week

Wine (Luxury that in all honesty could be removed) average another 20-22 bucks a week.

Pastured Butter at most another couple bucks a week average out for the month.

I need to total all of this up sometime and get a true figure in here. But this is roughly correct. Typing all this out makes me realize I should just drop the wine...but it's so good.