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spinbaby

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11. I live in western PA

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 09:53 AM

Feb 2014

Hi neighbor

Although I would agree that in general fresh fruits and vegetables are expensive, you can keep costs down by careful buying what's in season and shopping the specials. I was just at Aldi's yesterday and got a giant bag of apples for $2 because they were a little past their prime (they'll become two pies this morning) as well as white cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and blackberries. Blackberries were a quart for about $4. Yes, you can still get more calories per dollar by buying junk food, but careful shopping WILL yield affordable vegetables. And when I shop the farmers market in the summer, they're downright cheap.

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Poor People's Food [View all] eridani Feb 2014 OP

Sounds like the food when I was in high school. Igel Feb 2014 #1

My family eats well Herman D Feb 2014 #2

Fresh vegetables are very expensive Bette Noir Feb 2014 #7

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The person in the OP is in a seniors complex in MN riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #38

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Fresh vegetables are not expensive ???? SamKnause Feb 2014 #8

I live in western PA spinbaby Feb 2014 #11

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where aren't fresh veggies expensive? what do you consider expensive? cali Feb 2014 #15

They're cheaper than meat [smile] Herman D Feb 2014 #16

I was the second in charge of a kitchen at a assisted living facility and I'll tell you honestly Arcanetrance Feb 2014 #3

This might interest you, it's a TED talk that speaks to happiness and a lack of choice Fumesucker Feb 2014 #4

that was really interesting. I watched the whole lecture. Very worthwhile. KittyWampus Feb 2014 #25

I grow a lot of vegetables in the summer and share them with seniors in the area that appreciate Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #5

My boss's "money-saving" lunch: ramen, a granola bar, crackers. El_Johns Feb 2014 #6

Any vitamins left in that meal is purely by accident newfie11 Feb 2014 #9

Not to mention vankuria Feb 2014 #22

True! Nt newfie11 Feb 2014 #23

True! Nt newfie11 Feb 2014 #24

What's wrong with banquet meals? CFLDem Feb 2014 #10

I guess I was number 666 madokie Feb 2014 #12

If you're poor and cook your own spinbaby Feb 2014 #13

Not only this... pipi_k Feb 2014 #19

It's sad spinbaby Feb 2014 #20

Food is a very strong component of any person's morale ck4829 Feb 2014 #14

The OP's meal is their ONLY meal of the day because they're too broke to buy food riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #17

People have strange cutoff points in their heads sometimes. Warpy Feb 2014 #27

Its as though they aren't even reading the OP. They have their own agenda I guess riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #29

My eyesight sucks so I'm a frequent offender Warpy Feb 2014 #31

Thank you. enlightenment Feb 2014 #30

Sounds like a food snob brought down to earth. KentuckyWoman Feb 2014 #18

I cannot believe the shit I'm reading in this thread... Bigmack Feb 2014 #21

Not in its present condition, it can't Warpy Feb 2014 #26

Fresh collards, peas, carrots, squash, venison, real potatoes... Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #32

You do realize the person in the OP has NO ACCESS to any of that right? riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #33

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Getting past your aggressiveness, the foods I mentioned are Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #35

The poster in the OP is living in a seniors complex in MN riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #37

I'll be 66 in May; my SS is -$900/mo. My CACH failed yrs. ago, Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #40

The info in the OP is readily available for you to see and comprehend riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #42

Do you have any proposals? Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #43

Nope. Because the systemic problems are so entrenched riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #44

No where have I blamed or scolded anyone. Rather, Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #45

LOL. Sad and pathetic. Your initial post was all about how fresh veg and meat riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #46

Done. Bye. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #47

those disabled old takers should do some huntin and fishin! while growing a garden of the roof!11! dionysus Feb 2014 #48

My god some of the comments in this thread are bizarre. MadrasT Feb 2014 #39

Do you have some proposals? Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #41

Its total systemic economic failure, and the blaming of the seniors in need. nilesobek Feb 2014 #49

I'm not really surprised at some of the comments. ladyVet Feb 2014 #50

+1 JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #52

Very thoughtful post. nt cry baby Feb 2014 #54

My husband has been for 2 months and will be eating this type of food for as long as he lives WinkyDink Feb 2014 #51