To all the meat eaters , how do you afford to eat it than a couple of times a week?

[NickB79]

141. Cheaper cuts, less red meat, smaller portions, meat substitutes

More hamburger, much less steak.

More chicken, less beef and pork.

More egg-based dishes for protein (it helps that we have a flock of 5 chickens to provide eggs for this).

More soups and stews, loaded with vegetables (our large vegetable garden helps with this).

Crockpot and pressure cooker recipes that use tougher cuts.

Buy in bulk and stock a chest freezer whenever something's on sale.

Buying a side of beef or pork from a local farmer to stock the chest freezer.

Hunting: squirrel, rabbit, and woodchuck are all easy to hunt, abundant, have long seasons, don't require as much dedication as duck or deer hunting, and make excellent soups and stews. Hell, I've even had good results hunting farm pigeons on a nearby dairy farm; they live off spilled grain and are very tasty on the grill.

Adding vegetable substitutes (mushrooms, beans, vegetables) where possible.