布小熊

i don't know.. every time I go into a grocery store... I come out with $30 -$50 bill. (T&T, Yaohan, Supermarket 2000...etc)
Costco.. > $100 usually...
I never calculate how much I spent for grocery shopping but... I usually go to Wholefoods once a week or every two week to get some organic apples (I can only eat organic ones... I am allergic to regular apples ) and some items on sale. Bill usually is $15.

Then I have paid $250 for vegetables for a summer's supply of western vegetables that's like $40 a month.

So roughly, my grocery bill a month is like $30 + $50x4 + $100 + $40 for 2ppl => $370
And sometimes I go grocery shopping more than once a week as well.. (after work during the week)

This doesn't include things you guys talk about (e.g. rice - usually get 1 bag every 3 or 4 months and we likes rice from Thailand) and I seldom get seafood cos it's usually expensive to get them. some how my bf said he doesn't feel full after eating seafood, so I have to prepare extra dish of meat if I cook seafood.

布小熊

Fibbi, I think you are really good to do $4/day meat budget. Cos I can never do it unless I am making things like Chili (with ground beef) or chicken wings on sale (2 lbs for 1 meal) or steam meat patty.
Cos baby back ribs, steaks, chicken breast, pork tenderloin usually cost more that $4 per meal to feed 2.

布小熊

Those prepackaged meat slices are relatively more expensive tho..
And I don't like buying veggies ...
sko 發表於 2010-11-10 11:24 PM

I agree as well. I usually don't get veggies from T&T unless I have to.And sub-ing thin meat slices with onion and bean sprout doesn't work for me/my bf. He will pick and eat all the meat and I will be eating all the bean sprout.
Then he will be hungry again in like 1 hr... @@
eating bread and cereal... even before I finish doing the dishes.

布小熊

Lol~~
I don't mind doing thin meat slices with veggies.. I love veggies~ but the prepackaged ones ...
sko 發表於 2010-11-11 12:18 AM

yeah old fire soup can get expensive. I like to do it once a week if possible and I don't like the pre-pack ones. I sometimes go look at them to get ideas of what to make and go get my own ingredients. I only get pre-sliced meat when I am in a rush. Otherwise, I prefer to cut the meat and chop my own veggies. I love veggies but my bf eats a lot more than me so the dishes have to cater to his needs.

Whenever he is not home, I will make mix veggie pot with tofu or stir fried veggies with tofu gon. I want to try hide swiss chard in a frittatas dish this weekend and see if he will eat it. LOL

布小熊

OH YES .. 200% different ..  
Damn!!!
But .. it is mother nature, whatever she THINKS it i ...
Catpiano 發表於 2010-11-11 01:51 PM

some of them do taste different!!!
Like I got a mini watermelon when it was on sale and the colour looked a bit less red than those we get at regular grocery stores. But it taste so much better! Less sugary kind of sweet but it's still sweet... Almost like what I remember how they tasted like when I was a kid. very "ching" kind of sweet.

for me, I believe more on fresh and local then organic or not.
I am still looking for local/organic farms that sells Asian veggies in the summer. After tasting some SUPER sweet siu choi (napa cabbage) and bak choi from my farmer last summer. This year, he didn't grown any Asian veggies...

布小熊

im paying $114 (included tax)
using shaw:
basic channel
chinese channel
digital home phone
high sp ...
habitrailspace 發表於 2010-11-17 06:05 PM

i think we are only paying $10 or $20 a month for high speed internet....
other than that, we have our cell phones.