grocery prices?????????? (costs, store, best)

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by gemkeeper

I operate pretty much the same way, hiknapster. I don't skimp on meat quality no matter how good the deal is. I want to know what I am feeding my family and protein is good if it comes from meat, but just as good if it comes from dairy, beans and brown rice.

I do treat myself to good cuts of beef when we have it (not much beef in our house), but I cannot use any marinades or tenderizers on cheaper cuts of beef. The rest of the family has a marinated Sirloin while I get a 3 oz. filet. Hey, that's fair! They also can eat the sauteed mushrooms and onions with theirs.

I'm with you, sister! I am terrified of bad beef. I think everyone should be. There are too many cases of mad cow that they pass off as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. If they don't, the American beef industry will collapse.

[gemkeeper]

You're right, Steve. The trick is to buy only what you recognize as those Loss leaders and move on. That is what will save the consumer. Of course, it does nothing for the grocery chain.

Most people will do just as you mentioned, however, and go to the store because that one item that they frequently buy is cheaper and while they are there they continue to shop spending more than they would at another grocery.

Hik, both mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are so rare, especially in the US, that I would worry more about fecal contamination and steroids that are proven to contaminate some of our beef supply.

[hiknapster]

I'm sure that fecal contamination, as well as feeding diseased as well as dead cows to cows is causing mad cow disease.

U.S. Continues to Violate World Health Organization Guidelines for BSE

And they are as rare as our government says they are.

[gemkeeper]

Yeah, you are right about that! I always check with the NIHS, but that is a government agency as well. Hmmmm.

Just be as careful of your source as you can be. I guess that is the best we can do. Plus, personal cleanliness around food. I'm a total freako when it comes to washing hands in the kitchen - and no communal hand towels!!!

[kksparks]

I have to say we as of now raise our own beef. My dad is the butcher. I will sure MISS this when we move.

[heathdawn]

Just wanted to give any of you a heads up to try and save a little. I went to Publix today just to check out the buy one, get one free items I keep seeing advertised. I basically saved as much money as I spent. I don't know how many Publix's are up there but I asked when they change their sales. Every Wed. and it runs thru Thurs. I will continue to check in twice a week to get the deals. Today I paid $21.21 and saved $15.85. I bought one item cheese which was not on sale. The family is just going to have to change our taste buds according to the sales, lol.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by heathdawn

I don't know how many Publix's are up there

Answer: None in the Knoxville area.

[fallfanatic]

Here in Washington, I pay 3.09 a gallon for milk and that is at the military base. I have no idea what its running in the regular stores. They don't carry alot of organic, so I have to be pretty picky.
We don't buy much meat, not because of the cost, but because of the many problems that seem to be involved with beef, and pork in general. We eat no pork, and very little beef. We eat alot of chicken. I am quiet creative in the kitchen and love to cook, so that works for us.
Like mentioned earlier, milk is something that will continue to be used so the prices don't stop us from buying.
The latest studies I read stated that if everyone got just 5-10 minutes of sunshine a day they would get enough vit. D. in their bodies. Calcium is in many products, though highest in dairy, and there are plenty of suplements available. So if milk gets too much higher I guess we have alternatives.

[mjb62676]

Prions are EXTREMELY rare.

I've developed a taste for ground turkey though I now realize it's not much (if any) healthier than lean ground beef. Also love Flat Iron Steaks.

[hiknapster]

How rare?

The beef industry has been feeding diseased and dead cattle to its just-to-be slaughter for years, just to save a buck. Now that corn and grass is rare, due to the ethanol craze, expect things to be much worse.

The last time the USDA shut down a slaughter house, it was because a watchdog group had blown the whistle. Come to find out, most of that meat was going to the school systems.

The USDA, read: your federal government, doesn't care if you or your children die, as long as the corporations contribute to someone's campaign.