...and you thought we had it bad.. :) SA and cheap groceries. (Alamo: house, to live in)

[doss1]

Was fixin' to go to bed and you guys started talking about food....great...now I'm hungry...and I just brushed my teeth.[

[hello13685]

A good loaf of 100% whole wheat bread in SA costs between four and five dollars. (I know that most people in this town wouldn't touch the stuff because it has some nutritional value and fiber, but the point is that real bread does cost much more, even here.)

[wCat]

Originally Posted by hello13685

A good loaf of 100% whole wheat bread in SA costs between four and five dollars. (I know that most people in this town wouldn't touch the stuff because it has some nutritional value and fiber, but the point is that real bread does cost much more, even here.)

WOW....can you NOT toss in a diss at this community every time you post? I honestly think that an addiction for you Hello. I personally frequent Broadway Daily Bread and there is usually a line out the door....especially on Saturdays. Funny how some places that sell OUT of expensive bread somehow manage to stay in business even in this lame backwards city! BDB has daily specials that vary in price....$4-$6 a full loaf...and a bit more if you want it sliced. I don't think anyone is comparing this kind of specialty bread to a $1 loaf at Walmart. We honestly do have a few smart people in San Antonio.

You might want to try the pure Flax Seed loaf ....it's good for sour stomachs.

[Bo]

Originally Posted by svg210

I know that our local Sara Lee makes the bread for HEB store brands. They probably use less yeast or something. I'm not really shure if preservs can be added safely to bread.

I don't want to derail the thread from the topic of grocery prices, but here's an example of a common bread preservative.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by hello13685

A good loaf of 100% whole wheat bread in SA costs between four and five dollars.

I don't know where you're shopping but you can get it at Central Market for closer to $3. In fact, most of their breads are under $4.

We usually make our own bread these days, however.

[wCat]

Originally Posted by Chaka

I don't know where you're shopping but you can get it at Central Market for closer to $3. In fact, most of their breads are under $4.

We usually make our own bread these days, however.

Excellent point about whole wheat at Central Market...and of course homemade is da bomb! Yum! With the awesome breadmakers out there is also relatively easy now. As far as price though, I don't find it too cost effective to make my own....especially the specialty breads. Buying special ingredients that I don't need daily isn't practical for the amount of bread we consume. I also like BDB because they make 1/2 loaves of their specialty breads which is more than enough for our needs.

BTW - their Birdman Spelt bread is unbelievable....but I could never make it like they do. I think it's their most popular loaf.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by wCat

Excellent point about whole wheat at Central Market...and of course homemade is da bomb! Yum! With the awesome breadmakers out there is also relatively easy now. As far as price though, I don't find it too cost effective to make my own....especially the specialty breads. Buying special ingredients that I don't need daily isn't practical for the amount of bread we consume. I also like BDB because they make 1/2 loaves of their specialty breads which is more than enough for our needs.

BTW - their Birdman Spelt bread is unbelievable....but I could never make it like they do. I think it's their most popular loaf.

Part of the reason we make our own bread is because most of the pre-made stuff is sweet, Not sweet as in cake sweet, but it still has sugar. Very few breads with no sugar at all and no added ingredients. I know that spelt bread from Broadway Daily and it's too sweet for us!

We don't have a bread maker, tho we do have a kitchen aid mixer which is very helpful in preparation. We don't add a lot of stuff to our bread, just flour (whole wheat or spelt), water, salt, yeast. We're big bread eaters, so it's worth it for us.

In an effort at full disclosure, I should say my husband makes 99% of the bread we consume.

[scuba steve]

I totally agree with the article. Compared to the northwest, everything at the store is cheaper here except for milk. I appreciate the ~15% difference every week when I buy food!

My guess as to the reason is that the minimum wage here is lower than there ($8.07/hr). Lots of people are involved with food I buy before I hit the self-check out line, and any of them that make less than 8.07 an hour would be paid more. And where does the money to pay for that come from...? Add it on to the price of everything at the store.

Of course if all of the checkers, stockers, ... make more than 8.07 an hour here anyway my hypothesis is no good.

[ryneone]

Originally Posted by hello13685

A good loaf of 100% whole wheat bread in SA costs between four and five dollars. (I know that most people in this town wouldn't touch the stuff because it has some nutritional value and fiber, but the point is that real bread does cost much more, even here.)

Moderator cut: personal attack Can you please enlighten us to why you think that people in San Antonio don't eat this bread?

[hello13685]

Originally Posted by wCat

We honestly do have a few smart people in San Antonio.

I agree I would argue that the Broadway/Alamo Heights crowd does not comprise the average San Antonian, however. I get 100% whole grain at Great Harvest on NW Military on occasion, and it's $5-6 depending. You know it's good for you when you could do bicep curls with only two loaves in the bag. Remember that "whole wheat" (that deceivingly still contains mostly white flour) and "100% whole wheat" are two entirely different things, and in two completely different price ranges. When I checked, Central Market didn't make ANY bread that was 100% whole grain because the sheeple won't buy enough of it (because it's hard and rough). However, yeah, you can get 100% whole wheat Pepperidge Farms or something half-stale like that for a little less. But like I've said in other posts, people here won't pay 25% more for something that is 200% better. It's all about price, period.