wvugurl26
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Post by wvugurl26 on Dec 11, 2017 20:01:22 GMT -5
sure. Do you have a recipe for tough taters? Don't mess with taters. Damned things got expensive here all of a sudden. Sweet potatoes still a good deal at $0.59/lb. Whites, red, Yukons close to $3.00/lb. The sweets are healthier (better source of Vitamin C and beta carotene), but a bowl of Yukons, mashed with butter and milk is another fabulous thing altogether. I wish I saw those prices for sweet potatoes. I have a hard time even finding them. Most of the grocery stores around here have rock hard huge yams. I've been pretty successful at BJ'S but I have to check the bag very carefully and use them quickly. They go bad super fast.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 11, 2017 20:09:12 GMT -5
I made a tomato pie once when I thought I was lactose intolerant. It was close to the best "pizza" I've ever had. I need to make that again. I grow my own tomatoes; I will have to try this. Just the pizza crust, fresh tomatoes and Italian spices and olive oil?
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Post by wyouser on Dec 12, 2017 19:44:24 GMT -5
Home grown tomatoes.....The memories!! Home grown peppers too. However, at a mile above sea level, the season is really short.......They are gone now.....can't wait for May! I will confess I have a weakness....My great grandmother did it to me too.....she came from Kentucky......Corn Meal Mush!! In season year round! And, if your budget is short.....a 50lb bag of the stuff from Sam's Club will feed you 3/4 of a year.....(it's way better than doritos or potato chips ...but....if you munch the stuff three times a day...well, stay away from scales!
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Post by milee on Dec 13, 2017 9:29:51 GMT -5
Let's at least compare apples to apples (sorry, bad pun.)
If the Doritos are $1.98 for 9.25 - 10.25 oz, that's approximately $3.15 per pound of Doritos. With that price, a 5 pound bag of Doritos would be $15.84, making the $2.98 bag of apples a bargain by comparison.
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NancysSummerSip
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 13, 2017 14:38:42 GMT -5
Let's at least compare apples to apples (sorry, bad pun.) If the Doritos are $1.98 for 9.25 - 10.25 oz, that's approximately $3.15 per pound of Doritos. With that price, a 5 pound bag of Doritos would be $15.84, making the $2.98 bag of apples a bargain by comparison. And truthfully, this is the only way to compare prices, ounce for ounce. Or at least, unit for unit. Just comparing a bag to a bag makes no sense. Which is why the couponing experts remind you: know your unit pricing to determine true bargains.
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Post by cktc on Dec 13, 2017 15:37:30 GMT -5
Let's at least compare apples to apples (sorry, bad pun.) If the Doritos are $1.98 for 9.25 - 10.25 oz, that's approximately $3.15 per pound of Doritos. With that price, a 5 pound bag of Doritos would be $15.84, making the $2.98 bag of apples a bargain by comparison. And truthfully, this is the only way to compare prices, ounce for ounce. Or at least, unit for unit. Just comparing a bag to a bag makes no sense. Which is why the couponing experts remind you: know your unit pricing to determine true bargains. I think calorie for calorie might be apt here too. They really are so different though. If I'm craving sodium 5 apples aren't going to cut it. If I want nutrition outside calories and sodium all the doritos in the world won't equal an apple.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 13, 2017 15:58:56 GMT -5
And truthfully, this is the only way to compare prices, ounce for ounce. Or at least, unit for unit. Just comparing a bag to a bag makes no sense. Which is why the couponing experts remind you: know your unit pricing to determine true bargains. I think calorie for calorie might be apt here too. They really are so different though. If I'm craving sodium 5 apples aren't going to cut it. If I want nutrition outside calories and sodium all the doritos in the world won't equal an apple. cravings are a luxury.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 13, 2017 16:00:46 GMT -5
Calories are actually a horrible way to measure value of a food.
Which is part of the problem. We spend a TON of time in this country obsessed with calories. If you're looking to get the biggest caloric value for your buck Doritos beat apples hands down.
If only have $X amount of dollars to last you a month you're going to go for as many calories as you can. Which tends to be the stuff that's really bad for you.
As a whole we need to shift towards focusing on the nutritional value of food. You're getting way more of what your body actually needs eating the apples.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 14, 2017 15:54:16 GMT -5
Speaking of apple prices ---- $3.69 for a three-pound bag. That's expensive for around here, more than I've seen in recent months. But I still want my apples and peanut butter mid-afternoon snacks. And I assume the bags shrunk from five pound to three pounds to make us feel better about buying them. What's next...potatoes in less than a five-pound bag? (oh, wait...they already do that. Those specialty tiny potatoes, called Potato Inspirations. I mean, you cannot even make potato salad for two from that.)
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