Grocery List...what it cost?

Distilled Water · 07-15-2008, 01:47 PM

Ok I haven't bought groceris for myself in almost 3 years. Eating these quanities of food what would be a ball park cost for me to eat for the month? I would probably be buying in bulk but no garuntee's

15 dozen eggs (~6-8/day)
15lbs ckicken (~10oz/day)
15lbs steak (~10oz/day)
15lbs Tilapia (~10oz/day)
~30 potatoes (1 a day)
~10lbs or brown rice ( ~2.5lbs/week)
2 containers of oats (~1 cup/day)
4 gal of skim milk (if this lactase works) (whenever to get in cals
4 containers of fat-free plain yogurt (same as milk)

Geeze that looks like A LOT of food and im a little scared of what the $ may be.

**Trauma1** · 07-15-2008, 01:50 PM

Man, food prices are ever so rising right under our noses. I do about half of the grocery shopping(which i HATE doing). I can tell you that it's going to be quite a bit my friend. Milk itself has become ridiculous in its pricing.

Distilled Water · 07-15-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Trauma1

Man, food prices are ever so rising right under our noses. I do about half of the grocery shopping(which i HATE doing). I can tell you that it's going to be quite a bit my friend. Milk itself has become ridiculous in its pricing.

Thats what im afraid of. I know a few years back I was getting a little less than this much per month and spending about $150.

**Trauma1** · 07-15-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Distilled Water

Thats what im afraid of. I know a few years back I was getting a little less than this much per month and spending about $150.

I think about 2x that would be accurate these days. It's crazy!

**RedwolfWV** · 07-15-2008, 02:43 PM

Milk alone is almost $4 a gallon. I'll bet thats $300-$350 easily. 45 pounds of meat is gonna cost.

Maverick60 · 07-15-2008, 02:55 PM

I dont think that will cost too much. $25 for milk. $40 for the chicken. $50-60 for the steak. I might be off on the fish, but Id guess about $30? $25 for the eggs. $5 for the oats. $15 for the rice. Maybe $20 for the yogurt. And $20 for the potatoes.

So yeah, $250 or so. Thats not bad, like $8 a day.

This is all off the top of my head and somewhat guessing. So dont hammer me if Im off to much on something please?

**Trauma1** · 07-15-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RedwolfWV

Milk alone is almost $4 a gallon. I'll bet thats $300-$350 easily. 45 pounds of meat is gonna cost.

Agreed - $300-$350 easily.

Distilled Water · 07-15-2008, 03:31 PM

Damnit

I'm going to have to try and find the time to make a phantom grocery store trip. Is there any reason to think food in one area of the country will cost more/less than another?

Distilled Water · 07-15-2008, 03:32 PM

Oh and I know fish is going to be about $75/month, so I may cut that back a touch maybe to 8oz/day which will put it at about $45/month . I've been buying that myself as of late

Mulletsoldier · 07-15-2008, 03:33 PM

Haha, Americans complaining about food prices.

Milk, eggs, and pretty much all produce is usually half-the-cost in America as opposed to Canada; the agricultural industry is highly subsidized in America - much moreso than here - and as a result, it isn't that bad. Oddly enough pop is about 1/2 the price in America as well.

Try coming to Canada homie, at that point you'd die at the cost of that list. Luckily, I live about 15 minutes away from the border!

**CHAPS** · 07-15-2008, 03:35 PM

I'd agree with the $300+, I wish we could get those massive tubs of egg whites here in Canada instead of me buying like 30 500ml containers at a time.

Also have a look at professionalmuscle, i was reading on there today that Talapia is a no no, too high in omega 6's and too low in omega 3's.

Distilled Water · 07-15-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CHAPS

I'd agree with the $300+, I wish we could get those massive tubs of egg whites here in Canada instead of me buying like 30 500ml containers at a time.

Also have a look at professionalmuscle, i was reading on there today that Talapia is a no no, too high in omega 6's and too low in omega 3's.

really? care to share the link kind sir?

It's more expensive than 97/3 ground beef and if I can buy 10lbs at a time it cuts it even more so this may not be a bad thing.

Distilled Water · 07-15-2008, 03:45 PM

found the old excell spread sheet for my monthly living cost and here the food stuff

Oatmeal-$6
Brown Rice-$6
Chicken- $23
Steak-$60
potatoes-$20
veggies-$15
TOTAL:$130

Steak and chicken was 15lbs and 15dozen eggs. I don't know the quantities on the others and milk was a whatever.

I know the cost of things have gone up. I think $300 would be my limit. I will only be making about $850/month