I'm in SoCal so I understand high food prices but watch for sales. I have a big deep freeze and it's full of meat on sale, at 0* F it will keep for over a year. I watch the weekly flyers and get ribeye for $5lb and pork for $1.35lb. At Costco here chicken and turkey are $2 and 91% ground beef is $3.25. Cottage cheese is another fairly low priced option. I don't use much protein powder because I'm super lactose intolerate. Food is expensive but increased protein and Cals have done wonders for my recovery, the older I get the more crucial it has become. I have five kids so I completely understand budgeting.Your Welcome! Thats what this forum is for, logically everyone should consider anything in a commonsense manner, as there are so many ways to exercise. Gaining and maintaining muscle can be an expensive project, particularly food which is ever increasing in cost, a pound of ground round is close to 5 dollars where Im at, pork isnt much cheaper and a good steak is 10 bucks. Protein powders help, but their hard to digest and costly as well.
And I agree with Knowbull, this has been a very informative thread without the internet attitude