Posted on 11/22/2007 11:21:14 AM PST by kik5150
I’m Polish and Ukrainian and I make golumki all the time. Cheap to make, very filling and delicious. I just wish pierogi was as easy to make. If I could choose my last meal it would be my dear, late grandmother’s pierogi. She made dozens and dozens for Christmas. Comfort food multiplied by 1,000. Frankly, another inexpensive meal but time consuming.
( hahaha Happy Thanksgiving Over the Murderous Savages Who Even By 1899 Still Didn't Know How To Make A Wheel Day)
I do think though certainly in Britain there are far more cheap food that or should I say junk food available than when I was young. I can remember that as a child to go and buy a dough-nut at the local bakery was a treat now you can buy 10 for the same price in real terms at the supermarket.
Parents though should not allow the children to eat the whole bag even if it is cheap enough they can afford them to do so.
Club soda and Ice? That’s it? It would never pass my lips. There could be germs, or bugs, or something. Ethanol or nothing!
Though often the same people who say they cannot afford healthy food smoke 40 - 60 cigs a day and always have booze in the house.
I can remember as a child you only had drink in at Christmas or occasionally at other special events.
OMG! I haven't had that in a looong time. Them is good eats and it's about time I had it again.
I get spicy ramen from Thailand. I throw in some chicken and frozen veggies and there’s a meal for 2, skip the chicken and put in more veggies and you’ve got a hearty vegetarian meal. Cheap and delicious.
True, just don’t use the full seasoning packet, that sucker is loaded with salt.
I’ve seen both egg foo yung ramen and thai peanut ramen with peanut butter added to the mix.
Save save save....lol!
I’m going to plant a little garden in our back yard next year. With tomatoes at $1 each, I expect to save a lot of money. We live in the suburbs, with a small back yard. Enough room for a small garden.
Awesome! I love to cook — gotta try that one. Prosciutto’s the best.
Take a look here: http://www.importfood.com/.
I’ve been ordering from them for a few years as their food is much fresher than the stuff in your neighborhood Asian mom and pop. There’s also a good selectio of stuff you won’t see everywhere. We like the spicy ketchup and the various curries.
They deliver quickly and I’ve never had a problem w/my order.
New dietary guidelines recommend that Americans eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day, up from five servings in the previous guidelines.
I’ve got my own guidlines .. Self reliance without sticking it to someone else to get ahead . That includes not giving a rat’s ass about you policy mug wumps .
And that is as kind as I am going to be on the matter .
I hate to break this to you, but canned veggies aren’t very healthy. Most of the vitamins are long gone, and there is enough sodium in some of them to use 40% of your daily allowance. Fresh is the only way to get the natural vitamins out.
” could feed a family of 4 on $50 a week easy”
Maybe you live where food is cheaper than I do, but there is no way I could feed four on 50/week. Milk at current 4.50 gallon is 9.00. I would have trouble keeping it much under $100/week. There wouldn’t be much meat and fresh fruits and vegetables in that either.
Many, many eat CRAP because they CHOOSE crap.
They can eat more healthy for the same cost or even less, if they used their brains.
Which many of them dont have.
Which is why many of them are "low income" in the first place.
It is one big circle of logic.
Pretty much everywhere there are more convenience stores than supermarkets and grocery stores because they are...convenient! If these goofballs did a study in urban areas they would find the same basic stats. And though the supermarkets have a better choice and price for various items it also tends to cost money to get there be it car or mass transit.
Just another useless study that cost all taxpayers more.
We donate to the food pantry for holidays, large bags of dried beans, canned tomatoes, rice, and canned veggies. I have seen people pick my items because they know they will stretch a lot farther than those who pick individual, microwavable mac and cheese packages. It’s truly discouraging to see how many people pick junk over cheaper and more nutritious food.
To me, it’s a matter of choice, not finances. We eat way more cheaply than many folks even though finances are not a problem for us, but it’s because I make time to c-o-o-k for my family. If you have a choice between one $15 pizza from Pizza Hut, or two $3 Jack’s pizzas that have been jazzed up with extra toppings and extra cheese ($1-$2), it’s easy to see that taking the time to do it yourself saves tons of money.
The Democrats have infantilized people’s lives to the extent that many are unable to think for themselves or exercise choice for their own best interests. Dependency is NOT what’s for dinner tonight, LOL!
During my high school years I babysat to pay for my own clothes, yearbook and any spending money for activities. I never asked my mother for a dime, because I knew that she didn't have it to give to me. It was a special treat to go to McDonald's, which was a very rare event.
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