[Clemenza]

Veggies are NOT pricey. I can buy carrots for $1.90 a bunch, get five ears of corn at the local farmer's market for $1.50. Asparagus can get pricey, but even it is a relative bargain at $4.99.

Farmer's markets in my area are cheaper than the supermercado, and even they take the WIC card these days (no, I am NOT on foodstamps, but they do advertise that they take them).

[Marie]

Veggies are NOT pricey. I can buy carrots for $1.90 a bunch, get five ears of corn at the local farmer's market for $1.50. Asparagus can get pricey, but even it is a relative bargain at $4.99.

I do agree, but most people don't know how to shop anymore. They buy the things that fill them up and skip fresh ingredients.

I'm canning and freezing my world now days and I *love* the farmer's market! I'm offering my FRG ladies in canning and freezing and so far, nobody's taken me up on that yet. People just plain don't know how to shop and cook anymore and they go for the easy meal.

I'm not saying that these folks have an excuse, I'm just saying that it's not as cheap as the grains.

But I'm sure these two aren't eating cornmeal with butter. (That would cost next to nothing.) They're probably hitting the Hostess harder than anyone should.