hollydolly
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wow $9 a box of cereal ?...
What food price increase caused you to stop buying
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Remy
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Yes, it's gotten nuts. Have to get some at Trader Joe's if the ingredients are OK for me or hope for a score at Grocery Outlet, or find them on sale, which is becoming rare. Not that I need them.wow $9 a box of cereal ?...
At our age we do need to consume good healthy food. Food is medicine. What you exclude like sugar and salt are just as important to building health as what you do eat. I can't skimp on food. I just have to pay more and stay healthy by eating the healthiest foods. It would cost more if I got sick from NOT eating the good food that costs more. I've noticed that so far no one has mentioned this.
hollydolly
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I eat healthy as I can without compromising taste... in the UK we don't pay to get well if we get sick..in that we don't pay money for treatment. Not that I'm for one minute advising that people eat unhealthily because of that.. but there is a difference here...and in fact the UK is the Fat man of Europe..and Diabetes is rife.. perhaps if people did have to pay out of pocket it might not be so endemicAt our age we do need to consume good healthy food. Food is medicine. What you exclude like sugar and salt are just as important to building health as what you do eat. I can't skimp on food. I just have to pay more and stay healthy by eating the healthiest foods. It would cost more if I got sick from NOT eating the good food that costs more. I've noticed that so far no one has mentioned this.
Naturally
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Chips and dip, ice cream are getting close. I'm all the up to the raised eyebrow point.
Bag of chips, jar of cheese dip and gallon of ice cream is barely south of $20 now days.
I used to could eat meals for three or four days on that
Bag of chips, jar of cheese dip and gallon of ice cream is barely south of $20 now days.
I used to could eat meals for three or four days on that
Naturally
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Edwards Chocolate Creme Pie ... I don't want to see the price ... just take my money 
And they only put four tiny servings in each whole 25.5 oz 9 inch pie for pete sake
And they only put four tiny servings in each whole 25.5 oz 9 inch pie for pete sake
OldFeller
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A couple questions.
What were you used to paying for fish and chips?
And...
Is pizza a popular Take-away in Britain and where you live there?
Along with mayo
Found a restaurant supply outlet that has the best price I've ever seen.
A case of 96 mega rolls (500 sheets 2ply) for $60
hollydolly
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used to paying around Ā£5.. for Fish and chips... . ..and yes Pizza is very popular in the UK... expensive to get a take-away ...I don't know how people afford it tbh... here's a couple of examples
Pizza Hut Pizza Sizes
| Size of Pizza | Average Price of Pizza | Average Price per Square Inch | |
| Pizza Hut Small Pizza | 9" | Ā£13.87 | Ā£0.22 |
| Pizza Hut Medium Pizza | 11" | Ā£15.97 | Ā£0.17 |
| Pizza Hut Large Pizza | 13" | Ā£17.97 | Ā£0.14 |
Papa John's Pizza Sizes
| Size of Pizza | Average Price of Pizza | Average Price per Square Inch | |
| Papa John's Small Pizza | 8" | Ā£14.53 | Ā£0.30 |
| Papa John's Medium Pizza | 11.5" | Ā£16.45 | Ā£0.16 |
| Papa John's Large Pizza | 13.5" | Ā£18.41 | Ā£0.13 |
| Papa John's XXL Pizza | 15.5" | Ā£20.45 | Ā£0.11 |
Jules
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Iāve always been a careful shopper. Now I just hold my breath and pay. It is almost always on sale, even if I consider the sale prices a joke. We havenāt been able to travel except for a few days so thereās no point saving for something special.
Based on the lineups I see at the FF places, prices arenāt an issue.
Based on the lineups I see at the FF places, prices arenāt an issue.
Been There
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I guess living alone has its advantages. I haven't given up anything. Fruits and vegetables are in their prime growing season around here right now, so I load up on fresh fruits like peaches, raspberries, cherries and plums and vegetables like sweet corn, beets, tomatoes, fresh potatoes, etc. I seldom eat red meat, only once per week, but fish I eat 3-4 times per week and that has risen sharply, but I still buy the northern fresh cod out of the fresh case, bring it home and broil it the same night. No pizzas or any processed foods. Those are the enemy of good health.
Candy bars, a guilty pleasure that cost five cents when I was a boy, and now sell for close to a dollar (or more), plus theyāre smaller than they used to be, even at the much higher price! I still allow the occasional indulgence, but much less frequently and with much more guiltā¦
Capt Lightning
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We haven't stopped buying any things, but we have changed some brands (such as cereals). Fish has become noticeably dearer with fresh haddock & cod fillets costing about Ā£15 /kilo. Farmed salmon and trout are much cheaper.
katlupe
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I have seen the price rise in a lot of the products I regularly buy. I have not stopped buying them though. Instead I have stopped spending on other things, extras that I don't really need but want. I rarely buy meals out so that is not a problem. I saw my grocery budget go down a lot when I started following keto and even though I buy mostly meat and eggs it is still within my budget.
David777
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Safeway is now charging $5.99 for a small container of its delicious broccoli cheese soup that just a year ago was $3.99. Also many supermarket deli sandwiches are at a minimum $6.99.
hearlady
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This would be one of the things I would not buy. My husband drinks almond milk as he can't drink regular. He only likes Walmart brand which is fine since it's $2.44 a half gallon.
I'm still buying pasture raised eggs but that will go if necessary.
Yeah, $8.50 a quart would sting but it sounds delish!
hearlady
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I just bought some Grain Berry cereal on sale for $5.99. I rarely eat cereal but sometimes I get a hankering.
hearlady
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That's a good point. I could never eat like I did twenty years ago. I would be sick.At our age we do need to consume good healthy food. Food is medicine. What you exclude like sugar and salt are just as important to building health as what you do eat. I can't skimp on food. I just have to pay more and stay healthy by eating the healthiest foods. It would cost more if I got sick from NOT eating the good food that costs more. I've noticed that so far no one has mentioned this.
Capt Lightning
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I agree to some extent, but not that "healthy" foods are necessarily more expensive than "unhealthy" ones. It's a case of understanding fresh produce and how to prepare it in a healthy way - not just buying an expensive meal because it must be 'healthier'.At our age we do need to consume good healthy food. Food is medicine. What you exclude like sugar and salt are just as important to building health as what you do eat. I can't skimp on food. I just have to pay more and stay healthy by eating the healthiest foods. It would cost more if I got sick from NOT eating the good food that costs more. I've noticed that so far no one has mentioned this.
fuzzybuddy
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I will not eat at my localfast food joint anymore. $12.00+ for a whopper, large fries, large diet Coke. My Burgerking has the most expensive menu around.
OMG @fuzzybuddy you eat and drink that stuff? I could make you better physically, but no more whoppers or fries and kiss Coke goodbye forever.
hollydolly
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A few weeks ago I went into Burger King.. hadn't been there for a few years....had had the occasional Cheeseburger from McD's which cost 99p.... Burger king charged me Ā£8.50 for a cheeseburger and a small bottle of water...