Can You Afford to Eat?

Lewkat said:
I had a horrible winter, 911. Went from multiple focal pneumonia right into gastro-intestinal flu. Could not keep even a drop of water down. I nearly took myself to the hospital, for I.V. therapy, as I was dehydrating big time.

I was sucking on wrapped ice cubes to keep my mouth dampened. I did not say a word to anyone about how sick I was, other than my doctor.

She was a nervous wreck over me, but Nurse, Lois here, said, "I know how to take care of myself." At 92, I knew it was do or die. The weight I did have fell off my bones like crazy.

I pulled through and am fine today. How long that will last? Who knows? But, I say, "Bring it on."

Thank you for your concern. I do appreciate it. Hugs.
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what an incredible constituion you must have Lois... unelievable at 92 that you should go through this and come out the other side ....... thank god for it ...🤗
 
hollydolly said:
the thing I find about Aldi is that they don't sell seedless grapes.. which I prefer.. so I think that's why they're cheaper...
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Did you know that you are not only supposed to eat grape seeds, but chew them well before swallowing?
Grape seeds are a rich source of antioxidants, flavonoids, and melatonin, which may support heart and brain health, kidney health, better sleep, and normal circulation.
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johndoe said:
I don't look at prices anymore. Life is short and getting shorter and I buy what I want. I pay with a credit card, but if I had to shell out cash from my wallet, I would be too aware of what I'm spending.
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I agree life is short. I dont owe anything and I dont spend on anything else like vacations.
I buy what I want. Buying food is the only fun I get. :D

I pay with CC for the points. I pay off all charges as soon as they hit the bank.
I agree with cash instead of cards. I did that when I was younger to be more aware of spending.


Elsie said:
Most groc I buy are frozen. Unfrozen raw foods I cook, mix together into single meals which I then freeze till I'm ready to eat them
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Most of mine are frozen or canned too. Meats get cooked and frozen same day. Theres just me so stuff like fresh vegetables will go bad if I buy too much or dont keep an eye on stuff. Ive started to magic mark everything in the fridge with an open or purcase date. That way I dont toss things cause I couldnt remember how long they were in there.
 
Lewkat said:
I had a horrible winter, 911. Went from multiple focal pneumonia right into gastro-intestinal flu. Could not keep even a drop of water down. I nearly took myself to the hospital, for I.V. therapy, as I was dehydrating big time.

I was sucking on wrapped ice cubes to keep my mouth dampened. I did not say a word to anyone about how sick I was, other than my doctor.
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@Lewkat, I am so glad you are OK now. What an ordeal. You are tough! đź’ś

I had appendicitis once and couldn't keep water down, either. I was still shocked, though, at how quickly dehydration set in. By the time I got to the hospital, the nurse had a heck of a time trying to get the cannula for the IV in.
 
We mostly do our meat shopping at a Store chain that has real live butchers at the meat counter.
They do a good job and we look at meat sales obviously closely. I like to see them grinding up
beef for hamburger also. That package crap is so chewy, glued whatever.
 
hollydolly said:
I buy grapes every week, I pay a little more for them because I like the Cotton candy flavour.. so they're a little bit of a premium, .. at ÂŁ2.40 for 500g which is 1.1 pounds... at Tesco regular grapes are approx ÂŁ2.00 for 500g .... at Aldi , just ÂŁ1.40 per 500g
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I love cotton candy grapes, @hollydolly! But I stopped buying them because of the cost.

With respect to being able to eat, I don't look at prices too much in general unless I am tempted to splash out on a particular item (like cotton candy grapes). I buy what I need and try to eat healthy, with as much fresh fruits and vegetables, and meat and fish, as possible. It's just me, so my costs are pretty low, which is good because my income is relatively low as well. ;)
 
Elsie said:
Powdered eggs? "ain't bad--tasting?" Good idea. I've been hungry for eggs & can't afford to be picky. I think I'll try them powdered. :)
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Among things I can't forget from the wartime years...powdered eggs. I'll go without before I will ever eat them again. Trust me. They "ain't bad--tasting?" Nope. They're vile. Vile, I tell you.

We haven't changed our grocery-buying much; therefore, we have noticed the change in spending for groceries.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Among things I can't forget from the wartime years...powdered eggs. I'll go without before I will ever eat them again. Trust me. They "ain't bad--tasting?" Nope. They're vile. Vile, I tell you.

We haven't changed our grocery-buying much; therefore, we have noticed the change in spending for groceries.
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I agree. NOPE. I remember those food boxes from when I was a kid.
Powdered eggs, powdered milk, mystery meat in a can, peanut butter and other weird stuff I cant remember.
 
KSav said:
@Lewkat, I am so glad you are OK now. What an ordeal. You are tough! đź’ś

I had appendicitis once and couldn't keep water down, either. I was still shocked, though, at how quickly dehydration set in. By the time I got to the hospital, the nurse had a heck of a time trying to get the cannula for the IV in.
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I came close, I can tell you. I had just gotten over the pneumonia and the very next day, it hit me like a steam engine. I haven't any recall of ever having such constant vomiting and then the attendant diarrhea that followed. KSav, how I pulled thru it is beyond me. When I beat COVID when it first came out, and no treatments at that time. Fevers of 104 for a couple of days makes me wonder what I am made of. But, I thank God every day that I was blessed with a brain to know what to do. Thank you for your concern. 🤗
 
18 eggs still $8+ here Vancouver. I've switched over to red potatoes and pork loin and oatmeal.

Coffee is still $8-$13 a can depending on store. Powered creamer and generic Splenda. Have cut back to "sated" feeling, not stuffed like before.
 
@Veronica IIRC, the mystery meat was supposed to be canned ham. We got lard. What did the military think we were going to do with the lard? Fry the canned ham maybe? Nothing fresh. We had to reconstitute evaporated milk with water for our cereal. My mother would insist (demand) that we eat the cereal and "sit there until you do." OMG. I just lost my appetite.

Apropos powdered eggs: If god wanted me to eat powdered eggs, she wouldn't have invented chickens.
 
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Veronica said:
@Georgiagranny

You too. I remember "sit there until you do". Thats how people end up with food issues.

I was a picky and stubborn child. If I didnt like something I would sit there until the sun came up.
Sometimes I would luck out and sneak it to the dog. :D
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We didn't have a dog until we came back stateside after the war. It didn't take me long to figure out how to slip nasty (IMO) stuff to the dog. After the war, though, we didn't have to eat powdered eggs or drink powdered milk or cook anything in lard.

SPAM! Remember Spam? It was another one of those things we got during the war. People still eat that stuff, but they eat it on purpose and pay perfectly good money for it. Ew. All I can think is that they're too young to have been around during the war* years.

*for reference, the "war" was the one in the newsreels...WWII
 
papa tiger said:
We mostly do our meat shopping at a Store chain that has real live butchers at the meat counter.
They do a good job and we look at meat sales obviously closely. I like to see them grinding up
beef for hamburger also. That package crap is so chewy, glued whatever.
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I have the meat grinder for the KitchenAid and a number of discs. Works like a charm.
 
Veronica said:
@Georgiagranny

You too. I remember "sit there until you do". Thats how people end up with food issues.

I was a picky and stubborn child. If I didnt like something I would sit there until the sun came up.
Sometimes I would luck out and sneak it to the dog. :D
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I sat out Christmas Eve which is Christmas for us over endive salad with grapefruit. Two hours into solitary at the kitchen table the unexpected rescue came from my Grandmother who ate that magazine concoction.
 

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