Comments on: Menu math results http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/ the methods and madness of one family of 12 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Life In a Shoe » More menu math http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13570 Life In a Shoe » More menu math Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:50:46 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13570 [...] children had so much fun doing Menu Math the first time, the very next day they calculated the cost of a new set of meals.  I’m not [...] [...] children had so much fun doing Menu Math the first time, the very next day they calculated the cost of a new set of meals.  I’m not [...]

]]> By: Life In a Shoe » Dietary changes http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13481 Life In a Shoe » Dietary changes Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:23:32 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13481 [...] making some changes around here.  Calculating our cost for certain meals was part of the motivation, and hubby’s recent weight loss is another.  We’ve made [...] [...] making some changes around here.  Calculating our cost for certain meals was part of the motivation, and hubby’s recent weight loss is another.  We’ve made [...]

]]> By: kimc http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13478 kimc Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:07:48 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13478 mom2fur, We get our butter at Costco. I am so thankful for their prices on cheese and butter! Otherwise our diet would be very different. We always buy the cheapest pasta. I've had the more expensive stuff on occasion but never noticed a difference. I do think some foods are cheaper down here in S. Texas, but others are not. I really miss Aldi's, where I shopped in Ohio! I guess on the East Coast nearly everything costs more, doesn't it? mom2fur,
We get our butter at Costco. I am so thankful for their prices on cheese and butter! Otherwise our diet would be very different.
We always buy the cheapest pasta. I’ve had the more expensive stuff on occasion but never noticed a difference.
I do think some foods are cheaper down here in S. Texas, but others are not. I really miss Aldi’s, where I shopped in Ohio!
I guess on the East Coast nearly everything costs more, doesn’t it?

]]> By: mom2fur http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13476 mom2fur Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:53:56 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13476 You're paying less than two dollars a pound for butter--which is about half what the normal price is, at least up here on Long Island. Good for you! I refuse to pay $5/lb. for the stuff, but we do use it a lot. So when it goes on sale, I stock up and freeze it. I usually have enough on hand to last until the next time it's on sale! And it isn't just the meat making spaghetti expensive. I refused to buy Barilla the other day, even though it was on sale. The 'sale' was 8 for $10, meaning over a dollar a box. It used to be about 80 cents on sale! Grrr! I ended up with the store brand at half the cost and you know what...it was just fine! I'm not necessariliy brand loyal, but I do buy what we like. I'm glad I had an opportunity to try the store brand spaghetti. At least now I know it's good--not too sticky or starchy. I guess it's just trial and error. My kids have eaten ramen noodles and the blue-box mac & cheese (although I make killer mac & cheese for dinner from scratch) for lunch for years. Balanced with salads and other healthier foods, they're doing just fine. I'm sure your kids are, too! You’re paying less than two dollars a pound for butter–which is about half what the normal price is, at least up here on Long Island. Good for you! I refuse to pay $5/lb. for the stuff, but we do use it a lot. So when it goes on sale, I stock up and freeze it. I usually have enough on hand to last until the next time it’s on sale!
And it isn’t just the meat making spaghetti expensive. I refused to buy Barilla the other day, even though it was on sale. The ‘sale’ was 8 for $10, meaning over a dollar a box. It used to be about 80 cents on sale! Grrr! I ended up with the store brand at half the cost and you know what…it was just fine! I’m not necessariliy brand loyal, but I do buy what we like. I’m glad I had an opportunity to try the store brand spaghetti. At least now I know it’s good–not too sticky or starchy. I guess it’s just trial and error.
My kids have eaten ramen noodles and the blue-box mac & cheese (although I make killer mac & cheese for dinner from scratch) for lunch for years. Balanced with salads and other healthier foods, they’re doing just fine. I’m sure your kids are, too!

]]> By: Frugal Grad Student http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13466 Frugal Grad Student Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:13:43 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13466 My local HEB has ground turkey in the frozen section for 99 cents a pound. (And it has stayed this price for the past few years, remarkably.) Compared to 1.50 for ground beef, and i can barely tell the difference. My local HEB has ground turkey in the frozen section for 99 cents a pound. (And it has stayed this price for the past few years, remarkably.) Compared to 1.50 for ground beef, and i can barely tell the difference.

]]> By: Ginny http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13170 Ginny Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:06:21 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13170 Hey, sorry I'm late on this. If someone else has already shared this, sorry again. :-D The beans: I understand. Sometimes I can't cook beans for nothing! But, I can them myself and they are much cheaper and cook just fine. I soak them overnight, drain, add more water, and bring to a boil. Put them in pint jars to within one inch of the top and pressure can at 10 lbs. for 90 minutes. TA DAH! Just a suggestion, if you are into canning.... :-D Hey, sorry I’m late on this. If someone else has already shared this, sorry again. :-D

The beans: I understand. Sometimes I can’t cook beans for nothing! But, I can them myself and they are much cheaper and cook just fine. I soak them overnight, drain, add more water, and bring to a boil. Put them in pint jars to within one inch of the top and pressure can at 10 lbs. for 90 minutes. TA DAH!

Just a suggestion, if you are into canning…. :-D

]]> By: Life In a Shoe » Beef stroganoff http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13105 Life In a Shoe » Beef stroganoff Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:26:49 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13105 [...] mentioned beef stroganoff in my post about price comparisons and a friend asked for the recipe.  Since it’s been a while since we posted a recipe [...] [...] mentioned beef stroganoff in my post about price comparisons and a friend asked for the recipe.  Since it’s been a while since we posted a recipe [...]

]]> By: Life In a Shoe » Beef stroganoff http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13104 Life In a Shoe » Beef stroganoff Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:26:48 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13104 [...] mentioned beef stroganoff in my post about price comparisons and a friend asked for the recipe.  Since it’s been a while since we posted a recipe [...] [...] mentioned beef stroganoff in my post about price comparisons and a friend asked for the recipe.  Since it’s been a while since we posted a recipe [...]

]]> By: Martha http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13056 Martha Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:35:40 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13056 Ahh, I see! I do not use all the butter in mine which probably makes not as tasty, but the boys do not complain! That helps too. Ahh, I see!
I do not use all the butter in mine which probably makes not as tasty, but the boys do not complain!
That helps too.

]]> By: Maggie http://inashoe.com/2008/01/menu-math-results/#comment-13050 Maggie Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:50:23 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2003#comment-13050 The kids and I did this a few months ago and had so much fun with it. We only did breakfasts but did a 3 way comparison to drive home the point about how much comparison shopping helps with the budget. We calculated at the best price ( loss leader price), the average price and the price you would pay at the store closest to our house ( expensive). The difference really made a impression on the kids. I like quite a few canned items also, they make life easier. The kids and I did this a few months ago and had so much fun with it. We only did breakfasts but did a 3 way comparison to drive home the point about how much comparison shopping helps with the budget. We calculated at the best price ( loss leader price), the average price and the price you would pay at the store closest to our house ( expensive). The difference really made a impression on the kids. I like quite a few canned items also, they make life easier.

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