Brilliant Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 After reading the latest grocery savings thread, I wondered how I could possibly quintuple the amount I'm spending on groceries for my family. It's quite a fantasy. :) Breakfast would always include smoked salmon, Canadian bacon, or thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon. Eggs would be cage-free organic. For salads, I'd buy mixed field greens - arugula, radicchio, etc - instead of plain old romaine every day! Lunches would be roast beef on focaccia, or Italian subs, or any $7/pound lunch meat instead of the plain-jane ham and turkey lunch meats. Maybe rotisserie chicken in a waldorf chicken salad, yum. I'd never substitute margarine for butter in baking... We'd eat more steak and seafood and not care what's on sale. More of a variety of fruits and vegetables, not just limited to what's on sale that week. Although I'd still stick with in-season produce just for freshness. I'd buy fresh baked goods at a bakery - yummy breads & pastries. Oh, and I'd give up 2-buck Chuck! That's all I can think of; what would you do? I need to go buy a lottery ticket now so I can fulfill all of my food fantasies. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Good meat. Out of season fruits. Fancy veggies. The really good bread. Nothings with Great or Value on the label. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Organic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I would go back to the way I was shopping about 2 years ago. Kosher and/or organic grass feed beef, chicken, bison, lamb and organic local veggies. I was spending about $1400.00/month for a family of four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostinabook Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Buy all organic free range food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 More organic foods all around, and more seafood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheWillFly Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'd go to farmers market with 4xs my normal amount. We'd purchase the ethically raised meats, local and organic veggies, fair trade organic coffee, the good cheese and filll the rest in with great wine and chocolate.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Grass-fed meats from a local farmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Take out or hire someone to cook for me. Ah, one can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 more fresh veggies. We eat a lot of salads in a day but they are minimal. Romaine mixed with red or green leaf lettuce carrots peppers black olives kale nothing major but we end up eating all of that in one day. Veggies are pricey so we end up only getting fresh veggies about 3 times a week to stay in our budget. We do however still eat steamer frozen veggies every meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ohgosh. We'd completely make the switch to organic dairy. More fresh and dried fruit. Beer. Chocolate. Wine. As much yogurt as I can actually eat. Oh, and if providing one's own food would count, a Jersey cow or two Saanen goats, 25 each red raspberry and blueberry plants, some currants, pear trees... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'd go to farmers market with 4xs my normal amount. We'd purchase the ethically raised meats, local and organic veggies, fair trade organic coffee, the good cheese and filll the rest in with great wine and chocolate.:) I'm coming to your house for dinner. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 After reading the latest grocery savings thread, I wondered how I could possibly quintuple the amount I'm spending on groceries for my family. It's quite a fantasy. :) Breakfast would always include smoked salmon, Canadian bacon, or thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon. Eggs would be cage-free organic. For salads, I'd buy mixed field greens - arugula, radicchio, etc - instead of plain old romaine every day! Lunches would be roast beef on focaccia, or Italian subs, or any $7/pound lunch meat instead of the plain-jane ham and turkey lunch meats. Maybe rotisserie chicken in a waldorf chicken salad, yum. I'd never substitute margarine for butter in baking... We'd eat more steak and seafood and not care what's on sale. More of a variety of fruits and vegetables, not just limited to what's on sale that week. Although I'd still stick with in-season produce just for freshness. I'd buy fresh baked goods at a bakery - yummy breads & pastries. Oh, and I'd give up 2-buck Chuck! That's all I can think of; what would you do? I need to go buy a lottery ticket now so I can fulfill all of my food fantasies. :) This is fun! I love your ideas, and I would do those, too. Also, I would do all of my shopping at a higher end grocery store, like Wegmans. No more running from store to store getting the cheapest things at each place. Just one stop, and grabbing whatever looked good on the shelves. I would love to be able to buy whatever fruits were available and appealed to me, instead of sticking to what was on sale. I would also go through recipe books and make my grocery list based on what I wanted to serve my family that week, rather than deciding what meals to make based on what I was able to buy. But honestly, I would have to have *a lot* of extra money to feel okay about spending money that way on groceries, so that is probably never going to happen! Even if we had double our current income, I still wouldn't feel free to spend on groceries that freely. But it's fun to dream about for a minute. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonibee Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'd buy a cook. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well, besides the organic/cruel-free/seasonal route, I'd buy lots of fun different kinds of cheeses and meats. We have a cheese of the week tradition at our house, and it's way fun and opened up our world to all the cheese out there. Cheese is expensive, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Just more of the things we want instead of the things we can afford to buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Good quality clean, fresh fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 All organic foods, crab cakes, Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar, filet mignon, and lots of Sutter Home Moscato wine. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Organic everything, fresh wild salmon...list is endless, really. Never another 'no name' brand. EVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radish4ever Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 local meat (it's as close to "organic" as it can be considering we live in an oil-rich area where they grass feed), less processed milk/antibiotic free, local eggs (grass fed hens), higher quality cheeses (maybe from locals that make it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I would buy whichever fruits and vegetables looked delicious regardless of their price! We would expand our horizons to those delectable meats and cheeses we have never even tasted. We would eat in a real restaurant on occasion. Sigh. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 For some of you, all you would have to do is to move over here to the West Coast. My mom (who is in Michigan) almost faints when she sees the prices out here in on the West Coast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 It is very striking to me that almost everyone responded that with more money, they would buy organic and healthier foods. It seems such a shame that the good stuff is so expensive and the junkier stuff is easier to afford. I so wish it could be the other way around. I do splurge for organic dairy and organic, free-range eggs. When I can, I do buy grass fed, organic and/or kosher meats. I do buy organic fruits and vegetables as often as possible, too, but I've been really trying to make the food dollars stretch, and it's not easy when a gallon of milk is $6.00 and a red peper is $3.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 I thought of a couple more things after reading all the replies! As Erica said - no more running around to different stores looking for a sale; I'd shop at one or two nice places. And I think it's funny that so many of you mentioned CHEESE! How could I have missed that? No more mild cheddar for us; it would be Vermont extra-sharp aged white cheddar around here! And cambozola, and fresh mozzarella, and I'd buy my kids those cute babybel cheeses that they're always asking for, instead of cheap-o mozzarella sticks. This has been fun, but I need to run out to the store for something I need for tomorrow, and I'm afraid to...I'm afraid I'll go wild! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Good wine, good cheese, those delicious olives in the deli that I drool over, fresh fruit in winter, berries and more berries. Seafood. Oh well, back to reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Good wine, good cheese, those delicious olives in the deli that I drool over, fresh fruit in winter, berries and more berries. Seafood. Oh well, back to reality. Yes, raspberries and blackberries every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 We already buy part of a local, grass-fed cow, but I'd buy the whole darn thing instead of part, so I could have steak for breakfast. I love a steak and egg breakfast! I'd also buy more organic convenience foods. We have a business around here that provides pre-made, organic meals. THAT sounds heavenly: guilt-free take out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Local meat. Good cheese. Organic. Fresh fruits and veggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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