NicAnn Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 The meat would be a big thing for me. I I don't like meat, but the rest of the family does. So I'd buy great quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Free range, pastured, organic, grass-fed beef from a local farmer. The good cuts, especially steaks for my husband. Pastured organic chicken. Wild caught fish. Lots of shellfish. Steamed crabs often in the summer! Organic local vegetables. Fruit with every meal -- preferably organic, preferably local when possible. Grass-fed raw local milk and eggs, lots and lots of local raw artisan cheese. Oh, and good mushrooms, olives, and artichoke hearts multiple times a week. And paneer. Or any Indian food, really. And really good fancy pizza at least once a week. (While we're making money issues disappear, why not carb issues too?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 anything that was prepared by my personal chef! :laugh: You took the words right out of my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 If you didn't have a food budget, what would you eat each day? I have dreams of being on an all organic, mostly raw diet. And the best fruit I could buy. This! Prepared by a personal chef, of course. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Potato chips. Bacon. Mashed potatoes for every meal. Crackers. Cheese. Milk shakes. Serious poundage of chocolate. Ice Cream. Mountains of ice cream. Then I would use the money for plastic surgery and doctors to keep me pretty and healthy. I tried to triple like this, but alas, it only lets us like something once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I would eat out a LOT. That's what I've always said I'd do if we won the lottery. (note to self: buy a lottery ticket). Other than that, I'd do what everyone else has already mentioned - 100% organic, grass-fed, local, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I like to cook myself but I want someone to clean up and reorganize the disaser area when I am finished. Edited to add: It would also be nice if the clean-up helper would handle the actual grocery shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Steak. Steak and eggs A small steak with grilled veggies drizzled with olive oil A steak for dinner with loaded broccoli This has been my most favorite thing about raising beef cattle. Steak whenever we want it. Not just average steak, the best steak. I've only had one restaurant steak that was better than our black angus, and it was at KPaul's in New Orleans. I enjoy the cooking, but I wish I could cook more seafood and fresh foods. No more beans, unless I felt like it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Basically what I get now, but better quality (pastured/wild meat, high quality/organic produce). Fish several times a week. Whatever random thing catches my whim, even if I'm not sure I'll like it (getting DH to order chia seeds is like pulling teeth!). Having a good store of food on hand at all times, with diverse selection (right now we tend to have a half cow in the freezer, or a pig, but not both). I have hesitations about going localvore, as I don't trust that eating and drinking entirely from local sources is optimal healthwise in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Locally produced meat, poultry, dairy, and produce. Preferably from small businesses and family farms. This. Prepared by the personal chef. :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I would love to afford any and all fruit in or out of season, regardless of whether it is imported from Timbuktu or not. Also, to have the option to taste grass-fed beef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Also, to have the option to taste grass-fed beef. If all you want to do is try it to see how it is, it isn't all that expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 If all you want to do is try it to see how it is, it isn't all that expensive. I was pricing a 1/4 grass-fed cow with ground beef at $5/lb. Can I buy this at the local grocery? I assumed that I would need to purchase it from a local butcher shop, and that it would need to be a substantial portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I wouldn't have a kitchen. At least not one accessible to me. My chef would prepare healthy, low-cal meals all portion controlled so I could lose some weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I was pricing a 1/4 grass-fed cow with ground beef at $5/lb. Can I buy this at the local grocery? I assumed that I would need to purchase it from a local butcher shop, and that it would need to be a substantial portion. You probably can't buy it at the local grocery (man, lucky you if you can!), and even a local butcher shop may or may not have grass-fed beef, unfortunately. Your best bet is to contact the farm directly. Eatwild is a great site for finding someone in your area. Of the couple of places where we get grass-fed beef, they sell it either by the 1/4 (or half) or by individual cuts/pounds. (Some places might give you a discount for buying like 5 pounds at a time.) If you have a local health food store (or possibly the health food aisle of your local grocery store), they may have grass-fed beef; it will probably be cheapest directly from the farm, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Fancy cuts of grass-fed steaks. The kind Whole Foods would never sell for $4.99/lb. Goose. Foie Gras. Exotic meat, like reindeer and kangaroo. Some good sushi. Tuborg brown lager (yes, you eat it). Key lime pie. Fresh green olives. The real ones. But I don't want any of that right now. I'm pregnant. Pass me the potato chips and cheap creamy onion dip please... :cursing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 More seafood- it is so expensive that we only eat it mainly once a week and I would like to eat it more frequently. MOre expensive cuts of meat that I seldomly buy- crown roast, beef tenderloin, that sort of thing. Buy whatever fruits and vegetables I wanted without regards to price. Buy better butter, olive oil, spices, etc. More expensive bread. Delicious tortes. Plus a chef to cook my meals for me when I was too tired or just didn't want to do it. But always cook or prepare my breakfast since I have a hard time doing it.Plus more restaurant visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'd eat the best sushi money could buy. Every day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Yep. My whole family would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 If you didn't have a food budget, what would you eat each day? I have dreams of being on an all organic, mostly raw diet. And the best fruit I could buy. You just hit the nail on the head for me. Add in some meat and fish that do not have chemicals, hormones, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I was pricing a 1/4 grass-fed cow with ground beef at $5/lb. Can I buy this at the local grocery? I assumed that I would need to purchase it from a local butcher shop, and that it would need to be a substantial portion. My local safeway has 100% grassfed ground beef for $8.99 a lb, which is super expensive, but not a 1/4 cow. If they had ground beef, they probably have non-ground too, but I didn't look that closely since we can get good quality meat for cheaper elsewhere. I know Whole Foods and the like sell it in smaller quantities. You can also ask at a local butcher/farm - they may have it available by the pound, too. And if you know someone local who buys large portions of cows, they'd probably be willing to see you a bit of it to try out. If you live in/near a large urban area, you can probably find a restaurant that serves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 We already eat quite a lot of organic produce. If money was not an issue, I would buy organic beef and chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 My local safeway has 100% grassfed ground beef for $8.99 a lb, which is super expensive, but not a 1/4 cow. If they had ground beef, they probably have non-ground too, but I didn't look that closely since we can get good quality meat for cheaper elsewhere. I know Whole Foods and the like sell it in smaller quantities. You can also ask at a local butcher/farm - they may have it available by the pound, too. And if you know someone local who buys large portions of cows, they'd probably be willing to see you a bit of it to try out. If you live in/near a large urban area, you can probably find a restaurant that serves it. Thank you, I will need to look for this at other grocery stores in my city. We don't have a Whole Foods, but there are large groceries that I can investigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I would eat the same foods I eat now but I'd buy my food from wherever the Food Network gets the stuff they use on shows! I've never seen a host cut open an avocado and find it's brown inside. Never saw a brown spot on an apple, potatoes with a bad spot in the middle, boneless chicken breasts with any 'stuff' that needs to be removed. Everything is beautiful. Shopped at a fruit/veg store in NYC once and everything was perfect....and EXPENSIVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I change my mind. I would travel the world and eat the best from almost every country. Since money isn't an issue, it should work, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redheadmom Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I really want to go through and like what everyone else has said. I would add more luxuries such as artisian bread, good cheese, great chocolate, seafood more often, nice wines and more organic healthy eating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Avocados. Lots of avocados. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Also, Olive Garden Alfredo sauce on broccoli or asparagus and their salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Avocados. Lots of avocados. You can get them at Aldi's for 39 cents apiece right now! I eat several a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 You can get them at Aldi's for 39 cents apiece right now! I eat several a week. Really?! I'll have to check that out. I've never seen them for less than $1, and they're usually $1.50+ around here. Awesome, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Avocados. Lots of avocados. Yes! Kind of. I'd turn them into guacamole and eat lots and lots of that. Or avocado salad dressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Everything that came off my new high tech and self-sufficient farm I just bought. :laugh: I would love to own a small farm just for us and make a go of it. Sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Really?! I'll have to check that out. I've never seen them for less than $1, and they're usually $1.50+ around here. Awesome, thanks! It depends on the Aldi. At our Giant, they're $1 on sale, but Aldi had a good sale -- not $.39 each, but $.59, still a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Bacon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I also would have a personal chef, because with our food texture issues, health issues that necessitate major eating changes, and food allergies, it is a nightmare to prepare meals around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 1. local, pastured poultry, meat, eggs and dairy (cow share for raw milk) 2. local, organic veggies and fruit 3. fill in the gaps at Whole Foods very good wine, tea, chocolate I'd need a complete kitchen makeover to go with my lovely food, of course! ;) The chef would be good too! Though a clean-up person would be more practical perhaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 If you didn't have a food budget, what would you eat each day? I have dreams of being on an all organic, mostly raw diet. And the best fruit I could buy. Steak and seafood here. Expensive, but oh so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Fresh, organic produce. Grass fed meats more often. Wild caught sustainable fresh fish. Larger portions of food without worrying if it will mean no lunch the next day... This, plus a personal chef to prepare it for me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Local grass fed beef, local freerange chickens and eggs, local non-preserved bacon, local fresh dairy (it's all available but expensive!). Fresh organic produce. Bread from the local artisan bakery---they have a farmer 50 miles away grow their wheat and have it specially milled so that it's unbromated and unbleached. It's got an awesome texture. More nuts: cashews, macademia, almonds, etc. Dark chocolate....the 70% stuff that pays an ethical wage to the farmers. I'd want a chef to either prepare meals or a nutritionist to figure out a broader menu of what to eat with our food allergies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 More nuts: cashews, macademia, almonds, etc. Pine nuts! I've been thinking a bit more about this thread... - I'd upscale my pantry, and regularly keep premium oils and vinegars in the house instead of buying as needed. I'd never do the trick to "make" premium balsamic vinegar again. - I'd keep more pricier food on hand for snacking, such as nuts, rather than buying just what is needed for recipes and lunches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Barring the personal chef option, I would go for the convenience foods at Whole Foods and Costco. We shop at both places currently, but not for the really fun stuff. Just for the essentials. We buy lots of bulk ingredients at Costco, but cook everything from scratch. We only get produce and almond milk from Whole Foods. I skip all the fun middle aisles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 More locally grown organic (or organic-type) foods. We've switched to more of a whole foods diet that is focused on lean meats and fruits/veggies already, but I'd love to take the next step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 My guy best friend graduated from culinary school, and worked as a chef for awhile. Now he is a college professor in an unrelated field and makes pastries on the side. He has already agreed to be my personal chef if I ever win the lottery. :drool5: :laugh: :hurray: I would eat all organic, locally produced foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Locally produced meat, poultry, dairy, and produce. Preferably from small businesses and family farms. Yes, definitely this! -But prepared by my own personal chef, as someone else mentioned. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Mostly all local....from my own garden. Grown with my gardener's assistance and prepared by my personal chef. I am not a woman of luxury or expensive tastes, but MAN would I love to have a chef!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Pretty much as we do now but I would eat a lot more crab and I'd cook crispy duck several more times a year. I would buy 1-2 lambs a year instead of 1/2-1 like we do now. I would not increase our beef order though. I would buy more types of fish than I do now. We eat a lot of fish already but I stick to the lowest price off the boat Alaskan salmon and trout I can get. It would be nice to get King salmon or fresh tuna without feeling like I need a special occasion. And I would stop rationing nuts and subbing in sunflower seeds for nuts. We are fortunate to have the resources for a nice diet as it is and we don't go hungry or needing to carefully portion most things out so I feel grateful for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I enjoy cooking, so no personal chef for me; but I'd love to have a gardener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 we already spend a ton on food - lots of food allergies and sensitivities - i started noticing i had an easier time digesting meat from whole foods, and dh said it tasted better. we have broken down 20 year old used furniture and buy clothes at walmart and target and khols .. . but we shop for food mostly at whole foods! still, with a bigger budget, we'd have lamb a lot more often! we all have trouble with beef, and we fight over lamb - which is even more expensive. i'd buy more of our meat from the local markets, which are even more expensive than whole foods :closedeyes: but i really wish we could buy a cure too our food sensitivities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 bfast: steak and strawberries lunch: steak and strawberries dinner: steak and strawberries maybe that's just my pregnancy talking? maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 organic fruits/veggies,grass fed bison,wild caught fish....would love to have enough land of my own to grow as much as I wanted.....OOOH and the personal chef sounds wonderful.... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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