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I do agree with @Mobster comment about skimping a few bucks but spending money on a cycle.
There are always ways to still get good quality produce and good prices.
Just a couple of my suggestions that I do even though I'm probably a lucky one and don't have financial issues (not being arrogant) but if it helps someone else:
1. You can normally buy whole certified free range chickens cheap and sometimes on special here. Get yourself a sharp filleting/boning knife (my mate even uses a fish filleting knife) watch a few videos about how to de bone a whole chicken and debone/section it out to save money. We cook whole boneless butterflied chickens in our house for meal prep. The money you save is just your time so no outlay - if you have a small cry vac machine you can do a few in an hour then cry vacuum them and put in freezer. The upside of this is you can fit more whole chickens in your freezer when they are deboned.. use the bones to make a bone broth! Very good for you.
2. Do the same with grass fed beef and get some mates on board to buy a half a cow straight from the butcher or farm. Cry vac it up to stop freezer burn and it will last otherwise just buy bulk slabs of your desired cut (rump,sirloin etc) and cut/cry vac to desired sizes - buying bulk is usually cheaper and sometimes I'm buying bulk half price per KG when on sale.
Sorry about the long winded reply but hopefully helps someone
There are always ways to still get good quality produce and good prices.
Just a couple of my suggestions that I do even though I'm probably a lucky one and don't have financial issues (not being arrogant) but if it helps someone else:
1. You can normally buy whole certified free range chickens cheap and sometimes on special here. Get yourself a sharp filleting/boning knife (my mate even uses a fish filleting knife) watch a few videos about how to de bone a whole chicken and debone/section it out to save money. We cook whole boneless butterflied chickens in our house for meal prep. The money you save is just your time so no outlay - if you have a small cry vac machine you can do a few in an hour then cry vacuum them and put in freezer. The upside of this is you can fit more whole chickens in your freezer when they are deboned.. use the bones to make a bone broth! Very good for you.
2. Do the same with grass fed beef and get some mates on board to buy a half a cow straight from the butcher or farm. Cry vac it up to stop freezer burn and it will last otherwise just buy bulk slabs of your desired cut (rump,sirloin etc) and cut/cry vac to desired sizes - buying bulk is usually cheaper and sometimes I'm buying bulk half price per KG when on sale.
Sorry about the long winded reply but hopefully helps someone
thanks a lot of for spreading the truth. this is an important topic, who cares if its boring. people need to get smarter between the ears.
No doubt about this @Mobster about the overall issues but I can tell you food price is a big problem for many bro for SURE
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Yes, prices on some protein is extremely high. I limit my red meat consumption, as only can eat high end cuts. The cheaper ones like chewing on leather. Fish, red meat and chicken you need go wholesale market and buy bulk. So can saveva bit of coin.
Food cost is a big factor its why i went for 85/15 and 80/20 beef and turkey since it is sold in 3lb packs which are the same price as 1-2lb packs of 90/10 beef or turkey, so with me massively meal prepping it is cheaper to go with something a little more fat heavy in content.
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It's a bug bear of mine so more bitching by me lol
In both the US and UK I see people moaning about prices. The trouble is prices NEVER stay the same. Or else I'd be paying what I paid when I first started work in 1980.
People say this and that and then carry on doing the same shit. Go to the same shops, buy the same amounts and bitch. Then go and pay stupid money on a car they will never own and buy an even bigger big screen TV or upgrade to the latest iPhone
And cook the fat off. I'm not fussed on the too lean stuff
Ran out of edit time earlier so...
In both the US and UK I see people moaning about prices. The trouble is prices NEVER stay the same. Or else I'd be paying what I paid when I first started work in 1980.
People say this and that and then carry on doing the same shit. Go to the same shops, buy the same amounts and bitch. Then go and pay stupid money on a car they will never own and buy an even bigger big screen TV or upgrade to the latest iPhone and then moan some more about how expensive shit it. C'mon. The worst are ones moaning about costs and still using the internet, having Sky TV and so on. Knock that shit off and save $100 a month. In the US you'll buy a house which comes, all too often, with HOA annual fees too. That shit is crazy to me. I own (outright - no mortgage) my house (huge former social club) and I'm beholden to no one. I don't drive but have owned a car (GF drove it). 2nd hand and paid cash. Moaned about the bills though lol. Same set of off road tyres on it as when I bought it (GF owns it now).
On saving:
1. I have two small chest freezers. One upstairs in the kitchen and one near my office. It means I can buy in bulk and have room for the food.
2. I buy meat (just started doing this again) direct from a local award winning (was Welsh butcher of the year) as well as deals in Lidls. Xmas I spent a small fortune on amazing roasts. I even bought a reduced shin beef thing (feeds 4-6) and straight in the freezer. During covid I had gym buddies buy with me and most weekly orders were £100. The butcher would knock 10% off often or add something for free.
3. I'm probably gonna buy a 20kg/44lbs sack on unflavored whey soon. I'll be buying that direct from the importer. It'll be £220 It's the same company I used when I had a supplement company. If I buy small amounts the per kilo price is double. My business started as a buyers club.
4. Two smallish local farms do lamb (sheep) and you can buy 1/2 and whole lamb direct.
5. One of the strength athletes I know is a mobile slaughter-man (goes to farms to kill and butcher the meat). We ALL have buddies who are electricians and so on. Food too surely
On the quality thing
Start with bulk buying normal grade. Put the savings to one side. Buy top grade with that money. Freeze. Run the top grade when on cycle
It's a bug bear of mine so more bitching by me lol
In both the US and UK I see people moaning about prices. The trouble is prices NEVER stay the same. Or else I'd be paying what I paid when I first started work in 1980.
People say this and that and then carry on doing the same shit. Go to the same shops, buy the same amounts and bitch. Then go and pay stupid money on a car they will never own and buy an even bigger big screen TV or upgrade to the latest iPhone and then moan some more about how expensive shit it. C'mon. The worst are ones moaning about costs and still using the internet, having Sky TV and so on. Knock that shit off and save $100 a month. In the US you'll buy a house which comes, all too often, with HOA annual fees too. That shit is crazy to me. I own (outright - no mortgage) my house (huge former social club) and I'm beholden to no one. I don't drive but have owned a car (GF drove it). 2nd hand and paid cash. Moaned about the bills though lol. Same set of off road tyres on it as when I bought it (GF owns it now).
On saving:
1. I have two small chest freezers. One upstairs in the kitchen and one near my office. It means I can buy in bulk and have room for the food.
2. I buy meat (just started doing this again) direct from a local award winning (was Welsh butcher of the year) as well as deals in Lidls. Xmas I spent a small fortune on amazing roasts. I even bought a reduced shin beef thing (feeds 4-6) and straight in the freezer. During covid I had gym buddies buy with me and most weekly orders were £100. The butcher would knock 10% off often or add something for free.
3. I'm probably gonna buy a 20kg/44lbs sack on unflavored whey soon. I'll be buying that direct from the importer. It'll be £220 It's the same company I used when I had a supplement company. If I buy small amounts the per kilo price is double. My business started as a buyers club.
4. Two smallish local farms do lamb (sheep) and you can buy 1/2 and whole lamb direct.
5. One of the strength athletes I know is a mobile slaughter-man (goes to farms to kill and butcher the meat). We ALL have buddies who are electricians and so on. Food too surely
On the quality thing
Start with bulk buying normal grade. Put the savings to one side. Buy top grade with that money. Freeze. Run the top grade when on cycle
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My GF has 3 and always has spare eggs
That is one of the reasons i picked up an air fryer years ago, if i want to cook fat off i can, or if im trying to attain higher calories i can keep it in, having flexibility is nice depending on goals at the time.
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I do 99% of my food shopping at whole foods/amazon.
there are sales on things constantly. plus you save money having a prime membership. example last week i bought 3 pounds of top round step 4 pastured for $7.20 a pound.. sale + prime membership. that is a bargain on high quality meat.
this week they have both the chicken and ground beef on sale. the poultry is step 2+ and the beef is step 4.
walmart or costco products are step 1 or below. yet the prices are just as expensive and in a lot of cases more expensive. its about being a smart shopper .. the issue too is many in america live in rural areas where they don't have access to high quality ironically unless you are lucky enough to have access to a co-op or find a local farm that practices high quality farming.
there are sales on things constantly. plus you save money having a prime membership. example last week i bought 3 pounds of top round step 4 pastured for $7.20 a pound.. sale + prime membership. that is a bargain on high quality meat.
this week they have both the chicken and ground beef on sale. the poultry is step 2+ and the beef is step 4.
walmart or costco products are step 1 or below. yet the prices are just as expensive and in a lot of cases more expensive. its about being a smart shopper .. the issue too is many in america live in rural areas where they don't have access to high quality ironically unless you are lucky enough to have access to a co-op or find a local farm that practices high quality farming.
Our eggs are more or less the same price (76p pr $1) at £2.76-3.15
Gas (petrol) is £5.19 so $7 a gallon.
Minced beef per lb is £7.50 or $10 (almost twice that for organic)
Way more here.
I used to buy 90/10 beef buy it being 14 dollars for 2 lbs it just didnt make sense when i can get 3lbs of 80/20 for less money and more food to prep so less spent over time, at one point California was over 7 dollars a gallon, most other places highest i saw by me was 5 dollars at one point, alot factors in as well, how much some one makes every week or every 2 weeks + plus other expenses, i know it varies alot for each individual.
On average i spend around 240-300 dollars for meal prep for the gym, i know the market goes up and down lots of factors, 2018 i was paying around 180 dollars for gym meal prep, i typically try and stick with Aldi as they have the best prices, organic definitely always more expensive just not doable for myself paying 10 dollars for 1lb of ground beef.
I'm a big fan of both Aldi (No2) and Lidl's (No1). Aldi's, a few weeks back, had proper Waygu RibEye in. Now that WAS expensive. I prefer Lidl's just for their theme weeks
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