News, Do you still buy milk? From milk to meat, US food prices spike upward.
View Poll Results: Has milk prices made you stop or cut back on buying milk?
I buy very little milk - maybe 1/2 gallon and it'll last me 2 weeks. I don't even look at prices .......... if I want something, I buy it.
I buy organic milk for my daughter who is 16 months old - we go through about 1.5 gallons of that per week, and each half gallon costs $3.49. I also buy 2% for my son's and my own consumption, which is another $3.59/gallon. I never really looked at the price of milk until recently, but I can't change our purchasing habits either so it's really just for my own info that I've been making a note of the price. I am shocked that someone would cut back on milk to save a few dollars a week but have no problem whatsoever spending over $50/month on cable tv and other non-so-necessities. But to each his own - I'd rather ensure that my family is getting their nutritional needs met than feeding an SUV any day.
I haven't bought a gallon of milk for a good 15 years or longer. Soy milk is much tastier on cereal anyway, especially the vanilla.
lol, I bought soy milk, the vanilla flavor, and I drank it and thought it wonderful. Without saying anything I gave it to my husband, well he thought the milk I gave him was spoiled, would not drink it. I finally fessed up to my healthy secret and he laughed and said "Buy me milk, you get healthy".
We drink milk with dinner, can't go without. Everything is going up in price and you just need to budget for the foods/things you can't go without. Us, we eat out very little, that helps with the food budget.
Milk is good for you...osteoporosis is expensive too. We still buy milk; my husband and I usually go through a gallon every week or so. I plan on switching to organic in the next few months as we hope to start making a baby next year. I would never skimp on healthy things to eat because of cost. Eating healthy is cheap compared to eating in a restaurant or enjoying the luxuries we enjoy.
Actually milk is not good for me. You do not get osteoporosis from not drinking milk. You get it from ingesting too much protein. Organic milk is better i suppose, although i don't touch the stuff. To me it tastes terrible, and i used to guzzle gallons of it in my younger days.
I get milk from a local farm co-op so the price hasn't budged. Milk made close to home tastes better!
We have 3 young boys so we buy milk. I buy from costco as the prices are about 45% less than our local grocery store. We have a deep freeze and I buy about 8 gallons at a time and freeze all but 2. We go through about 2-3 gallons a week.
We used to go through more but we have cut back. Our boys can have 3 cups per day (one on their cereal) and after that they have to drink water. That is our newest food rule. They need the water anyway so it isn't a bad thing.
One thing that I've started doing that helps a bit, is to keep a good supply of dehydrated milk. It's less expensive and I use that for all of my cooking that calls for milk. I just use the powder and the recommended amount of water. The powdered milk keeps well and I just use the fresh milk for cereal and drinking.
Havent changed our habits from a consumption standpoint...pretty green and crunchy over here....organics and such. Organic for a 1/2 gallon is 4.29 (stonyfield farms)..and I buy..no joke 4-6 at a time. At that gets us thru the week. I love a cold glass with cookies at night...and my girls drink milk as well. I havent cut back on anything..milk, eggs, breads...I dont buy cheap meat..as I would rather buy a good cut of fillet mignon and enjoy it once a week.then buy the "chewy" gross stuff. We mostly eat chicken and that is organic as well...usually the tenderloins...When I see a good sale..I do stock up and throw it in our spare fridge in the garage.
The only thing that I am startin to do is take notice of the supermarkets that I frequent and am juuussstttt starting to keep the coupons if I get them..find out where they can be doubled and see what happens. I am always intrigued by these tales of "I saved 50%" of my grocery bill.
I dont see how, because I buy alot of fresh foods and NOT processed foods...but I dont put a price on eating healthy..the kids need good nutrition and need to see and learn what "eating right" is all about.