Comments on: United Way Hunger Challenge Day 4: $18.45 for a family of 5. http://savorysweetlife.com/2009/04/united-way-hunger-challenge-day-4-1845-for-a-family-of-5/ Easy Everyday Recipes from an Everyday Home Cook Thu, 17 May 2012 01:40:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sig http://savorysweetlife.com/2009/04/united-way-hunger-challenge-day-4-1845-for-a-family-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Sig Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:22:11 +0000 http://savorysweetlife.com/?p=415#comment-240 Lovely, beautiful photographs, and I love how much green is there! Lovely, beautiful photographs, and I love how much green is there!

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]]> By: alice http://savorysweetlife.com/2009/04/united-way-hunger-challenge-day-4-1845-for-a-family-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-234 alice Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:22:31 +0000 http://savorysweetlife.com/?p=415#comment-234 Thanks everyone for the supportive comments. I do shop ads. I know people think I am driving out of my way all over the city to buy my groceries but this is simply not true. I live just blocks away from Fred Meyers and QFC (they are both across the street from one another). I often walk to both. I find Fred Meyer prices good overall except the meat in their butcher block. I will only go to the other grocery stores if there is something I really want in their ad which would make it worth my time to go.. such as Top Foods $.10 fruit sale or when Alberstons has their chicken breasts on sale for $1.88/lb like they are having this week. I drive by Albertsons everyday on route to taking my kids to school. Once in awhile I will go to Cash and Carry or Sams Club (They are next door to each other) when I run out of sugar or flour because I buy them in a huge bag quanity.. but again it is usually when I am driving by it anyways. In N. Seattle where I live, I live within 5 minutes driving to 2 Safeways, 2 QFC's, Fred Meyers, Top Foods, Sam's Club, ThriftWay, Cash And Carry, and Grocery Outlet. I am always driving by these stores on a daily basis, but most times I only shop Fred Meyers. Ranch 99 is about 2 minutes from church. The only place I drive out of my way is to the Korean Grocery store HMart in Lynnwood, and even then I go maybe 1 every few months. However, their produce prices are unbelievably cheap. Their regular prices on produce beat any grocery store ads easily. I did do more shopping than usual for this challenge but this wasn't a typical week either. Most weeks I will only go grocery shopping once.. but sometimes twice. On average I spend approx. 30-45 minutes making dinner. Because baking is a hobby I enjoy, I will spend a few hours a week baking just like anyone else would do with a hobby. Sorry for the long winded response. I know some people who've been following the food bloggers this week think we spend lots of time shopping around town and cooking. This just isn't true. I've just learned to become very efficient in how I shop and cook, after all I have 3 young kids I take care of. Thanks everyone for the supportive comments. I do shop ads. I know people think I am driving out of my way all over the city to buy my groceries but this is simply not true. I live just blocks away from Fred Meyers and QFC (they are both across the street from one another). I often walk to both. I find Fred Meyer prices good overall except the meat in their butcher block. I will only go to the other grocery stores if there is something I really want in their ad which would make it worth my time to go.. such as Top Foods $.10 fruit sale or when Alberstons has their chicken breasts on sale for $1.88/lb like they are having this week. I drive by Albertsons everyday on route to taking my kids to school. Once in awhile I will go to Cash and Carry or Sams Club (They are next door to each other) when I run out of sugar or flour because I buy them in a huge bag quanity.. but again it is usually when I am driving by it anyways.

In N. Seattle where I live, I live within 5 minutes driving to 2 Safeways, 2 QFC’s, Fred Meyers, Top Foods, Sam’s Club, ThriftWay, Cash And Carry, and Grocery Outlet. I am always driving by these stores on a daily basis, but most times I only shop Fred Meyers. Ranch 99 is about 2 minutes from church. The only place I drive out of my way is to the Korean Grocery store HMart in Lynnwood, and even then I go maybe 1 every few months. However, their produce prices are unbelievably cheap. Their regular prices on produce beat any grocery store ads easily. I did do more shopping than usual for this challenge but this wasn’t a typical week either.

Most weeks I will only go grocery shopping once.. but sometimes twice. On average I spend approx. 30-45 minutes making dinner. Because baking is a hobby I enjoy, I will spend a few hours a week baking just like anyone else would do with a hobby. Sorry for the long winded response. I know some people who’ve been following the food bloggers this week think we spend lots of time shopping around town and cooking. This just isn’t true. I’ve just learned to become very efficient in how I shop and cook, after all I have 3 young kids I take care of.

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