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| I used to buy a national brand of peanut butter only when it was on sale at 99 cents. That doesn't happen any more. Even on sale, it's over $2.50. But the nutritionist told me I have to get the organic, all natural stuff, no salt or sugar added, and no hydrogenated oils added. You know the kind you have to stir and keep refrigerated. I lucked out the first few times and got some crunchy that tasted fair that was on a closeout special. Now I can't find it for less than $8 a jar. I was only using it as a substitute snack for sugar salty things. I guess I need some other substitute. I don't buy cookies or crackers any more. But my yen for them hasn't evaporated. I like carrots but they just don't fill in for graham crackers and milk. I couldn't believe the price on store brand graham crackers. That made them easier to pass by. I'm so old I remember when you could buy plain bread for less than a dollar. In fact, one year I drove by myself to Florida on gas that cost $.59 a gallon. (I bought the most memorable strawberries I've ever had in the Everglades from an Indian. Can't remember what I paid.) Fruit just doesn't seem worth it, as much as the experts preach to us to eat more fruit. Avocados are hard as a rock; leave in the refrigerator a few days and they turn brown and mushy. Strawberries look and smell good, cost plenty, but when you open the package, they're moldy in the middle where you can't see outside the package. You can't tell if a melon or a pineapple are ready to eat until you cut one open. I confess that pineapples have been reasonably priced considering they don't grow locally. The farmer's market may have fresh food that hasn't been trucked across several states, but you have to watch for worms and bugs hidden in the bunch or under the leaves. You still pay plenty. There are a lot of orchards in my region, and they charge the same as the grocery store. Chances are they were recently picked but who wants to drive further and go up steep curvy roads if you pay the same at the local store only blocks from home. At first I tried to do what the nutritionist said. Only grass fed butter and dairy products, nothing highly processed. (Isn't almond milk highly processed?) I have had to go back to the cheaper varieties of necessity. Old people on fixed incomes can't indulge in healthy, good for you stuff. |
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