Cheap Store Food

[hawing]

Yeah, the most recent renovation of that store added more shelf space, but at a steep price of navigational space. It's more our 'convenience store' than anything else.

 

Trying to stay on-topic, the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison today has a front page story on grocery shopping strategies. (Not sure how long the link will stay active; I couldn't find a permalink.)

[GAME05]

i've always got rice, pasta and eggs on hand since almost any food or leftover can be combined with one of those to make a cheap meal.

[danzig6767]

100 dollars a month?

 

Wow, i spend at least 300 a month for me and my daughter and she is a light eater

 

Then again i'm a picky eater type. There are a lot of foods i just don't like, so i'd rather pay more and eat what tastes good to me. I'm envious of people like my dad who will eat pretty much anything.

 

One thing i'm blessed with though is good genetics when it comes to weight/blood pressure. I have acid reflux and for whatever strange reason, when i eat low fat meals my heartburn is out of control. So i have to eat lots of high fat/calories meals, but i never gain weight and my blood pressure is pretty much perfect.

 

Price wise i eat lots of fresh fruit, various ice creams, cereal, and higher end meats like steak/ribs/pork tenderloin so that's a big reason i spend more.

[pretendastronaut]

What I need help finding is Milk that's been made by Cows that are grass feed. I know the price will be higher, but I'm fine with that. You are what

you eat right?

 

 

 

 

Much to my own surprise, I saw grass-fed milk in half-gallons at Sendik's in Whitefish Bay yesterday. It was though oddly by the soy milk, but it was there, and from a Wisconsin based farm.

[sgtcluels]

Ohhh awesome. I'll have to check it out. We're are drinking some Wisconsin based milk. But since we live in Shorewood that Sendiks isn't to far away.

[burniebrewer]

What I need help finding is Milk that's been made by Cows that are grass feed. I know the price will be higher, but I'm fine with that. You are what

you eat right?

 

 

 

 

Much to my own surprise, I saw grass-fed milk in half-gallons at Sendik's in Whitefish Bay yesterday. It was though oddly by the soy milk, but it was there, and from a Wisconsin based farm.

Is it called Grass Point Farms?

 

http://www.grasspoint.com/images/products/gpf-milk.jpg

[pretendastronaut]

That's it exactly burniebrewer. I just bought some this evening myself, but haven't tried it yet.

[logan82]

Never mind what I said before about generic canned goods. I just talked to my dad yesterday and he said the stuff they canned for Wal-Mart and their own stuff was exactly the same. So my guess is the only difference between store brand and name brand is where they get it from. For example, Wal-Mart might get their stuff from Green Giant while Pick N' Save gets their stuff from Del Monte. I also have friends and family who work in cheese factories. Let's just say I wouldn't buy processed cheese.

[brucrustu]

Ohhh awesome. I'll have to check it out. We're are drinking some Wisconsin based milk. But since we live in Shorewood that Sendiks isn't to far away.

Just a note about Grass Point. Their own website states All appropriately aged cattle will have access to fresh pasture in sufficient quality and quantity to meet at least 1/2 of their dry matter intake needs . So these cows aren't only grass fed. How much evil grain are they feeding their "grass fed" bossies.

 

Also they are not organic Our farmers are allowed to use antibiotics only for therapeutic reasons under the direction of a veterinarian. This is the same requirement for all dairies. Also all milk from any dairy farm is tested for antibiotic residue. Grass Point makes it sound like others are pumping penicillin right into the bulk tank. That's really not the case.

Our farmers do not take a 'one size fits all' approach to housing their livestock. Nobody does and it's irresponsible to put out lies like this.

 

I spent about 10 mins reading their website and I believe this is a company with a good pitch, but a product that is no different. They even say the perenials and grasses are only 50% of dry matter in the ration. Guess what on my large(600 cows) family farm grain is less than 20% of the diet.

 

I think products should be consumer driven and if sombody wants grass fed more power to them, but I'm not impressed by this outfit. I especially don't like it when they attack others in the industry with misinformation and fancy wording when they use many of the same practices. I again point to the fact that they aren't even organic.

 

If you are interested in a very high quality dairy product I would look into oberweis dairy. I'm familar with them and believe it's a good company, although I don't ship my milk to them. They concentrate heavily on quality above quantity and work with WI(for sure) and IL (I think) farms.

[hawing]

If you are interested in a very high quality dairy product I would look into oberweis dairy. I'm familar with them and believe it's a good company, although I don't ship my milk to them. They concentrate heavily on quality above quantity and work with WI(for sure) and IL (I think) farms.

Oberweis makes milk available in returnable glass bottles. I got used to glass bottle milk in Green Bay when you could get those at Hansen's.

I'd consider Oberweis if we hadn't switched to soy milk on account of the S.O.'s cholesterol/diabetes.

 

(Though technically this gets away from the "cheap" part of the original post.)

[burniebrewer]

Yeah, we've definitely left the realm of "cheap" when organic milk is brought into the conversation. I've never tried it myself, mainly because I find it hard to pay over $5 for a gallon of milk. If I were to try some, I'd go with Sassy Cow.

[Diskono]

That store made me feel claustrophobic. If you meet another cart in an aisle, you're screwed, someone's getting bumped. I can't imagine what it's like on a semi-busy day. However, I must say, I'm used to stores that are a *bit* bigger.

I don't mind the size of that store so much as the fact that *everything* costs about twice as much as it does anywhere else. And that includes the Copps across the street. I don't understand why anyone would shop there, unless they have some items that you can't find anywhere else.

[sgtcluels]

Sassy Cow does taste a little more creemy then other milk I've tried. I haven't been able to figure out if it's grass fed or not though

 

Thanks for the insider info Bru. I know most of the stuff out their is gimmicky, like the "100% Vegetarian Feed" doesn't mean it's grass, just they aren't eating animal bi-product. Still eating vast amounts of corn and soy. Oberweise is on our list of Milks to try. But our order or preference I think would be.. Local then Grass preferably both.

[blatzlight]

Yeah, we've definitely left the realm of "cheap" when organic milk is brought into the conversation. I've never tried it myself, mainly because I find it hard to pay over $5 for a gallon of milk. If I were to try some, I'd go with Sassy Cow.

Sassy Cow half gallons are about $2 at Outpost in Tosa depending on which kind you get. Skim is under $2 and non-skim kinds are a little more expensive.

[burniebrewer]

I don't mind the size of that store so much as the fact that *everything* costs about twice as much as it does anywhere else. And that includes the Copps across the street. I don't understand why anyone would shop there, unless they have some items that you can't find anywhere else.

I tend to pop into those stores on my off days if I need a quick item or two. I try to stay away from the workplace on days off because even a quick pop-in tends to take a lot longer than it should.

 

I just couldn't help but notice how squeezed I felt at Sentry Hilldale. Maybe the store has changed since I last shopped there over 5 years ago.

[brucrustu]

Sassy Cow does taste a little more creemy then other milk I've tried. I haven't been able to figure out if it's grass fed or not though

In 2000, we recognized the growing consumer trend of interest in organic foods so we took and grew a portion of our herd using organic practices. This herd consists of 100 cows and they live just one half mile north of the Sassy Cow Creamery location. The organic cows eat a considerable part of their diet from grass on the organic pastures located on this farm.

Thats from Sassy cow's website. I like that these guys don't feel the need to lie about the industry to promote their product.

The cost of organic corn and soybean production is pretty high, but organic pasture is not that high at all. The vast majority of organic milk will be from cows whose diet is based on pasture to some extent.

[ewizabeff]

should we start another "natural and/or local food" thread since we're getting so off topic on this one?