I am going to start a new thread following those long ones is too much
trouble. My food prices take I think is pretty valid. I never eat out
ever and have always been the grocery shopper even with my bride of 32
years. The last few years of her life it got even more intense because I actually like grocery shopping.

Around here we have the typical Walmart, Kroger, Jewel. and we have
Meijers out of Michigan. No question Walmart is much cheaper on most
things although Meijers can given them a run. Jewel is outrageous with
$$. Kroger is higher to and the stores and not large.

The think is I never buy fresh meat at Walmart there meat is not great.
I go to either Sam's Club or Meijer. Sam's Club another option but I
cannot get everthing there. My trip to Florida last week had to get food
for the nursing duties. Went to Publix and while a fantastic store and
clean the prices were even higher than Jewel around here.

I eat a lot brand name cereal and Walmart destroys the competition so I
get that and cheese, mill. eggs there. I also buy there Great Value Dr.
Thunder the diet it is even better than Dr Pepper. Prices of eggs have
gone down but still up compared.

What to serious long distance cyclist buy. Beer and good beer. I usually
get beer at Binny's. A great place with everything. I like IPA's and
Sierra Nevada is tops for most things. The biggest problem people fall
for in grocery stores is convenience items already made. Expensive and
mostly one time meals.

This is about biking because we cyclist who are dedicated realize that
food is very important in keeping up the pace. I never plan a century
unless I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the mix. I PJ
sandwich at mile 50 with some crackers and a bottle of liquid will get
me serious miles and pace for the last 50.

--
Deacon Mark

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On Fri, 30 May 2025 15:31:42 -0500, Mark J cleary
<mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

I am going to start a new thread following those long ones is too much >trouble. My food prices take I think is pretty valid. I never eat out
ever and have always been the grocery shopper even with my bride of 32
years. The last few years of her life it got even more intense because I >actually like grocery shopping.

Around here we have the typical Walmart, Kroger, Jewel. and we have
Meijers out of Michigan. No question Walmart is much cheaper on most
things although Meijers can given them a run. Jewel is outrageous with
$$. Kroger is higher to and the stores and not large.

The think is I never buy fresh meat at Walmart there meat is not great.
I go to either Sam's Club or Meijer. Sam's Club another option but I
cannot get everthing there. My trip to Florida last week had to get food
for the nursing duties. Went to Publix and while a fantastic store and
clean the prices were even higher than Jewel around here.

I eat a lot brand name cereal and Walmart destroys the competition so I
get that and cheese, mill. eggs there. I also buy there Great Value Dr. >Thunder the diet it is even better than Dr Pepper. Prices of eggs have
gone down but still up compared.

What to serious long distance cyclist buy. Beer and good beer. I usually
get beer at Binny's. A great place with everything. I like IPA's and
Sierra Nevada is tops for most things. The biggest problem people fall
for in grocery stores is convenience items already made. Expensive and
mostly one time meals.

This is about biking because we cyclist who are dedicated realize that
food is very important in keeping up the pace. I never plan a century
unless I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the mix. I PJ
sandwich at mile 50 with some crackers and a bottle of liquid will get
me serious miles and pace for the last 50.

Publix is my ususal grocery store, too.

As for beer. Yuengling is my favorite, with Boston Lager, second.
Mexican restaurants, which we like, usually has Modelo Negra, which
isn't too bad.

--
C'est bon
Soloman

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In article <101d4jd$lj22$1@dont-email.me>,
Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:

Around here we have the typical Walmart, Kroger, Jewel.

I could go to Walmart, but it's a little farther away from me than
WinCo. I haven't compared the two, but around here WinCo seems to be
30%-40% cheaper than Safeway. WinCo also seems cheaper than our
Kroger-owned Fred Meyer.

Also they have lots of bulk food. And fresh-ground peanut butter. :)

-Beej

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Brian "Beej Jorgensen" Hall | beej@beej.us

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