Discount supermarkets linked to obesity

[rb.]

My experience is that one of our two discount stores (Basics), has the best produce in town, AND the cheapest. Rarely do you get the rock hard peach, or dried out, or sour, oranges. The store considered most expensive, with the fresh fish and live lobster, has the prettiest, most nasty tasting, fresh fruits and veggies. And much more expensive. Can't figure out how that works, I usually go to the cheapy store for produce.

[CanadaSue]

Loblaws? Here, No Frills is my usual store. For those not familiar with Canadian grocery empires - Loblaws is the high end grocery store - not on the Whole Foods scale but they have ambitions... there are two levels below that & at the bottom - No Frills. Same Brands, far better prices at NF - go figure.

rb - I've been to Loblaws - same produce you'd think but the stuff No Frills has on their shelves is way better as well as way cheaper.

I'll be at Basics tomorrow - it's 2 miles away so I only hit that one when I go downtown.

BTW - NF is currently offering eye of round roast at $2/lb or $4.41 kg. I shall be stocking up!

And sugar at 2 bags for $3. Limit 2 per family - snicker.

[rb.]

Thanks for the tips, Sue. The expensive one here is a (insert operator surname here) Your Independent Grocer store, the high end Loblaws store. Our No Frills is brutal, being in the old, Italian end of town. In order to get the same nasty produce as the YIG store, at a lower price, you must be willing to be run down by The People of Walmart, their 15 children, and the little old Italians, cursing you out in Italian cuz they never learned English. I avoid it like the plague. and I have a Basics and a YIG, both within about 5 blocks of me.

[Catbird]

I think one reason the discount stores are the way they are here is that I live in a very rural, pretty economically depressed area. I suspect that it would be different in a more suburban area.

The nearest high-end grocery store is 25 miles in one direction, or about 35 in the other direction. I'm finally getting DH to learn what we get where. Cauliflower at this store, good rice at that store, and chicken at the other one. Poor man!

[flourbug]

The nearest high-end grocery store is 25 miles in one direction, or about 35 in the other direction. I'm finally getting DH to learn what we get where. Cauliflower at this store, good rice at that store, and chicken at the other one. Poor man!

*I* am finally learning what to get where, lol. OJ is $1 cheaper per gallon at BJ's, and Mike drinks about a gallon per day. Organic milk is cheaper at Publix, and Mike drinks about a gallon per day. Fresh fruit and veggies are a fraction of the supermarket price at Sanwa, but we have to buy a case. So one month I'll get a 50 lb bag of onions and a case of mushrooms and next month get fresh corn and melons and process most of it for long term storage. Sanwa is good for spices, oil, and ethnic ingredients. Smaller quantities of veggies are cheaper at the Chinese grocery store and they have a wide variety of sauces, noodles, beans and rices, and I love their kitchenware. GFS is my place for semolina and 6 in One tomatoes. Tractor Supply for dog food... Publix is close, good, and expensive, Walmart is not too far and cheap but the food is frankenfood. I use them in a pinch and for luxury items - like good ice cream, and fresh ground coffee, sliced black forest ham, and Stewart's soda.

[CanadaSue]

Initial appointment/consult with dietician in a few hours. I have a feeling that, like it or nt, I may have to cross the threshold of a few pricier grocery stores soon...LOL

[LvDemWings]

Sue honestly your better off with fish that is flash frozen, says frozen onboard or some other type of wording that indicates it was boat processed. Fresh fish is NOT fresh unless you caught it or know who did and can ask. That "fresh" fish might have been in a boat hold for weeks and washed with a bleach solution to clean off the scum once the boat reached the dock.

[Feather]

Jane I was at the store today and bought milk so I thought I'd let you know it's not all under $3 a gallon.

I can't remember the last time a gallon jug went over $3

It was $3.19 for a gallon of 1% today.