Reddit reviews Nature’s Earthly Choice: Organic Quinoa (1 x 4 lbs)

Quinoa, in 4 lb bags. Its ridiculous what they charge for a 7 serving box at the grocery store!

Edit: I just use amazon- either this one or this one, depending on which price is lower. (Though right now they look almost identical.)

You can try this or this or this or this or this or this. Lots of options. This subreddit is also a great place to come for ideas.

I buy pretty much the same things most weeks. Some things I buy weekly, some way less than that. I shop at Costco and Sams also for price when I can.

Fresh produce that I get at Costco or Sams:

• salad mix or I might get whole lettuce, depends
  
• asparagus
  
• spinach (sometimes)
  
• cherry tomatoes or other tomatoes
  
• cucumbers
  
• grapes
  
• strawberries
  
• bananas
  
• blueberries
  
• apples/pears/pineapple if cheaper and in season.
  
• onions
  
• garlic
  
  Also:
  
  
• Morningstar veggie sausage
  
• Morningstar chipotle black bean burger
  
• Boca Burgers
  
• Dr. Praegers Veggie Burger
  (the burgers last me many weeks)
  
  
• 1% organic milk
  
• fresh Eggs
  
• Fage plain 0% fat Greek Yogurt
  
• Quinoa I buy this quinoa at Costco. It's about $9 at Costco and $21.97 on Amazon for the exact same product. The 4 lb bag lasts for many weeks. I make a quinoa and black bean dish that I eat for lunch most days at work.
  
• Better Than Bouillon base (I was using Whole Foods vegetable stock but it's gotten too expensive)
  
• EV Olive Oil
  
  Grocery Store:
  
  
• Fresh cilantro
  
• Canned and dry black beans, kidney beans, mixed beans
  
• Canned or frozen or fresh corn
  
• lime and lemon juice
  
• I've also started making my own salad dressings and I get those ingredients from the grocery (apple cider vinegar, spices, etc)
  
• Last but not least Peanut Butter for my weak moments.
  
• Trader Joes for pecan praline granola every 3-4 months.
  
• I get alfalfa seeds and salad mix seeds from the local food co-op every couple of months for sprouts that I DIY. Much cheaper than store bought sprouts.
  
  
• Whey Protein from Amazon.com that lasts months.
  
  I've pretty much stopped eating meat, mostly because what I do eat has so much protein in it that I don't really crave it like I used to, and it's gotten so expensive that I'm too cheap to buy it :)
  
  My eating habits have gotten pretty regimented; if I stay away from the processed sugars and high carb stuff I'm pretty happy with the high protein and fresh fruits/vegetables even if it's boringly repetitive. That's amazing considering how much I love some cake and butter cream frosting.
  
  edit to fix wall of text. (old and suck at internet)

Yikes, that's not much money. I'd probably make my usual dry beans (15 bean soup by hambeens) and order 2 pound bags of quinoa from amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Earthly-Choice-Organic-Quinoa/product-reviews/B0036FB6FY/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

As someone who makes 10$ an hour, do whatever it takes to increase your budget for food, no matter what. A good healthy diet will pays dividends.

If you haven't eaten quinoa you deserve to die. YES. This is a SERIOUS matter. Lol. As for something on my wishlist, snickers cannot be beat!


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Quinoa: http://www.amazon.com/Earthly-Delights-Organic-Premium-Percent/dp/B0036FB6FY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348009363&sr=8-1&keywords=quinoa
Costco has that quinoa (same brand and size) for $9.39. In a regular grocery store you can only get a few ounces and for outrageous prices.

Beer: Costco, BJ's or Total Wine & More. I should clarify that bulk for me is a case. I've used mail in rebates for beer and wine too.

Edit: I linked the 32 oz bag, it's actually 4lbs. Oops.