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£15! No wonder people normally buy processed stuff!

Anyway I was asked to put an inventory, so here's the food I bought:

Peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic cloves, vinegarette dressing, some kind tomato and herb sauce (sposed to be for pasta but meh), tinned beans, bag of potatoes, tai sweet chilli flavoured crisps, salt, tinned chick peas, tinned kidney beans, loaf of bread, dairy-free spread, wholemeal pitta bread, vegetable oil

Where did you buy it from? £15 seems expensive for that. Perhaps the sauce or crisps.

...Or did you buy that dodgy "organic" stuff?

Where did you buy it from? £15 seems expensive for that. Perhaps the sauce or crisps.

...Or did you buy that dodgy "organic" stuff?

Sainsbury's. But even though they used to be expensive, for the processed foods they're actually reasonable or cheap.

The only things I got that coulda made a significant addition to the total (but not that big) are knife, tin opener, mini chopping board, and dairy-free spread

how much is 15 pounds in CDN and USA dollars...15 doesn't seem like a lot of money...and how do you insert the pound symbol with the keyboard

EDIT: $30...pretty expensive

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Does your grocer sell plain tomato sauce? It's much cheaper and easier to season it yourself. Dried spices are very inexpensive for me, so I'm wondering if you just ran into a crappy shop.

£15! No wonder people normally buy processed stuff!

Anyway I was asked to put an inventory, so here's the food I bought:

Peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic cloves, vinegarette dressing, some kind tomato and herb sauce (sposed to be for pasta but meh), tinned beans, bag of potatoes, tai sweet chilli flavoured crisps, salt, tinned chick peas, tinned kidney beans, loaf of bread, dairy-free spread, wholemeal pitta bread, vegetable oil

Did you forget the milk and eggs?

Did you forget the milk and eggs?

Why would I forget to buy something I didn't wanna buy? :p

Sainsbury's. But even though they used to be expensive, for the processed foods they're actually reasonable or cheap.

The only things I got that coulda made a significant addition to the total (but not that big) are knife, tin opener, mini chopping board, and dairy-free spread

Ah, no, I blame Sainsbury's. My girlfriend shops there and they're a rip-off (compared to Asda, anyway).

You probably did burn a few quid on the utensils, too, even if you got the really cheap ones.

New Manvir: You can get a "£" sign by typing ALT+0163 (ie. hold ALT, type numbers).

Why would I forget to buy something I didn't wanna buy? :p

You always need Milk and Eggs...milk and eggs....milk and eggs....

and how do you insert the pound symbol with the keyboard

It's on the 3 key. :)

How strange... I work at Sainsbury's and yes I hate it though I love the peole I work with. That place sucks the life out of everything.

You always need Milk and Eggs...milk and eggs....milk and eggs....

No, it would be very silly of me to buy milk and eggs...soya milk and scrambled tofu... soya milk and scrambled tofu

No, it would be very silly of me to buy milk and eggs...soya milk and scrambled tofu... soya milk and scrambled tofu

Just be careful with the soy milk. Some of it tastes downright awful -- translation: don't go cheap. Off-brands are quite nasty.

Just be careful with the soy milk. Some of it tastes downright awful -- translation: don't go cheap. Off-brands are quite nasty.

Very very true. I bought an "off-brand" one once and it was rank (btw so was a Morrisons version). Best for cereal: Tesco sweetened; Creamiest: So Good; In between: Alpro Soya

Very very true. I bought an "off-brand" one once and it was rank (btw so was a Morrisons version). Best for cereal: Tesco sweetened; Creamiest: So Good; In between: Alpro Soya

We've got something here called Soy Slender, and it's wonderful, especially the chocolate. Silk is tolerable, but most others are pretty much non-dairy coffee creamer and way too much water....*gag*

If you buy dried beans instead of canned you'll get a lot better value (though I wouldn't recommend that for the chickpeas unless you want to soak them forever).

Well anyway I'm gonna stick mainly to processed food but I'll buy a cheap salad every so often... here's what I've maded anyway:

6 of: Pitta bread filled with salad and tai sweet chilli flavour crisps [USA: potato chips] and some vinegarette dressing

two of: fried veg with kidney beans and chick peas (with tomato and herb sauce shoved on top). one with tomato, one without. first one I had with bread and dairy-free spread but I accidentally sat on my (opened) spread. I got some garlic left and a tomato. (and the sauce and dressing)

I never understood why "processed food" costs less than the unprocessed... it would seem that what with all the processing, it might cost more to have somebody do the actual processing.

The bread is probably not vegan. Did you check for the little annoying V wif the leaf?

The bread is probably not vegan. Did you check for the little annoying V wif the leaf?

lol you remind me of certain people I know.

Yes, I checked. And if it just had a V, wouldn't be any use at all - one, it's usually associated with vegetarians, not vegans, and 2, as it's just a letter, companies have managed to get away with using it on things that are not vegetarians (it's easy for them to claim the V meant something else - Wimpy have done this - had a V next to seemingly vegetarian items, and at the bottom it said V = cooked in meat/fish oil... and they subsequently ignored two e-mails from me. In short, don't trust Wimpy's, whatever your diet).

I never understood why "processed food" costs less than the unprocessed... it would seem that what with all the processing, it might cost more to have somebody do the actual processing.

because they are using the cheapest possible ingredients. things you would never add to your own food as filler.

it would be cheaper to eat out of the dumpster behind the local pub too.


dont eat crap. its not good for you.

because they are using the cheapest possible ingredients. things you would never add to your own food as filler.

Also, as a rule of thumb most processed food will last longer than unprocessed food and will require less special storage, thus less wastage and overheads to be recouped. Obviously there are exceptions for individual cases.