Granny's Vital Vittles

Real Food for Restored Vitality

Real Food Economics 101: Eating on $6.25 a Day

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Filed Under: Affording Real Food

This post is part of a series, Real Food Economics 101. The series covers the cost of real food and applying the 80/20 rule to managing your time and money in the kitchen in depth. Click here to start at the beginning.

I’ve had a few questions come up about the details of what we were eating to get by on $6.25 a day. A few seemed skeptical that this figure is correct. I thought that today, we could go over it in some detail. Now, mind you, I’m mining my memory to recall the details of what our meals were like, since the figure is based on the previous years food expenses. I am quite sure the figure is correct though. I keep very careful records :-).

[Read more…]

The Conversation is Happening on YouTube

While comments are off on the blog, they are open on YouTube. Drop by and let us know what you thought!

Granny's Vital Vittles on YouTube

Real Food Economics 101: Not Stressing a “Not 100% Real Food Diet”

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Filed Under: Affording Real Food

This post is part of a series, Real Food Economics 101. The series covers the cost of real food and applying the 80/20 rule to managing your time and money in the kitchen in depth. Click here to start at the beginning.

Last week we looked at several ways the real food lifestyle saves you money on several non-food budget categories. In this weeks installment of the Real Food Economics 101 series we’ll consider how to relax and enjoy wherever you are at on the real food journey.

[Read more…]

The Conversation is Happening on YouTube

While comments are off on the blog, they are open on YouTube. Drop by and let us know what you thought!

Granny's Vital Vittles on YouTube

Real Food Economics 101: The Real Food Lifestyle Costs Less

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Filed Under: Affording Real Food

This post is part of a series, Real Food Economics 101. The series covers the cost of real food and applying the 80/20 rule to managing your time and money in the kitchen in depth. Click here to start at the beginning.

Last week in “Strategies to Reduce Real Food Costs” we looked at a number of different ways to bring the cost of food down for your family. Two weeks ago we examined real world real food budgets and compared them with the average food budget. We found that real food budgets are the same or smaller than the USDA average food budget making real food eating amongst the most economical ways to eat. This week we’re taking a look at how eating real food lowers your families expenses in ways other than your food budget making it even more economical!

[Read more…]

The Conversation is Happening on YouTube

While comments are off on the blog, they are open on YouTube. Drop by and let us know what you thought!

Granny's Vital Vittles on YouTube

Real Food Economics 101: Strategies to Reduce Food Costs

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Filed Under: Affording Real Food

This post is part of a series, Real Food Economics 101. The series covers the cost of real food and applying the 80/20 rule to managing your time and money in the kitchen in depth. Click here to start at the beginning.

Last week in “Real Food vs Average Food Budgets” we compared several real food budgets to the USDA average food budget and found that on average real food budgets are the same or cheaper than the average household food budget. This leaves many wondering just how this is accomplished? On the face of it it looks impossible … most real food items are more expensive, substantially more expensive than the similar real food item. Raw milk is more expensive than pasteurized, raw cheese is more expensive, grassfed milk is more expensive, condiments more expensive, produce more expensive, and so on. On first glance it looks like moving to real food will cost much more. Yet many real food bloggers are managing to eat real food for less, my own family included. Let’s talk about some of the strategies employed to reduce the cost of real food.

[Read more…]

Subscribe to Granny's News

Get a note in your inbox whenever there is something new to see.
* indicates required

The Conversation is Happening on YouTube

While comments are off on the blog, they are open on YouTube. Drop by and let us know what you thought!

Granny's Vital Vittles on YouTube

Real Food Economics 101: Real Food vs Average Food Budgets

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Filed Under: Affording Real Food

This post is part of a series, Real Food Economics 101. The series covers the cost of real food and applying the 80/20 rule to managing your time and money in the kitchen in depth. Click here to start at the beginning.

Last week in “Is Real Food Really More Expensive?” I suggested that real food is really very affordable … today I thought we’d take a look at proving it :-).

[Read more…]

Subscribe to Granny's News

Get a note in your inbox whenever there is something new to see.
* indicates required

The Conversation is Happening on YouTube

While comments are off on the blog, they are open on YouTube. Drop by and let us know what you thought!

Granny's Vital Vittles on YouTube

Real Food Economics 101: Is Real Food Really More Expensive?

Last Updated on August 11, 2020 by Filed Under: Affording Real Food

This is a pretty big subject so I plan to make this a series covering the cost of real food and applying the 80/20 rule to managing your time and money in the kitchen in depth.

Would switching to a real foods diet break your budget? On first glance, it seems the answer is yes. At least, that’s what you’ll hear from most quarters. Clean, wholesome food costs money, real money, and most people simply cannot afford it. Only those with big incomes can afford it, most of us can’t. If we look at individual food items like raw milk for instance or butter, I can see how people get this impression. Or if they are trying to replace processed food items for better processed food items of a similar kind. There can be some big price gaps here. But if you look at the overall picture of what it takes to make up a diet the gap generally completely disappears. This is particularly true of families that are eating out a lot or buying a lot of processed grocery items.

[Read more…]

Subscribe to Granny's News

Get a note in your inbox whenever there is something new to see.
* indicates required

The Conversation is Happening on YouTube

While comments are off on the blog, they are open on YouTube. Drop by and let us know what you thought!

Granny's Vital Vittles on YouTube

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – John 8:32

© 2012-2023 GrannysVitalVittles.com All Rights Reserved.