[TravelerKai]

(10-31-2018 08:37 PM)rudebwoy Wrote:  

(10-31-2018 07:56 PM)911 Wrote:  

Great quality specialty sausages are like $1-$2 a pop, no need to cut corners there.

Beef isn't all that expensive in Canada, the key is not to shop in chains, but in local supermarkets, where the produce is also cheaper. A steak is $3-$7, depending on the cut, often cheaper than a Big Mac. Those markets tend to be owned by Italian, Greek or Portuguese. They also know their seafood.

I live in Canada, I don't eat much meat.

When I do, I buy good steaks that are $20 each minimum.

I have never seen a $7 steak, not even at Walmart.

(10-31-2018 09:19 PM)christpuncher Wrote:  

Veganism has spread through an entire half of my family by my cousin marrying a militant vegan girl a while back. And their kids are little soy boys already.

Prices vary by however fancy your tastes are. You can stock up on cheap pork and chicken that goes on sale for $2/lb regularly. Ground beef is $4-5/lb normally. Premium steaks go on sale for $8-10/lb regularly Or grass fed ribeyes for $35/lb. Salmon is $11/lb.

Organic/grassfed meat is 2-3 times more expensive and often appears to be older meat and there is far less selection. Is it worth the extra $200+ a month to switch over? I'm just not convinced it isn't mainly hippy shit for sucking money out of yuppies. Should I rethink?

I already am switched over to organic butter, coconut oil and premium olive oil exclusively, for cooking. But that's only like $10/month extra.

Say Rude aren't you in Toronto area? The prices CP quoted are pretty high. It would stand to reason that certain provinces are going to have different price ranges.

BTW 11/lb salmon is expensive! I would imagine it would be cheaper up there. That's what wild salmon costs in Houston. Farm salmon is a little bit less. Beef in Texas is waaay less than what you guys pay, but we have an abundance of that here and we are known for that.