FOOD Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2023 Edition

[SouthernBreeze]

Traditions need to change if the price is too high. Start a new tradition. My family is small so not so costly, but we do a big traditional Thanksgiving dinner and then have a soup dinner for Christmas. Also, we usually do not do our Christmas get together until January. This year it will be chicken noodle soup (homemade noodles) and homemade dinner rolls. I'm thinking chocolate pie for dessert as I'm tired of pumpkin. For the last 10 years it has been chili for Christmas but I'm changing the game this year.

I wish we could do something that simple for our family Christmas meal. Cary and I have suggested it, but it doesn't seem to get much consideration. Tradition rules, so we just go along with it so as not to hurt anyone's feelings. We have to have turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas, both. I hate turkey, unless it's made into a turkey/cornbread dressing with giblet gravy, but no one but Cary and myself will eat that, so it's a "no go". I have never seen such a group of food snobs before I met DDIL and her family. They were so extreme last Christmas that me and Cary just decided not to go.

 

[hd5574]

Its just the two of us...but we do a standing about a two bone..with a baked potato and a steamed green vegetable...depends upon what looks good at the store..some black olives..and a light bite of fruit jello.
I also make the old family recipe of peanut soup each Christmas time and bake a spice cake.
Since there are just the two of us we eat several times from the prime rib with different veggies each night....the soup and cake last several days also....so on average it is really not that expensive...for us... probably about the same as eating 3 times at Micky D's and a whole lot better...:-)

 

[Taco Salad]

I have yet to find a quart of custard nog in the stores. This is the only time of the year that I can ever find it so I usually buy some up and throw them in the freezer.

 

[school marm]

The price of all kinds of meat keeps rising, and eggs are getting a bit more expensive here as well. And I had to pay $5 for a bag of potato chips (DH's request for Christmas snacks).

However, I was quite pleased today to find 20 oz cans of Kroger pineapple for 59 cents--crushed, tidbits, chunks, and slices, all with dates into 2026. So I bought a couple of cases. Smith's had a good price on cheese as well. And pineapple for 99 cents, but the freeze dryer is down, so I couldn't take advantage of that.

Oh, milk has been creeping back up as well. $3.79 for a gallon of whole.

 

[Marseydoats]

Not a grocery item, but the 2 WM's I frequent have been out of bar chain oil for 3 weeks. Also had no hot hands hand warmers. I have given up on them ever selling Vitamin A in the store again. I ordered it all online...
And they had no type of Little Debbie Christmas cakes at all. Did have the Valentines ones out. Hubs will fuss. but he would complain more if he didn't have any.

 

[bracketquant]

Not a grocery item, but the 2 WM's I frequent have been out of bar chain oil for 3 weeks. Also had no hot hands hand warmers. I have given up on them ever selling Vitamin A in the store again. I ordered it all online...

Sounds like you're in the south. Here in the north, any lawnmower/chainsaw/weedwacker items, anything to do with outdoor power equipment at all, also lawn and garden products, are basically off the shelves, at WM, from just before Thanksgiving until late winter/early spring.

And, from what I hear, many have switched to using a grocery item, canola oil, as their bar chain lubricant.

 

[ainitfunny]

There was brand name Mucinex at our Kroger in various formulas, but the little rows of those were thin.

They had NONE of their house brand. That’s what I buy and is what the urgent care said to use since it’s so much cheaper.

But I may need to just buy some name brand if that’s all there is. Better than nothing but boy, it’s $$ !

I’m going to snoop around at CVS and Walgreens for their brand, I just didn’t get around to last night. I was wiped out tired.

There’s also Meijer grocery stores too.

Bromalaine is the powerful natural replacement ( from pineapples) for Mucinex. It turns thick mucous back into water by dissolving the protein that makes the mucous
thick and sticky.

 

[Wyominglarry]

Good news. Gas is down to $2.19 in Wyoming.

 

[energy_wave]

I got free food for Christmas, complements of my cousin, in the form of a gift box.

Just had a smoked turkey sandwich for lunch. Dam good it was. Anyone ever have this brand of BBQ meat?

 

[WalknTrot]

Haven't seen that brand. Looks yummy! I picked up some primo locally smoked salmon yesterday. That's gonna be the special treat around here over the weekend. Original Breton crackers, whipped cream cheese, and salmon flakes sprinkled on top.
Nirvana.

 

[ainitfunny]

Not a grocery item, but the 2 WM's I frequent have been out of bar chain oil for 3 weeks. Also had no hot hands hand warmers. I have given up on them ever selling Vitamin A in the store again. I ordered it all online...
And they had no type of Little Debbie Christmas cakes at all. Did have the Valentines ones out. Hubs will fuss. but he would complain more if he didn't have any.

Buy BETA-CAROTENE, for your Vitamin A needs.
It is a precursor of Vitamin A (your body turns it into Vitamin A immediately), and you cannot get vitamin A poisoning, like you can get with vitamin A supplements, if you take too many.
Your body makes what it needs into vitamin A, and discards the rest of the beta carotene.

 

[psychgirl]

Haven't seen that brand. Looks yummy! I picked up some primo locally smoked salmon yesterday. That's gonna be the special treat around here over the weekend. Original Breton crackers, whipped cream cheese, and salmon flakes sprinkled on top.
Nirvana.

Delicious!

 

[connie]

Had their smoked turkey breast at Thanksgiving. Very good.
Pringles pastries good too.

 

[momma_soapmaker]

DS is smoking a pork butt for Christmas. I'm baking potatoes and may do a couple more veggies. Ordered a cookie platter and a pie from a friend who owns a bakery.

Everything is so expensive this year.

Thanks, Joe! /sarc

 

[bluelady]

Not a grocery item, but the 2 WM's I frequent have been out of bar chain oil for 3 weeks. Also had no hot hands hand warmers. I have given up on them ever selling Vitamin A in the store again. I ordered it all online...
And they had no type of Little Debbie Christmas cakes at all. Did have the Valentines ones out. Hubs will fuss. but he would complain more if he didn't have any.

Last week dh tried Walmart, Ace, Home Depot, Ranch & Home, and Harbor Freight, but only one (I forget which) had chain oil; the rest said they no longer carry it.

 

[phloydius]

I have created the new thread for 2024.

FOOD - Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2024 Edition

This is a new/continuation of the threads from the previous years (2021-2023). Post up your personal grocery getting experience as we enter the years after the pandemic and ongoing political turmoil. Shortages, price increases, runs, deliveries, finds, and what's new or back to normal at the...

www.timebomb2000.com

I'll post the link again a little bit after New Years.

 

[Terrwyn]

I was looking through Grubhub for a cheeseburger. Five guys came to 40 bucks for a cheeseburger and fries.
Red Robin came to about 35. I passed.

 

[nomifyle]

I was looking through Grubhub for a cheeseburger. Five guys came to 40 bucks for a cheeseburger and fries.
Red Robin came to about 35. I passed.

The one time I went to Five Guys it was expensive to me and that was a good 4 years ago. And I didn't think it was worth the price.

 

[tnphil]

I was looking through Grubhub for a cheeseburger. Five guys came to 40 bucks for a cheeseburger and fries.
Red Robin came to about 35. I passed.

I would rather have a Sonic bacon double cheeseburger than the one Red Robin burger that I've ever had.

 

[mikeabn]

I would rather have a Sonic bacon double cheeseburger than the one Red Robin burger that I've ever had.

Interesting. I always enjoyed Red Robin much more but that was some years back.

 

[Bubble Head]

I can’t afford them so we will make are own cheeseburgers and eat them in peace and quite. Never liked all the noise at the big burger joints.

 

[psychgirl]

I have created the new thread for 2024.

FOOD - Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2024 Edition

This is a new/continuation of the threads from the previous years (2021-2023). Post up your personal grocery getting experience as we enter the years after the pandemic and ongoing political turmoil. Shortages, price increases, runs, deliveries, finds, and what's new or back to normal at the...

www.timebomb2000.com

I'll post the link again a little bit after New Years.

Thank you!

 

[hd5574]

We get the 100% Angus 1/3 lb frozen burgers at Walmart for $10 a box..6 burgers in a box..add our own cheese and fixing...better than any of the expensive fast food burgers near us and a lot cheaper too..
Fast food prices here are totally nuts...the food is usually disappointing....it has become an thing for us.

 

[CnMO]

I have created the new thread for 2024.

FOOD - Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2024 Edition

This is a new/continuation of the threads from the previous years (2021-2023). Post up your personal grocery getting experience as we enter the years after the pandemic and ongoing political turmoil. Shortages, price increases, runs, deliveries, finds, and what's new or back to normal at the...

www.timebomb2000.com

I'll post the link again a little bit after New Years.

On your new thread, On Tuesday if people go to Walmart and or Aldi, could we put the prices you see at those 2 stores and use for a reference for the rest of the year. Compare how much inflation we get.
Look for prices on staples like:

1 gal. whole milk
1 dozen Large eggs
price per pound of ground beef
etc.

 

[nomifyle]

We get the 100% Angus 1/3 lb frozen burgers at Walmart for $10 a box..6 burgers in a box..add our own cheese and fixing...better than any of the expensive fast food burgers near us and a lot cheaper too..
Fast food prices here are totally nuts...the food is usually disappointing....it has become an thing for us.

I do the same and they are delish.

 

[workhorse]

Some people have no imagination. Only few dozen eggs left at Walmart and two older ladies complained that they all had broken eggs. I asked one lady to hold her dozen opened another with a broken egg took a good one out and replaced her cracked one repeat for the other lady they just looked at me finally one said I don’t know why I never thought of that. Don’t know how some will survive.

 

[Milk-maid]

I can’t afford them so we will make are own cheeseburgers and eat them in peace and quite. Never liked all the noise at the big burger joints.

I just told my husband about the post regarding Five Guys. We stopped going awhile ago.
He said "You make better burgers than them anyway,"

 

[anna43]

I do not know how anyone on a budget can justify restaurant prices. I can buy a pound of ground beef for less than a burger costs many places and can easily stretch it to 5 or 6 burgers. We don't need a quarter pound of meat for a serving especially if you're adding more protein in the form of cheese. Sure, a quarter pound tastes great, but it's a waste of money and not good nutrition.

Many years ago, my mom made burgers by adding crushed soda crackers, an egg and catsup to ground beef before frying or broiling. Tasted yummy and I'm pretty sure she did it to stretch the meat. In better income years she stopped doing that.

 

[phloydius]

Here is the new thread for 2024:

FOOD - Report food & grocery shortages / price increases here: 2024 Edition

This is a new/continuation of the threads from the previous years (2021-2023). Post up your personal grocery getting experience as we enter the years after the pandemic and ongoing political turmoil. Shortages, price increases, runs, deliveries, finds, and what's new or back to normal at the...

www.timebomb2000.com

Mods, please close this 2023 thread