tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post7703554427755549182..comments2024-03-28T03:58:48.788-07:00Comments on creative savv: How I Compare the Price Per Serving for Fresh, Dried, and Juiced FruitsLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-15327556321615098502019-04-02T19:12:43.875-07:002019-04-02T19:12:43.875-07:00Hi YHF,
Oh I agree, pieces of fruit are huge, now....Hi YHF,<br />Oh I agree, pieces of fruit are huge, now. I do find the smaller ones at lower priced markets, either in bags, or as loose (like bananas). Walmart and WinCo have small bananas in my area, and also have bananas cheaper per pound than anywhere else. I think there is a correlation there. Also, WinCo gets bags of apples that they call l"lunch-size" and are smaller than what is loose on the rack. And the only place I can find small to medium oranges is at a local produce stand, again bagged in 10-lb bags, and priced low. Often times these aren't the prettiest pieces of fruit, but the price is right for me. The other way that we've done it in the past is to cut large pieces of fruit in half. I used to buy very large bananas at Trader Joe's for 19 cents each. I would cut 1 in half for each of my daughters' lunches. That was a pretty good deal back then. Are there any fruits that you could or do grow on your property?<br /><br />That's an interesting idea to make a spread sheet for nutrition per serving of various food items. I understand the attraction to keeping calculations and records. I'm that way with my grocery lists/price sheets.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-57113246727593813952019-04-02T18:54:52.571-07:002019-04-02T18:54:52.571-07:00I've noticed thay fruits are larger today than...I've noticed thay fruits are larger today than in the past. GMO and better technology? I don't think I could find apples and bananas at 3 per pound, and oranges 3.5 per pound. I'd be lucky to find apples and oranges more than 2 per pound. Fruits in our state cost at least $1 per pound, except pineapples and bananas, around .79 per pound. Today, I bought cantaloupe at .79 /lb, and pears at 1.29/lb, which were the cheapest. When not on sale, apples, oranges, and grapes are over $2/lb. For me, fruits are a nice snack to have around. Because of the high carb content, I find it satisfies me so I don't look for other snacks (except my husband can't go without his favorite snacks.) Too bad, these snacks are not easy to make at home, and are empty calories too. <br /><br />Calorie is an interesting way to gauge nutrition and cost. After all, to maintain steady weight we must eat set calories. I know one day, before I start losing my memory function (doctor said what I described to him was a senior moment), I want to make a spreadsheet of nutritive value per serving/calories and cost. So nerdy, but I love keeping track of everything quantifiable. <br /><br />Have a good evening,<br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-51063345682537161692019-04-02T18:19:18.677-07:002019-04-02T18:19:18.677-07:00Hi live and learn,
Oh yes, I am trying to make sur...Hi live and learn,<br />Oh yes, I am trying to make sure I buy mostly nutrient-dense foods, right now, and looking at each item more closely has helped with that. The other valuable aspect for me, of figuring this all out, is that I can now plan how much to buy and how much of my budget needs to go toward fruit. As a once a month shopper, for the most part, this way I am closer to what we will actually eat and don't over or under buy as much.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58665495516337088082019-04-02T18:15:14.425-07:002019-04-02T18:15:14.425-07:00Hi Kris,
I do think about that sometimes, especial...Hi Kris,<br />I do think about that sometimes, especially with bananas, as there is so much that I don't use (except as compost). At least with the thick rind on watermelon I can turn that into pickles. But to myself, I have thought that apples and pears are a very low-waste fruit. Oranges can be, if you use the peels to make candied orange peel. I haven't done anything with that information, just observed that some fruits have more waste.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-49616275689584303702019-04-02T18:12:37.104-07:002019-04-02T18:12:37.104-07:00Hi Alice,
It sounds like your fruit selection is p...Hi Alice,<br />It sounds like your fruit selection is pretty limited, too. Soon, though, the other fruits should come into season. Do you have fruit trees or berries on your property?Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-22290513417494852972019-04-02T17:34:19.736-07:002019-04-02T17:34:19.736-07:00I have a lot of set points for buying different fo...I have a lot of set points for buying different foods, but have never analyzed fruits like this. Besides doing this for cost comparison, I'm sure that it's important to you to know that you are providing good nutrition at the same time.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-19376826347875331872019-04-02T13:47:45.648-07:002019-04-02T13:47:45.648-07:00Sounds like a reasonable way to assess the cost of...Sounds like a reasonable way to assess the cost of fruit. Hope I'm not getting overly technical, but do you estimate the cost of peelings/pits in your fruit? Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-34888645208730416292019-04-02T10:22:04.976-07:002019-04-02T10:22:04.976-07:00Wow! All that analyzing just blew me away! Fruit i...Wow! All that analyzing just blew me away! Fruit is expensive during the winter and citrus gives me reflux so we're only purchasing bananas, grapes and some apples. <br /><br />AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660543650879805736noreply@blogger.com