I ordered a can to taste-test about a month and a half ago and it arrived today. My kids love it. Even picky dd who won't drink ordinary powdered milk (I don't blame her lol...but ds will drink powdered milk).
I did the math and the 50lb bag breaks down to $1.70/gal shipped when mixed full strength.
It mixes much nicer than powdered milk. I usually run powdered milk through the blender to get the lumps out but I didn't have to with this.
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It doesn't say transfats on the label, but it says it's made with "partially hydrogenated oil".
Are these things good for you?: corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, propylene glycol monosterate, mono and diglycerides, lecithin, carrageena
It does sound like a good price, especially for using in baking and stuff. I just don't know about the other ingredients in it.
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I know I looked for transfats on the label but I must have missed them.
But really, the goal here isn't to be as nutritious as possible. Those times have passed in this household, unfortunately. The budget just can't support it. I'm trying to cut all the corners I can and this would be a big snip.
Not that I have thrown caution to the wind and don't care...but something's gotta give.
Not sure I'm gonna go there by stocking up but it's a consideration at this point.
I haven't quite figured out how things are going to get rearranged. Do I go cheaper on milk so I can continue to buy fresh produce and 100% whole wheat bread? I could go back to calling ramen noodles and boxed mac-n-cheese and cheap hot dogs meals. No adjustment I make to decrease the grocery budget is going to move me in the direction of healthier eating.
It'd be easier if my family would eat rice and beans.
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We have ordered morning moo and use it in emergency as well.
However, we also ordered chocolate milk from grandma's country. I really relaly like that.
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Chandi, have you tried their non-chocolate milk? The price seems comparable to the Morning Moos. When I can I think we'll give it a try and see how we like it.
I'm seeing a real need to get prepared should really lean times hit in addition to trying to trim the regular budget as much as possible.
You know I think for most of us it is about balance. I have noticed an almost 30% increase in the cost of groceries. So my goal is to hit about 70-80% healthy foods. That gives us some give in our budget. I won't give up fresh veggies in the summer or good high fiber bread. But I have found I can get my bread at big lots for $1.10 a loaf for the good stuff. We aren't milk drinkers or I don't know what I would be doing. I can't imagine how much we would use if the boys actually liked it.
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for us the budget pinch is about gas prices more than the increase in food costs (though that's a factor too).
Our only vehicle is a big diesel truck and dh recently got moved to a job site that's an hour away. Which isn't as bad as it could be- half the carpenters at his company are laid off right now. But we've gone from budgeting about $300/mo for gas to spending nearly $800/mo. And if I could afford that we'd have had a second car lol.
Dh hurt his back recently and was out of work for a week (which meant no paycheck last Fri) and it's really hitting home home messed up we'd be if he got laid off. As it is, ends aren't meeting. So I really need to make some changes if I'm going to be able to prepare for what could happen.
Yes, gas prices are killing us. We have to drive 30 minutes one way to buy groceries. Plus dh drives a ton for work. We have to fill the van up every week (usually only one tank a week) but it has gone from $45 to fill the van up to $95. Really making life tough.
But grocery prices are making it hard also. I am working on see what we have on hand so I can make the most of the next few weeks and not have to shop or to spend less than $20-$30 a week.
glad to know about the product. i was buying half a gallon of milk and then baking with powdered milk, but got lazy again, and started just getting a gallon for everything. $6 a week (organic) is huge! i mean, it doesn't sound like a ton, but that same amount can also buy some good protein for meals during the week.
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Your dh loves that truck, doesn't he? I don't suppose there is any chance of getting him to trade it in on something less gas-guzzling.
Have you looked to see if Sam's Club would save you any money? We buy milk, wheat bread, all kinds of fruit, pasta, etc there and the prices are good. Not sure compared to Aldi since I don't shop there, but they're better than any of the other grocery stores.
Your dh loves that truck, doesn't he? I don't suppose there is any chance of getting him to trade it in on something less gas-guzzling.
Have you looked to see if Sam's Club would save you any money? We buy milk, wheat bread, all kinds of fruit, pasta, etc there and the prices are good. Not sure compared to Aldi since I don't shop there, but they're better than any of the other grocery stores.
No way does Sam's or Costco save money over Aldi. Not even close. Plus, they are only beneficial if you can spend hundreds of dollars all at once on a big amount of a small assortment of things. I know that's never been our situation, so I am always confused when people claim to save money there. YMMV. My shopping budget is like $400/month. I can't spend $30 of it on dish soap for the next year when I only budgeted $3, lol. KWIM?
Plus, they are only beneficial if you can spend hundreds of dollars all at once on a big amount of a small assortment of things.
80% of what we buy there is stuff that is consumed within a week. 1 or 2 gallons of milk($2.78), 2 loaves of bread ($3-something for the wheat bread we like), eggs, bag of apples, bananas (.33/lb), hamburger buns, cheese, frozen corn, etc. Just looking over our bills for the past 3 months we spend about $30/week there. A lot of the stuff is the same price as a smaller container, you just get twice as much. You have to pay attention though. Some of the stuff isn't any cheaper. Laundry detergent generally isn't. A lot of the prepared stuff isn't.
One of the main benefits though is our car takes premium, and for that at Sam's is .10/gal cheaper. And it's on dh's way home from work, so he stops and gets groceries for the week and me staying out of the grocery store saves us a ton.
I can do weekly shopping at sam's too like ann said - bag of pears, loaves of bread, bag of sugar snaps, cheese for the whole month, I can get out of there for $50-$75 easy. Actually if I spend much more it is because I am buying too much snack/prepared food, which I don't often do. Cheaper than Aldi's, I am betting not, but there are some things I won't do at Aldi cause the quality is just not there, produce, meats, at least at our Aldi here.
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Costco's gas is easily $.30 cheaper around here. There are people in line down the block so much that they have had to block that part of the parking lot... but it is completely worth it. We save about $25 a month on Don's commute because we wait.
Like Annb said, the things we get are also consumed in about a week. We don't drink milk... (we also don't do soy, etc. Milk is for oatmeal and granola around here. That is pretty much it.) but we do get good local bread (two loaves for $4), local cheese (2lbs for $6), and a couple of other things weekly that save us a ton at the other grocery stores. I have the uber convient Costco though, in the parking lot of Fred Meyer. So I shop those two places when I shop normal grocery stores. When your not spending more on gas, it feels like a better deal, sometimes no matter what the deal.
Grocery prices and gas prices are VERY interlinked. Shipping food is no longer very sustainable. I find the local stuff is easily the same price now... sometimes cheaper. Esp this time of year.
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The cost of living increase is horrible! I have been making rice milk for myself and for our coffee. The kids still get the regular milk. The rice milk saves so much! I do take a calcium supplement because it doesn't have any calcium.
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