Can someone tell me when the price of chicken skyrocketed to actually be MORE EXPENSIVE that lean beef?!?!? WTH! Chicken used to be the CHEAP option. I paid nearly 8 bucks today for what can't be more than a pound and a half of boneless chicken.
How come everything goes up 20 percent in price every year and my paycheck only goes up about 3 percent?
Anyway, just checking in to say "Hi". I'm off to bed soon. I hope everyone has a great day!
Chicken's been higher than beef here for a while. I've been getting mine from the Farmer's Market, where the price of chicken is about the same as it is at the grocery store, but it's much better quality. But the price of beef is more than chicken at Farmer's Market. I think when cows are actually treated like cows, they're more expensive. But in commercial beef production, they've "streamlined the process" so much, it's cheaper than chickens.
Sorry JR, I don't know the answer to your chicken question. Lately, we've been getting chicken thighs only. They are cheaper and being dark meat, they grill up nice. I think they charge the premium for boneless white meat.
We had trauma at our house last night. The boy had a crash on his bike and got some road rash. He has a big 2" circle of rash on one elbow and some cuts on the other. He also got other bumps and scrapes. We got him all cleaned up and I wrapped his arm up good and he was feeling better. I think not being able to see how it looked helped more than anything. Now today, he's analyzing what exactly happened (who's fault it was other than his own), what he'll be able to do/not do, how long it will take to heal, etc. I have no idea where he gets his personality traits. *shrug*
It's supposed to be a perfect 73 degrees here later today. Yay, Spring!
-- Edited by WebGuy on Tuesday 18th of May 2010 08:00:56 AM
JR - that is why I buy 4 or 5 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken when it is on sale for $1.99/lb. I go through more chicken and pork and could do without the beef.
I should go do something.
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Good day, all! I'm pleased to report that the bright, shiney thingy up in the sky still exists! And I'd totally forgotten that the sky is blue and not gray. It is supposed to get up to 72* today, presently 59*.
I guess I have never looked at the dimensions I'm getting for what I'm paying where it comes to the chicken versus beef thing. I buy it all at Costco, so it all seems to cost about the same. I guess I will have to pay more attention to that.
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Hey all. The sun peeked out for a tiny bit this morning, but now the clouds are rolling in. The temp is nice -- 64 right now.
Yep, chicken is expensive -- and all it is, is yardbird! I buy in bulk when it's cheap and stick it in the freezer, but I'm feeding a small army... I've also been buying ground turkey in place of ground beed because it's less expensive. Also, we've come to like it more. Still tho, there's nothing like a nice jucy t-bone!
Poor little L, hope his boo boos heal quickly.
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It is supposed to get up to 72* today, presently 59*. 
