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multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 04:14 PM Jul 2022

I scored at the bread store today.

The Meijers sells Aunt Mille's Live Carb bread for $4.99 a loaf and I eat about a loaf every 2 days, they are small and 45 calories a slice. I like to put a slice of thin sliced cheese (30 calories) and a stack of leaf lettuce for a 120 cal meal. Also I do a Smoked Salmon spread sandwich on it at least once a day.

At the Aunt Mille's Bread store across the street they have near end of sell day loafs for $3.00, but sometimes they have specials like today 25 cents a loaf and I bought 20 loafs for the price of one at the retail store across the street. My freezer is now packed.

Hey don't judge me. I'm retired and on a fixed income.

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I scored at the bread store today. (Original Post) multigraincracker Jul 2022 OP
Score indeed! Huzzah! moonscape Jul 2022 #1
Smart. blm Jul 2022 #2
What a coincidence! ShazzieB Jul 2022 #3
I really like the 5 grain(multigrain)seeded one. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #5
When my three boys were teenagers Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #4
They have the "scratched and dented" shelf, slight damage multigraincracker Jul 2022 #7
Squeezing more mileage from that limited disposable income. magicarpet Jul 2022 #6
Sure, got 2 acres of parking. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2022 #8
Ooooh - tell me more about that "smoked salmon spread" - sounds interesting & delish. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2022 #10
Mom use to make a "Salmon Ball" with the fish we'd bring home. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #11
Thanks - I'll give it a try. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2022 #12
I once had an elderly, wealthy aunt who actually told this story on herself. rsdsharp Jul 2022 #13
Years ago I was in a small cafe having breakfast. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #14
I like the way you plan to buy on sale -thrifty! onetexan Jul 2022 #15
They are fairly small loafs and small slices. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #17
Agree re; protein drink & moving onetexan Jul 2022 #28
Something to do, I'll multigraincracker Jul 2022 #29
not judging you... Trueblue Texan Jul 2022 #16
I probably average about 5 or 6 meals a day. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #19
You must have a big freezer. Demobrat Jul 2022 #18
Two small ones and one is unplugged right now. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #21
Why isn't there an Aunt Mille's bread store across from my Meijer store? sinkingfeeling Jul 2022 #20
Some new stores around here that sell return stuff from Amazon, multigraincracker Jul 2022 #26
I've noticed that too, the cost of groceries has skyrocketed! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #22
You did score! Yeah! MLAA Jul 2022 #23
Glad you have freezer room. TNNurse Jul 2022 #24
Score!!! paleotn Jul 2022 #25
Hey, sounds like a good deal to me! calimary Jul 2022 #27

ShazzieB

(18,925 posts)
3. What a coincidence!
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 04:19 PM
Jul 2022

I just bought my first ever loaf of Aunt Millie's bread today, but it won't be the last, because that stuff is GOOD. So glad I decided to try it.

No bread store around here though, so I'll have to pay supermarket prices.

Diamond_Dog

(35,159 posts)
4. When my three boys were teenagers
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 04:20 PM
Jul 2022

I bought *all* my bread at the thrift store. We’d go through a loaf a day easily. Back then I could get good quality whole wheat bread for .75 a loaf. Nothing wrong with finding a good deal!

multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
7. They have the "scratched and dented" shelf, slight damage
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 04:24 PM
Jul 2022

loafs of everything for a quarter.
Always some farmer loading up a truck with molded bread for the hogs.

magicarpet

(16,949 posts)
6. Squeezing more mileage from that limited disposable income.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 04:23 PM
Jul 2022

Good for you.

Can we all come over to your place for a cheese sandwich ? Do you have ample parking for about 5,000 cars ? Does 6:30 or 7:00 PM sound good for you ?

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multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
11. Mom use to make a "Salmon Ball" with the fish we'd bring home.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 04:31 PM
Jul 2022

Sometimes I'll make some from a can on smoked salmon or even tuna. But, Meijers sells a 12 oz tub for $5.99 and I can beat that. No carbs and lots of cream cheese and veggies in it.
Google Salmon spread and there are lots of recipes for it.

rsdsharp

(10,287 posts)
13. I once had an elderly, wealthy aunt who actually told this story on herself.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 05:03 PM
Jul 2022

She was acquainted with a younger woman who had a husband and several young children. This lady mentioned to my aunt that she bought day old bread for her family, because it was so much less expensive. My aunt chastised her, telling her that she should think of her children, and purchase only fresh bread.

The lady asked if my aunt bought fresh bread. The answer was that of course she did. The lady then said to my aunt (a very heavy woman), “So you eat the whole loaf in a day?” “Of course not!” was the indignant response. She then continued to ask if she finished the loaf on the second, or third, or even the fourth day. The answer to each question was “No.”

“We’ll,” said the young woman, “we eat a loaf of bread a day, and then buy another. Our bread is never more than one day old, and costs half of what yours does, and you find yourself eating three or four or five day old bread. Who made the better decision?”

multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
14. Years ago I was in a small cafe having breakfast.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 05:27 PM
Jul 2022

An old fart was questioning his bill, thinking he was overcharged a couple of cents. After he left she went on about how he should eat at home if can't afford a meal there. I told her I'd bet he is a millionaire. We looked out the window and saw him get in his new Cadillac.

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
15. I like the way you plan to buy on sale -thrifty!
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 06:20 PM
Jul 2022

But how many slices per day do you consume to go thru a loaf once every 2 days?
One carb nut asking another i love breads & pastries of all varieties - my weakness.

multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
17. They are fairly small loafs and small slices.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 06:38 PM
Jul 2022

Between 6 and 8. They are talking about the balance between carbs and fiber. 90 calories in 2 slices, so I'm not gaining any weight from it. Cheese has zero carbs and the salmon spread has zero. None in the mustard and not very many in a leaf or two of leaf lettuce.
My big focus now is on adding protein to my diet. I'm 6'3' and weigh in at around 195 and 72. I really need over 120 grams of portent to maintain muscle. I do a lot of cardio, but need to add some strength work to my program. I've found a high protein drink just before bed helps me sleep all night with no hunger. Google "protein a half hour before bed time".

Like my doctor advices, Keep Moving.

multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
19. I probably average about 5 or 6 meals a day.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 06:46 PM
Jul 2022

Just small ones. Eat an apple or other fruit and some nuts for snacks too. Back in my working days, I didn't have the time to do all of this, now it's pretty easy.

multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
21. Two small ones and one is unplugged right now.
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 06:49 PM
Jul 2022

In case of a lot of luck fishing or a fresh road kill deer, I can plug the other one in. I go to the store about every other day for fresh stuff. Mostly bread after todays big score.

multigraincracker

(34,302 posts)
26. Some new stores around here that sell return stuff from Amazon,
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 07:00 PM
Jul 2022

Costco, WallMarts and other stores. I would never buy a whole pallet, but they have some great deals on things I eat. Look for small stores that have New and Old stuff. 2 of them now with in a few miles of me. They buy the pallets and sell stuff for at least half of what it cost at the store. I check them out about twice a week. Lots of appliances and furniture that I'm not to interested in. Got a great deal on Fresh Step Kitty litter the other day and we use that. Bought a bunch of sardines a month ago. When one first opened I bought a case 24 cans of sparkling water for two bucks. The cans are 10cent returnables, so I got paid 40 cent to drink em. They caught on to that one. But they love to see me.

Rhiannon12866

(224,280 posts)
22. I've noticed that too, the cost of groceries has skyrocketed!
Fri Jul 22, 2022, 06:51 PM
Jul 2022

I still remember when I was in my teens and my parents were away, so I had to walk to the market (I didn't drive yet) to get my own groceries. A big bag cost me $10 and I had a tough time walking home since the (paper) bag kept ripping. These days, I can pay as much for just one item, like a container of in-store cooked chicken for my dog!

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