The 2025 Plan: 1) Food

I go to one of the Lina's location for some grocery shopping, at times. I don't by any Pasta, Cheese or Pizza. I only buy Olives, Eggs and at times Olive Oil. Yesterday's list was just limited to Eggs and Tomatoes and I realized that they had increased the price of the first item. No wonder why families struggle. I'm one person and I eat a little and I have problem when I go to supermarkets. I have decided to control my eating by following these simple rules in the new year:

1) No eating outside. This is not new but we went out a few times and it was extravagant. What you pay for two meals and service equals to what I pay for almost a week of grocery! 

2) Buy meat (of any kind) twice a month, only. 

3) Avoid or limit certain foods (mostly for health reasons but the cost is a concern as well)

• Pizza. Never bought in 2024. Made at home a few times. Making is okay but not too often.

• Ice Cream. must cut it out completely. Had it a few times, last year. Making Ice Cream at home is messy and expensive and is only a little better because you need Cream and Sugar and they are both bad for you. I have my machine and just for the sake of using it, I might make some a couple of times in summer! 

• High fat diary such as fake Cheese, homogenized Milk (3.25%), and high fat Yogurt.

• Ready-to-eat food. I used to buy Rotisserie Chicken, Potato Wedges and Hummus but I stopped the fist two and will hopefully never buy the latter either. 

• No outside Coffee and reduce home-made ones. I've written how stupid it is that the cost of Coffee is bigger than gasoline! While I've reduced buying outside coffee, significantly, it must be completely cut out. Home or office Coffee needs to be reduced to 2 cups a day. 

This is another type of salad that I make at time but the problem with this is the damn cucumber are fake!

It looks like it is very possible to have higher food prices, soon, unfortunately. If the tariffs are in place or the Canadian dollar stay as low as it is, then higher food prices is expected. 

(Photo, top: I try to eat more salad than any other meal, this year)