The Cost of Being Vegetarian

A lot of people think it's expensive to be vegetarian but if you find the right place to shop and buy seasonal and are willing to buy #2 instead of #1's all the time it can be very reasonable. We have places to buy bulk beans and legumes, an Asian place for our noodles and Sami Fruit and Bonanza for most of the other necessities. This order will do the 6 of us until at least next week.

Total for this including some ham(my kids are not totally on board yet :P) $58.47

The most expensive things were the case of grapes 18lbs for $8.99 and the cherries @ $3.99 lb which ended up being $8.48. They have the most amazing kale for $1.29 a bunch, loose bananas for .99 a package(not sure why people NEED to buy them in bunches), snap peas $1.49 a package and so on.

hey rocky Patty, the great season is started!

Lettuce and green onion will cost nothing and you could start having local stuff also now.

yeah!

I really always enjoy seing real food :)

Wow, Patty you do great. This also applies to people who are not vegetarian. I always try to look for deals like this.

Nice deals.
What do you do with the kale? How do you prepare it? Thx.

Awesome brag. I must say I am completely jealous. I have yet to find the right place to purchase my produce. After a yearand a half in Winnipeg you think I would have found the place to go....

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Good job Patty!

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Nice deals.
What do you do with the kale? How do you prepare it? Thx.

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I have it 2 ways, 1st I have it raw in a green shake(kale, romaine lettuce, flax seed, and a fruit either banana or strawberries) in the morning and 2nd I steam it, I do not boil veggies anymore, except for potatoes. The steamed kale goes in my chinese noodles with edamame or just as a side.

Great post! I find that on average the local fruit and veggie markets are cheaper than grocery stores and even the big box stores here. It's definitely worth taking the time to find out where the best deals are in the area.

Great deals Patty ! :) Vegetarian POWER !! :excited::flowers::lolsign:

that's cause there are like 3 fruit stands in the entire city and they know it so can charge an arm, a leg and my kid's arm too! if you find one, please let me know. I've been looking for 10+ years!

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Awesome brag. I must say I am completely jealous. I have yet to find the right place to purchase my produce. After a yearand a half in Winnipeg you think I would have found the place to go....

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that's cause there are like 3 fruit stands in the entire city and they know it so can charge an arm, a leg and my kid's arm too! if you find one, please let me know. I've been looking for 10+ years!

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That's too bad, this is my place Sami fruits and it's ONLY fruits, veggies and nuts, sorry :(

Wow - that photo is incredible! Look at all that produce!

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Wow - that photo is incredible! Look at all that produce!

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That's only one half of the store , it's awesome , I would die if it ever closed but it's so busy it's crazy. They have 4 locations in Montreal.

Good shop, but I'm curious about the bananas, 1. Why are they in a package like that, isn't that just creating more garbage for a fruit that already has its own protective skin? and 2. Under plastic like that, don't they go black quicker?

thanks for sharing, very good info

Awesome brag ! I saw cherries today for $6.99/lb...ummm...pass!!
Started my veggie garden so hoping to cut down on produce shopping in a few months : )

Great deal!! I so wish I had half the will power to switch!! Such a smart lifestyle change. I am sure not only your pocket notices the difference.

I seriously need to start shopping back down in Morryall..once the price of gas drops enough to make it worthwhile..

Another yummy idea for Kale is to make Kale Chips. Wash bunch of kale, take out the ribs, cut into bite size pieces. Put in large bowl and 1 Tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper, mix up and spread out on baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Comes out crisp and yummy. Crunchy like a potato chip and much better for you.

Wowsers lots of stuff for the price :) I am still hunting on deals for fruits and veggies and thanks god for the power of pming:)

Cherry are 3,99$ lbs in qc at superc ..still to expensive for me and they are not the bing one I like..

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Good shop, but I'm curious about the bananas, 1. Why are they in a package like that, isn't that just creating more garbage for a fruit that already has its own protective skin? and 2. Under plastic like that, don't they go black quicker?

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The bananas are packaged like that because they are all singles, leftovers(they do sell regular bunches as well). So they package them up cheap because for some reason people prefer to buy bunches. I have no preference especially when it brings them down to .20lb :)

Since I hate bananas..they can pack them how they like...

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Since I hate bananas..they can pack them how they like...

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If I told you how many bananas we eat in a week you would die. :P

lips that touch bananas don't touch mine..

Yay for vegetarians !! I'm lucky to live in such an agriculturally rich growing area where I can buy cheap fresh produce. I'm also able to grow some stuff myself, weather permitting.


I like my kale raw in a smoothie. :)

pamjcoupon - there you go - an idea for your next million - open a 4th fruit and veggie and produce store in Winnipeg!

Very nice job, Patty! You've done your research well!

Great job Patty!!

Woohoo! Nice job Patty!

Wow that is alot of fruit and veg for a week! Now I realize why I was so sick from being a vegetarian for 1.5 yrs, and after blood transfusions I had to eat meat.. You are definately careful and smart with making sure you get enough protein, iron etc from your diet.. I would be interested in hearing about some of your recipes if you care to share.. If you do you can pm me.. I would love to hear how you use the legumes, beans etc.. Now does that kale shake drink you mentioned taste ok? Or did you like it when you first tried it? How do you feel with having these and have you noticed any changes with you body since you started.. I am sorry for so many questions, I am truly interested in it and would love to be a vegetarian again. Your posts and pics are inspiring, it looks great and you got some great deals and great healthy food! Damn bananas 20c lb..Jealous!!