Wow...today we went grocery shopping for Thanksgiving dinner and I was not suprised at the amount that it cost but my boyfriend was. I had him go with me to help get the stuff because I wanted him to see that it is not an easy task, grocery shopping that is, and I wanted him to see what this meal was going to cost to feed 13 people.
There is alot more involved than just time to prepare the dinner and make the plans and try to get everyone together at the same time with them having to go to multiple places and have multiple meals all in one day. The grocery bill by the way was $204.00 and he nearly went into shock. I let him know that I spend that on groceries alot just to keep food in the house and it not is easy, the food prices go up everyday and it gets harder and harder to prepare meals when you are not able to get as much from one week to the next and he didn't quite understand that, but he does now. This was not an I told you so lesson it was just something that I thought that he should know. This will make the cost per plate approximately $15.70 person and five of them are children. I think that it is a crying shame that people are put in aposition where they cannot afford to prepare a decent nutritional meal for their families and they cannot qualify for food stamps either because they went over by $4.00.
I guess once the meal is prepared and all the bellies are full and satisfied then it will be well worth the cost and the time, and then we start preparing for Christmas and not just the dinner. I can only imagine, so I decided to start getting the non-perishables now and then as time gets closer hopefully the grocery bill will go down.
I love to cook and I'm not complaining about that, I just wish it wasn't such a huge expense to get to bring a family together for a nice meal and to be able to socialize. I hope all have a HappyThanksgiving and get to spend it with those you want to.
I agree, it's crazy how much everything cost these days, including food! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving :)
ReplyDeleteI was shocked at the cost per person for your meal. I know a FANTASTIC caterer who would have prepared a HUGE meal (and had it set up, & served hot, buffet-style for you) for only about $10 a person (plus tax)...a little less for the kids. That would have included 2 entrees, a potato, a bread, 3 salads, 2 veggies, assorted desserts, as well as tea & lemonade (I don't think I'm forgetting anything)!
ReplyDeletePlus...you wouldn't have had any mess to clean up!
Sounds like a wise idea to have taken your boyfriend with you, though; it's always good for them to know what it actually costs to keep food in the house!