So is there a way to specifically search for marked-down items, or do you just periodically check the items you're interested in? I noticed the sous vide machine I wanted was occasionally $30 lower than the routine price and was able to catch it when it was cheap, but I never figured out how to specifically search or get notification.
That's the brand I bought in 2010. I got several cases plus a few loose cans (I'm not sure how that ended up happening.) I just looked...the Chili Mac is good through 2035.
If you eat ONLY rabbit meat, you will suffer from "rabbit starvation" which is, I think, a deficiency in some essential fatty acids. If you eat other meat as well, or at least fats from other sources, you should be fine. The rabbit starvation issue was usually in winter when people could only catch rabbits.
Is that right? You gotta wonder how they can sell any, since the core TVP crowd is likely not gonna be interested in GMOs.
a man on utube suggested to keep the page up and hit refresh during day...price does move when large amounts are purchased.. we got our eggs thru cinnamonster...2 other products thru other companies...price was better and did not have fluctuations
THAT'S interesting. I would have expected prices to be lowered for a few days or so, but not to fluctuate from hour-to-hour. You know, the only other place I routinely compare Amazon prices with is Walmart...and vice-versa.
It's really smart to check Amazon's prices before buying; they often are not the best deal. Last week I needed to buy some cleaning products and I found them much cheaper from my local grocery store than from Amazon. Honestly I was surprised by that.
I commented in the Food Shortage thread that I found Gossner non-refrigerated milk at the Dollar Tree for $1.25/quart buying in single lots, while Amazon's best delivered price buying a 12 pak is $4.42/quart.
I certainly do not check by the hour, and not even always by the day; but I do try to remember to check back fairly often and see if anything that we order on a regular basis has come on a clearance sale. I also compare prices with Walmart and Sam’s Club, and buy from whichever one has the best prices for the product. I can’t tell if the TVP is from GMO soy or not. I looked on the Auguson website and read through the FAQ. It said that they try not to use anything GMO, but they source some items from other countries and they might be GMO. So , since I can’t find anything that says otherwise, I think that it is at least possible that they use GMO soy for the TVP. We don’t use very much of that in any case, and if we were starving, it wouldn’t matter to me at all; so for me , it is not a deal-breaker. The LDS church has always been a supporter of healthy foods and stocking up, so I would think that Auguson Farms would be as good a place as any to buy this kind of product.
That was interesting. I just peeked over there. Good selection. I got excited about the sirloin and cheese nuggets that were so cheap but it turns out they are for dogs What are funeral potatoes? Yvonne is right about beans being a good source of protein. To make it a complete protein, all you have to do is add a grain. That is why all the references of beans and rice to survival. But any grain will do, I was told.
I didn't realize that Auguson Farms was part of the LDS. I just looked on Bob's Red Mill site and the TVP page makes no mention of GMO at all, but it does say it's Kosher. A quick search shows that according to the Islamic Jurisprudence Council, foods derived from biotechnology-improved [GMO] crops are also halal, although there is debate in the community. I would have expected the large Kosher and Halal markets to exert some influence on this subject, but one wonders if their certification bodies have caved. At the bottom of Bob's site is a link to their Non-GMO Product Verified page, which says that 240 of Bob's products are verified non-GMO by a group called Non GMO Project. Here is the page on that site that lists Bob's verified products. TVP is not one of them. I agree with your SHTF compromise on having pure standards...I've started using sodium bisulphite on some dehydrated stuff. I'll not consume it as part of my routine diet, but I'll eat it rather than starve. Regarding TVP and GMO...TVP is a byproduct of soybean oil manufacturing in this county, and of peanut oil manufacturing in China. The remains of the beans after the oil as been extracted contain fiber, protein and nutrients, so it's processed/steamed/extruded into various shapes & textures (Texturized [or Textured] Vegetable Protein.) Given that, I can understand why it might be difficult to certify 100% non-GMO sources...one would think there's a bulk spot-market for these leftovers where identification (and purity) of source are difficult to guarantee.
Most plant foods are not a complete protein, but when you are eating more than just a single food diet, you will get everything you need. It is easier for our body to use the protein in plants than in meats, because it has to break it down further and then rebuild it. (One book compared it to getting material and making a dress vs. buying some used dresses, cutting them apart and then re-sewing them back into a new dress.) When you think of it, the meat industry is HUGE, and we have been sold on the misconception that we need a lot more protein than we actually need, as well as the idea that it has to come from animal products. It doesn’t. Like Ken pointed out about the rabbit problem, if you eat nothing except rabbit, and it is skinny and has no fat content, you are not going to be healthy, even though you are living on pure meat, a complete protein. (The water comparison at the bottom is how much water it takes to produce the 100g of each food.)