I'm so happy.

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I'm so happy.
Topic Started: Jan 28 2016, 08:15 AM (542 Views)
Darcie	Jan 28 2016, 08:15 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I got an education today, the federal government's system of calculating how much low income seniors need to cope with the increased prices of food is sure different than mine. I am so impressed at the benevolence of the Feds, they have given me a whole $1.29 cents per month for the next three months. And there are some that tell me this is an accurate method of calculating what fixed/low income seniors need to eat right. With this system, the older you get the more you are missing to eat right. Good way to get rid of us all.



Delphi51	Jan 28 2016, 08:33 AM Post #2
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	Well, it is also clear they aren't calculating how much the government can afford - that would be nothing since it is seriously broke - borrowing more than 20 billion a year. That's about $600 per person. Perhaps they think there are persons in more need than seniors - refugees, indiginous people, unemployed, public service employees who are getting their banked sick days back and so on. It is clear we will suffer a reduction in standard of living pretty generally.



heatseeker	Jan 28 2016, 08:44 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	It must be tough for a lot of people. I think it is still possible to eat well and buy healthy food, but it takes more effort. Part of the reason we are so vulnerable is that US imports caused hundreds of fruit and vegetable processors and growers in Canada to get out of the business. Prince Edward County in Ontario, a fairly small area, used to produce something like two-thirds of all the canned vegetables in Canada. I do not think there is a single cannery left, and growers now focus on other stuff. There are some pretty damn good deals on frozen vegetables. I rarely buy spinach any other way, and this week No Frills was selling 330 gram packages for 97 cents. But really looking forward to the warmer weather, when we can grow our own. Just bought a hoop greenhouse to start some plants early.



goldengal	Jan 28 2016, 08:51 AM Post #4
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	I think it must be very difficult for those with very low incomes to eat healthy as one really requires transportation to be able to go to the stores with the best loss leaders each week or to a Walmart with competitors' flyers. Take care, Pat



angora	Jan 28 2016, 08:59 AM Post #5
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	That is so true, Pat. And in lower price neighbourhoods there aren't the same if any choices. I once rented a place and only had a hot plate for cooking - it was tough. Another place I had no frig and in winter put my apples and milk on the window sill. Luckily I didn't live there in the summer. Being poor is tough all around.



Darcie	Jan 28 2016, 09:06 AM Post #6
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	goldengal Jan 28 2016, 08:51 AM I think it must be very difficult for those with very low incomes to eat healthy as one really requires transportation to be able to go to the stores with the best loss leaders each week or to a Walmart with competitors' flyers. Take care, Pat I have to give bouquets to the produce manager at my local Food Basics. I heard a couple look at the turnips on sale but they could felt they were not able to cut it up. I told the produce manager, without them hearing and he went to them and gave them a turnip of their choice, went in the back, peeled and cut it up for them. When he came back he told them to just ask for anything they might need like that in the future. I overheard the man say that his wife was undergoing chemo and had no strength and he had severe arthritis. The manager told them never to buy the cut up products as they were way to expensive, just to ask him. As I was going out he was standing outside smoking. I thanked him and told him we needed him around for a long time so he better quit the smoking. He also helped to put my groceries in the car.



Darcie	Jan 28 2016, 09:12 AM Post #7
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	heatseeker Jan 28 2016, 08:44 AM It must be tough for a lot of people. I think it is still possible to eat well and buy healthy food, but it takes more effort. Part of the reason we are so vulnerable is that US imports caused hundreds of fruit and vegetable processors and growers in Canada to get out of the business. Prince Edward County in Ontario, a fairly small area, used to produce something like two-thirds of all the canned vegetables in Canada. I do not think there is a single cannery left, and growers now focus on other stuff. There are some pretty damn good deals on frozen vegetables. I rarely buy spinach any other way, and this week No Frills was selling 330 gram packages for 97 cents. But really looking forward to the warmer weather, when we can grow our own. Just bought a hoop greenhouse to start some plants early. I agree on the frozen vegetables, when you live alone it is a saviour, the asian types give you variety and you don't have to eat the same thing every day so it doesn't go bad. That is the most difficult thing I find to do, not waste fresh produce. I did notice that the frozen fruit I got last week for 3.99 was $5.67 this week. My freezer has 6 pkgs. of spinach which I bought at 88 cents each, bacon at 2.49 and I purchased a nice pork loin roast (5 kg.) for $10.41. Some will become chops and I will get 2 or three roasts out of it.



Durgan	Jan 28 2016, 10:09 AM Post #8
Veteran Member Posts: 13,273 Group: Gardening Guru Member #720 Joined: March 31, 2010	Old folk have little to do as a rule. This means they have more time to concentrate on food. Food preparation and experimentation is almost a hobby for me. Trying to separate the hype from reality takes some doing. Periodically when I delve into some commercial practices, when it is possible to get information, my impressions are completely shattered. Food isn't what I expected it to be. I spend a lot of effort going back to basics and preparing from scratch. My incentive for this is observing what we eat. I admit our food supply is most tasty and desirable, but is it necessary and does it have a cost in price and health? All so called junk food is delicious. Most of the shelves in supermarkets is full of tasty food, which I muse about it slowly killing us. Commercial food concentrates on appearance, desirable taste, and shelf life. Hardly the criteria for a healthy diet. I have access to a wide variety of fresh food in season and have access to grains, nuts and seeds out of season. I work on preserving by various means for better or worse. The fluctuating price in food hardly affects me. My ramble is focused on the fact that we have to completely revamp our concepts of food and start producing more of what we ingest. We have to take back control from the large commercial interests.



margrace	Jan 28 2016, 11:01 AM Post #9
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	I remember back a while ago well longer than that probably we were told to eat items grown in Canada such as Cabbage. Now some of those things are only grown in the states. When they started closing the processing plants over the last few years the editor of the Ontario Farmer a weekly paper would base part of his editorials on how idiotic this was. Where were the people who grew the produce these plants used to sell their produce. Well it has turned out most of it went and we buy from the States. It is hard to feel sorry for people who never protested when this was going on. Are we too lazy YES



Trotsky	Jan 28 2016, 11:10 AM Post #10
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: they have given me a whole $1.29 cents per month Save the whole 3 months' worth and you can ALMOST buy a small cauliflower. Edited by Trotsky, Jan 28 2016, 11:11 AM.



goldengal	Jan 28 2016, 11:26 AM Post #11
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Darcie .... I am sure the frozen fruit you purchased for $3.99 last week was one of the store's loss leaders and this week it is back to its regular price. Take care, Pat



Darcie	Jan 28 2016, 03:04 PM Post #12
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	goldengal Jan 28 2016, 11:26 AM Darcie .... I am sure the frozen fruit you purchased for $3.99 last week was one of the store's loss leaders and this week it is back to its regular price. Take care, Pat Pat, it wasn't a sale item last week. My frozen orange juice (with added calcium and Vit. D) was regular 97 cents 3 weeks ago, today it was &1.88 in one store and $1.95 in another.



Shorty	Jan 28 2016, 07:06 PM Post #13
Red Star Member Posts: 2,301 Group: Member Member #1,150 Joined: February 12, 2015	Darcie, your prices are low. When it runs out, I pay $1.98 full price and $1.66 on sale for OJ. In the past it has been $1.27 so I stocked up. It doesn't last forever. I did buy frozen strawberries last week on sale for $3.99. Never have seen a frozen veggie for .88. You were smart to get your cupboards stocked. What a wonderful Produce manager. I keep thinking that the world isn't wanting our natural resources right now. We have lots of land and water and should be protecting these for tough times. Then we'll be a strong country again.



angora	Jan 29 2016, 03:51 AM Post #14
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	The Council for Canadians is working hard to protect the water here in Canada. If you go to their site you will see what they are doing and how you can help if you want to.



haili	Jan 29 2016, 06:17 AM Post #15
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I'm less than thrilled with the raise in old age pension and CPP. It amounts to $5. and change per month. I got about $12. from the Conservative govt. last year. Maybe the promised hike will come later? Or maybe it will be like Cretien's little red book.



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