Spinoff of "how much do you spend?"

did you ever notice that it's much cheaper to make pesach if you're machmir not to use processed foods?
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Senior Member Joined: Mar 27 2011 Posts: 168

lol! It's cheaper to cook in general if you're makpid not to use processed foods!

Silver Member Joined: Jan 29 2005 Posts: 598

Buying mehuder shmura matza makes up for the savings.

Posted: Mon, Apr 04 2011, 5:38 am Post subject:

I have only done it the way we do it so I can't compare. Olive oil and hand matzos aren't cheap, neither are romain lettuce or potatoes.
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Posted: Mon, Apr 04 2011, 6:29 am Post subject:

I dunno, Pesach seems to be awfully expensive regardless. Nut oil costs about three times as much as regular oil. When do we ever bake with so many nuts? Matza costs what, ten times as much as bread?

Silver Member Joined: May 12 2008 Posts: 500

Anybody who cooks from scratch will save a lot of money all year long. The time invested into cooking from scratch translates into a loss as well, just not a financial one

Gold Member Joined: Jun 20 2004 Posts: 1264

We don't use processed foods but meat is expensive! And so are fruits. My kids could go threw a box of apples and a box of mangerines and a box of bananas in just a few days on pesach as they have nothing else to eat.

Posted: Mon, Apr 04 2011, 4:55 pm Post subject:

MrsMortgage, I don't think the savings are the same Pesach when you don't have cheap ingredients like flour, beans and rice to start with.

Meat, potatoes, eggs, matzah, and even vegetables are expensive.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48153

Sorry, Grin. You might save money but everyone doesn't save money.

Well, most people don't need to serve meat or fish twice a day. if you eat gebrokts you can have tuna sandwiches or whatever for lunch. We can't do that - it needs to be proper food. And you can't eat eggs every meal.

Posted: Tue, Apr 05 2011, 2:57 pm Post subject: