anatess
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- Jul 26, 2011
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Hi All -
So I just went on my monthly shopping for dog food. This time, I went with "common" meat sources and no "exotics". Spent my normal at the exact same butcher shop I've been going to for the past 10-ish years and realized I ended up with only 23 days of dog food. Usually, for this amount of money of non-exotics, I never make it under 30 days. I just reviewed my receipt and I realized beef has gone up a lot. I usually get 80/20 ground beef at $2.99/lb, beef hearts and kidneys at $1.99 a pound. I got the chicken breasts on a bulk sale on 10-lb packages but chicken backs are supposed to be only 99cents/lb. Everything else is slightly elevated in price. This is the first month the butcher raised prices since the price hike post-pandemic in 2020. Before 2020, I can get beef hearts for $1.29/lb and 80/20 for $2.49.
How are things in your neck of the woods?
Here's my receipt that shows the prices at the butcher's.
Note: The Wafer Chocolate is for me. Don't feed this to the dogs, they'll die!
Boulder Freezer Quart is generic brand "ziploc" bags I use to hold a day's worth of food.
I only have Angus now. Bullie and Gizmo has passed on in 2020, so this is just for one 11-year-old dog.
Far as I can remember, these are the weights:
Ground Beef 80/20 = 5 lbs
Tilapia = 3 lbs
Catfish = 3 lbs
Pork Ribs = 1 lb
Pork Steaks = 2 lbs
Pork Chops = 1 lb
Beef heart = 1 lb
Chicken Backs = 3 lbs
Fresh Meat (Turkey breast) = 1 lb
Chicken Liver = 2 lbs
Beef Kidney = 2 lbs
Fresh Meat (Chicken breast) = 10 lbs
Total Weight - 34 lbs
Total Price - US$ 120
Price/lb = $3.5/lb
I separate out the meals in one day portions. Here's 4 days that goes in the fridge. The rest goes to the freezer.
So I just went on my monthly shopping for dog food. This time, I went with "common" meat sources and no "exotics". Spent my normal at the exact same butcher shop I've been going to for the past 10-ish years and realized I ended up with only 23 days of dog food. Usually, for this amount of money of non-exotics, I never make it under 30 days. I just reviewed my receipt and I realized beef has gone up a lot. I usually get 80/20 ground beef at $2.99/lb, beef hearts and kidneys at $1.99 a pound. I got the chicken breasts on a bulk sale on 10-lb packages but chicken backs are supposed to be only 99cents/lb. Everything else is slightly elevated in price. This is the first month the butcher raised prices since the price hike post-pandemic in 2020. Before 2020, I can get beef hearts for $1.29/lb and 80/20 for $2.49.
How are things in your neck of the woods?
Here's my receipt that shows the prices at the butcher's.
Note: The Wafer Chocolate is for me. Don't feed this to the dogs, they'll die!
Boulder Freezer Quart is generic brand "ziploc" bags I use to hold a day's worth of food.
I only have Angus now. Bullie and Gizmo has passed on in 2020, so this is just for one 11-year-old dog.
Far as I can remember, these are the weights:
Ground Beef 80/20 = 5 lbs
Tilapia = 3 lbs
Catfish = 3 lbs
Pork Ribs = 1 lb
Pork Steaks = 2 lbs
Pork Chops = 1 lb
Beef heart = 1 lb
Chicken Backs = 3 lbs
Fresh Meat (Turkey breast) = 1 lb
Chicken Liver = 2 lbs
Beef Kidney = 2 lbs
Fresh Meat (Chicken breast) = 10 lbs
Total Weight - 34 lbs
Total Price - US$ 120
Price/lb = $3.5/lb
I separate out the meals in one day portions. Here's 4 days that goes in the fridge. The rest goes to the freezer.