I'm an experienced budgeter, so I'm not looking for basic tips like "shop the sales", "buy in bulk", "only buy what you need to avoid waste", "cook rather than order out" and things like that. I know that and I do that.
I mean that there is a clear stratification with levels of cost for grocery stores: Lidl/Aldi, Shoprites, Stop and Shops, Whole Foods, etc...
Generally I've seen this subreddit say not to skimp on your health or food quality. But if I buy lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, chicken, and apple and some bread at an Aldi, and then at a Shoprite, and then at a Whole Foods, I'm paying different prices.
But is there really a relationship between how much I pay and the food quality I'm getting and how it might affect my health and avoid surgeries or something down the line? Is the Aldi meat and lettuce going to go bad sooner? Does the bread have more sugar in it?
Is it basically a wash, it's hard to know the difference, and might as well go with the cheaper one? Or is it "don't take any chances with what you put in your body" and go with the more expensive one?
Submitted April 16, 2023 at 01:27AM by Mother_Welder_5272 https://ift.tt/67i9E8C
