Cost of food in Canada

[toty5]

@resjudicata I went back over Christmas and New Years and groceries are still cheaper in the UK.

For some reason Canadians don't like to beleive this.

 

[resjudicata]

@toty5 I didn’t say they weren’t cheaper. But the days of fruit and veg for £1 per bowl are over

 

[imhelplesss]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn lol I’d just move back or to another country it’s only going to get worse . With that said try buying bulk then freeze stuff , buy frozen but times that stuff is not even pleasing to eat . Shop around check different grocery stores for deals .

 

[jumbogeorge]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn McDonald’s salads

 

[kyleb]

@jumbogeorge Did they bring those back? I avoid them because they got rid of salads - almost all the others have side salads instead of fries and I don't eat out much so I never have the opportunity to check.

 

[mzgodlover]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn Typically, if you have a small shambles or mongers nearby, you'll find the items are cheaper. The local fruit store where I live is a square store that sells things at 60% the cost of big stores that pay for fancy lights, high ceilings, open air freezers, etcetera

Likewise, you'll often find that buying quantity often will save a lot. I've seen a can of beans be more expensive than a kilo of beans. I've also seen Costco sell an item in bulk when I can buy the same item individually at a lower unit price.

 

[paige1462]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn Shopping at Costco, Walmart, and Superstore are your best bets in Saskatoon. Freshco and No Frills are lower price, but the selection is not great.

I think the Walmart in Preston Crossing has a bunch of British Import items.

One thing you'll notice is that in the winter basically all produce except greenhouse grown are coming from Mexico or further South.

 

[jtjesuslover]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn Might not be super useful in the winter, but in the summer, find the local farmers markets. Normally way cheaper and buying direct from the farm. Similarly, if there is a Mennonite grocery store near you, they are generally way cheaper (but mostly sell meat and produce, less processed or packaged food).

 

[joshuab616]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn A bit of self-promotion here, but https://grocerytracker.ca/ will help you compare prices across stores. You can see from the chart on the homepage that, among the big chains in Western Canada, Superstore is usually the cheapest. Do note, however, that Walmart is not included on that chart, and I suspect it may actually be a bit cheaper.

 

[ancientof]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn Buy in large quantity, especially what you can store for long like pasta, rice, etc.

Buy in season... strawberries in February is not a good idea.

Processed food cost more in general

Buy a small freezer so when the chicken is on sale, take as much as you can. I don't pay more than 10$ /kg for chicken/ground beef or pork and 15$/kg for beef, unless it's a good cut on special... Like 25$/kg for filet mignon...

One thing I do is I never buy anything full price if I can avoid it. I stock and wait for it to be on special when I open the last item... Like condiment, canned food, lunch crap, etc

 

[flairy]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn Don’t buy fruit or imported vegetables in winter.

 

[carlagrimes]

@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbn i recommend installing "Flipp" app. it goes through flyers by supermarkets and you can look up if any store has a deal going on for something you want to buy. some supermarkets do price matching and they take the Flipp app as proof for price matching too.