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RFK Jr. suggests people eat liver if they’re so broke (newrepublic.com)

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The health secretary thought he was offering practical advice to people who can’t afford their groceries anymore.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is addressing the affordability crisis by asking Americans to eat more liver and less steak.

“There’s a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes to waste. Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. If you buy a porterhouse steak … it is gonna set you back,” the secretary said as he gave the keynote address at the “Eat Real Food” rally in Austin, Texas, on Thursday. “You can buy liver, or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very very affordable.”

Nothing’s wrong with eating liver. But to put the burden of the affordability crisis on the choices of everyday Americans rather than the administration he works for is woefully out of touch.

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[–] StrawberryPigtails 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

From my shopping trip today:

Ground Beef = $6.99/lb
Whole Chicken = $4.99/lb
Chicken Breasts = $4.99/lb
Ground Pork = $2.99/lb
0.5 gal Milk (Organic) = $6.99 (On sale for $5.99)
1 loaf store brand bread = $3.50
32oz tub of Folgers Coffee = $17.99

This is double (in the case of the bread, more than triple) what they were pre-covid. Junior is a damned moron. I can't get out of the grocery store anymore for less than $75 for the week, and that assumes I already have most of what's needed for this weeks meal plan. More often it's $150-$200 for the week.

I take that back, I could reduce the costs if I was willing to have nothing but rice, beans and gravy. Thankfully, we're not that poor.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Junior is a damned moron. I can’t get out of the grocery store anymore for less than $75 for the week

Holy jesus. I can't fill a single bag of groceries for less than $75, let alone a whole shop.

[–] StrawberryPigtails 2 points 19 minutes ago

Most of our shopping trip this week was low cost items like pasta, rice and canned goods which aren't quite so expensive. The fact we are a two person household also helps keep the overall trip costs down.

I build our grocery list as we notice we need something throughout the week, and then go through it again adding and removing items as I'm planning our meals for the week with our local grocery store's sales flyer guiding what we are having for the week. While shopping, I check the prices on everything in case there is a surprise sale on something we will definitely need. Doing this helped reduce our grocery trips to something manageable and reduce the amount of items that we have to throw out. And I never go to the grocery store hungry because if I do, I won't stick to the list.