Wow!
I need to move or learn how to make our own foods.
Here, in Alabama:
1 Gallon of milk, generic $4.99/Name brand $5-6.99
We have 2 sheep who are nursing lambs, I'm trying my hardest to get them to let me milk them. (I've read that sheeps' milk is the purest, healthiest and has more vitamins than cows' milk. And we have 2 nannies, but they haven't birthed babies yet-I'm hoping for sheep and goats' milk by next year for drinking, soaps, butters and cheeses. This city girl turned country has so much to learn, though...haha
Cheese (THIS is what gets me, as we LOVE cheese) 1 block, generic $7.99/Name brand $8.99/Shredded $10.99
Bread has gone up as well here, generic $1.99 a loaf, name brand $2.99
Eggs $2.00 a dozen
Cereal really has become insane in price, even the generic is super expensive (in my opinion) anywhere from $4.99-6.99 for ONE box! I found a Flaker Mill that will turn wheat into cereal flakes, so I'm saving up for that one. At $109.00 it should pay for itself soon as our family of 7 can inhale a box of cereal in one meal.
I'm also looking for an inexpensive wheat mill for making our own flour that hasn't been bleach and that harmful stuff. But those seem high so far, around $250 and up.
Making our own cereal, flour, breads, & cheeses would save our family substantially, I believe.
And thanks for the tips on baby food! I will try blending her food. I have a processor, but can't figure out how to even get the thing to turn on.
I have lots to learn!