84-Lmcaster Farming, Saturday, April 11, 1998
Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension Home
Economist For Berks Co.
Sometime ago a co-worker
teased me atymt eating a roast
beef sandwich and jokingly said
that I must have gotten a big
increase to afford roast beef
while his lunches usually consist
of bologna sandwiches.
My roast beef sandwich was
from leftover pot roast and was
at least half the price of lunch
meat.
In many cases beef roast is
cheaper than bologna and given
the choice between homemade
roast beef or hot dogs, what con
sumer wouldn't choose the
roast? But some people think
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that beef is more expensive and
decide to buy cold cuts or pre
pared meats from a deli rather
than treating themselves to
roast beef. But remember that
you are paying for convenience
since cold cuts are ready to eat -
and the beef needs to be roasted.
If you carefully check prices and
compare the cost per serving,
you may find that the roast is
actually less expensive.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture compared the cost
per 20 grams of protein provided
by several meats, and came up
with some surprising results.
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Some processed meat products,
such as frankfurters and
bologna, cost more as sources or
protein than some beef roasts
and steaks. And some cheap
cuts of meat, after trimming off
fat and bone, may cost more
than the expensive cuts.
Shopping for specials can
make protein choices even less
expensive. ' Buy when the price
is right" is a cost-cutting princi
ple for all consumers. Most
stores offer specials on meat,
poultry, and fish. Read the
weekly newspaper ads and keep
records of your purchases.
The cost per serving of pro
tein isn't the only consideration
for consumers. Food choices
made at the supermarket affect
health as well as budget.
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guidelines, getting enough pro
tein into most people's diets is
not a problem. Eating a bal
anced diet that doesn't con
tribute to health problems such
as excess fat and cholesterol is
probably of greater concern to
most consumers. Some pre
pared meat products, like lun
cheon meats and hot dogs, con
tain larger amounts of fat and
sodium than are found in fresh,
lean meats.
The desire to eat healthfully
is reflected in new shopping
trends. Shoppers now, on aver
age, spend more time in front of
chicken and turkey counters,
and less time at the beef and
pork counters, and fish is get
ting more attention.
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dishes, while also being lower in
fat and sodium, cost less per 20
grams of protein than some vari
eties of bologna and hot dogs.
Over the last 20 years, beef
prices have increased 257 per
cent; pork prices, 252 percent;
and chicken prices, 220 percent.
Hence, the price of chicken rela
tive to beef dropped by 14 per
cent between 1970-74 and 1990-
94.
The consumption of chicken
has increased over beef. In the
years from 1990-94 U.S. con
sumers per person ate 66
pounds of beef, 51 pounds of
pork and 76 pounds of chicken.
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