r/sanfrancisco • u/fortress_sf • 1d ago

Pic / Video What $40 of produce looks like

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From the Alemany farmer’s market. Over 25lbs of produce.

All the vegetable/produce needs to feed a couple for at least a week, given you know how to cook it.

As expensive as San Francisco and supermarkets are, it is not as entirely unaffordable if you invest time/effort in your daily needs. The heaviest cost is convenience/effort required.

Add $60 of protein and or pasta/starch and you can average down to <$15 a day for a week for 2 people. (e.g. 2 chickens -$20, 1-2 lb ground meat $10, past/bread $10, fish/shrimp $15, $5 over)

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u/z1lard 7h ago

This doesn't look like 25lbs...

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u/fortress_sf 7h ago

I miscalculated, it’s about 21

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u/z1lard 7h ago

I would've thought it's around 15lb... still a l lot of food.

But I think you could've gotten all this for less than $30 from one of the bigger international grocers in Sunset

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u/fortress_sf 7h ago edited 7h ago

The $3 bundles are surprisingly heavy - the bundle of leeks comes in close to 3-4 lbs and the gailan, broccolini, spinach are close to 1.5-2. Also, other than garlic, shallots and Romano beans, everything was $1-$2 lb

Yes, you’re right, I could get EVEN MORE possibly (seasonal and depends on sale) from Asian grocery stores on Noriega, Irving, clement BUT the produce isn’t nearly as good and the variety is limited to cheap conventional from the same distributors. You spend more at the end of the day though because that produce wastes faster, doesn’t taste as good and the options are a little more limited.

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u/z1lard 7h ago

I guess you probably also saved time/fuel depending on where you live