FOOD
KetchupUS: Heinz Chile: Carozzi or JP
Milk
US: Cass Clay or the cheapest at Sam's (1%) Chile: Lonco Leche sin lactosa semidescremada
*I don't drink this... yuck! But Ro does.
Spaghetti Sauce
US: Ragu traditional or Hunts mushrooms Chile: Carozzi salsa lista or Mama Mia
*occasionally spurge and buy Great Value veggie.
Bread
US: Cash Wise Split top wheat Chile: Ideal integral
Noodles
US: Sam's Bakers and Chefs elbow mac. Chile: Carozzi espirales or spaghettini
Soup
US: canned Food Club Chile: powder Maggia
Mayo
US: NEVER MAYO always Miracle Whip!! Chile: Hellman's Light
Mustard
US: French's Chile: JP
Mashed Potato flakes
US: Idahoan Baby Reds Chile: whatever's cheapest
*usually make em from scratch!
Orange Juice
US: Minutes maid frozen concentrate Chile: Andina or Watt's 100% jugo
*Ro doesn't drink this....
Powder Juice Mix
US: Kool-Aid Chile: Livian
* I don't drink this very often....
Rice
US: Minute Chile: whatever's cheapest
*I fuck it up everytime...watery or crunchy...sigh
Margarine/butter
US: Country Crock/ Land o Lakes Chile: Next margarina/never butter...
Ranch Dressing
US: Hidden Valley Ranch Chile: Great Value (Walmart brand)
Honey Mustard
US: Newman's Own Chile: Great Value
Barbecue Sauce
US: Sweet Baby Ray's Chile: Hunt's or Great Value
*have a great homemade recipe!!
American Cheese
US: Baker's and Chef's Chile: Santa Rosa Cheddar
*It's not really cheddar....
Canned Tuna
US: Chicken of the Sea Chile: Robinson Crusoe
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
Napkins
US: Mardi Gras Chile: Lider brand
Toilet Paper
US: Charmin or Cottonelle Chile: Lider or Comfort
Paper Towels
US: Scott Chile: Nova or Elite
Dishsoap
US: Dawn Chile: Quix or if I spurge, Dawn
Toothpaste
US: Crest Chile: Ro uses Colgate, I always bring Crest!
Floor cleaner
US: Mr. Clean lemon Chile: Lysol disenfectante, the blue kind.
I am sure there are more things, but I can't remember right now. And as far as fresh fruits and veggies go, we buy most everything at the feria. We buy carrots, potatoes, kiwi, bananas, cilantro, tomatoes, and onions at the feria. In the US, we have fresh food from the garden and trees in the summer and fall, canned food from the garden through the winter and store boughten frozen or canned fruits and veggies also. In the US I buy canned mushrooms, here we buy fresh mushrooms at Lider or Jumbo. And we rarely buy meat because we can't afford it, but when we do, Ro's uncle has some connections and gets some beef for cheap. In the US, I eat the beef my dad raises and it is obviously much more delicious. All other meats that I eat in the US like fish, venison, pork, or chicken usually comes from the stockpile my dad has in the deep freeze. The fish is obviously caught by us or a relative, the venison usually shot by my brother, pork from and uncle that raises pigs, chicken from an uncle or frozen chicken breasts from Sam's.
4 comments:
I kept messing up Chilean rice too until my host sister taught me to fry it first. Now it comes out decent!
If you're looking for ways to cut back on expenses, try buying cheaper mayo, making your own salad dressings and cutting out the BBQ sauce and cheddar. I'm definitely not telling you guys not to have those little luxuries if they make you happy, but since you say you're not too familiar with products here, I figured I'd mention it.
The Great Value brand thing still cracks me up. I mean, I know the whole Wal-Mart owns Lider thing, but it's just strange to see it all here. Back home I was a Super-Walmart, "one trip for everything girl" so I have definitely had to make some adjustments with the brands and the amount that I can buy at once! And I too am a Crest girl so I will definitely have my visitors bringing me reinforcements of the Crest Whitening plus Scope. :)
Leigh, I have tried frying I still F it up!!
Emily, we buy sauces very rarely, I usually make my own bbq, and we buy the cheese maybe 2 times a year. I was mainly trying to compare the brands. I guess I should look for a cheaper mayo, I just don't know what to buy.
Heather, In the US, I rarely bought anything Great Value, even though I did go to Walmart for most of my shopping needs. It is kind of funny that now I buy it mainly because there isn't much of a choice. And Crest Whitening plus Scope is THE best toothpaste ever. My mom works at a dental office and she would buy a box of it, 12 tubes at a time. I have a stockpile here now :)
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