Believe it or not, in paradise, food is not free. As a matter of fact, food not only costs money, but more often than not, it costs alot of money. With a couple of growing boys, we have deemed milk a necessity. Since arriving, we have been consuming milk, albeit conservatively, for breakfast, snacks, and for the boys meals. The grocery store generally gives us two choices. Powdered milk costs around $4 a gallon. The price of real milk is about $136 for 1 Liter. With about a 70:1 exchange rate, you math people will quickly calculate that into over $7 US a gallon. So, as you take your next gulp of the smooth white milk from your prarie farms jug, think of us in paradise.
3 comments:
Uh. Sounds tough!! Seriously - we all like our milk around here. We have to stop Summer from drinking all her milk all at once. We have to take it away from her at meals so she'll eat some of her "real" food, otherwise she'd drink all her milk before touching her food. We will think of you as we drink the stuff, I suppose most of the time taking it for granted!
P.S. never forget how close you are to the pristine waters of the Caribbean... Hmmm. $7 milk or the ocean?? :)
Wow! I think I'll double up on milk before we come for our visit, I might start going through withdrawal before we get back.
Love the slick title - looking forward to more!
I'll think of you next time I pick up a gallon. :)
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