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RSherman

(576 posts)
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:08 PM Mar 26

Too much bread!

In 2022, more than half of American households were childless: 29% were married households without children

So why aren't more stores selling half loaves of bread???? ha ha

This is my big crusade! I live alone and there is only one grocery store that I have to drive over 20 miles each way to get to for my half loaf.

Come on--get with the demographics!

I love this guy in India! halfloafnear.me

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/24/1094439848/bread-half-loaf-prashant-baid

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Lonestarblue

(9,988 posts)
1. Buy the full loaf, cut it in half, wrap well an freeze. Next week, you already have a half loaf.
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:14 PM
Mar 26

I regularly freeze bread because a full loaf turns into rocks before I can eat it!

RSherman

(576 posts)
3. Don't like frozen bread
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:28 PM
Mar 26

That's part of the problem--I don't like bread after it's been frozen. I demand my nice, fresh, half loaf!

And stores are so dumb. When there's a coupon it's like "buy one loaf and get one free!" The same for eggs. Well, single households can't go through all that bread and eggs.

AllaN01Bear

(18,216 posts)
5. i love the 99 cent store as they have really small jars of things , i e the orignal sizes .
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:38 PM
Mar 26

small jars of mayo and other items . i live alone . i dont need a huge batch meant for old demographics .

RSherman

(576 posts)
7. Little mayos
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:47 PM
Mar 26

My friend lived off the grid. So, his frig. ran only when he turned on the generator. I bought a small mayo for him and the price was outrageous compared to the big jar. Did you ever notice that? Clear discrimination against we single households.

Brother Buzz

(36,434 posts)
6. Discover the joy of Bolillos
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:42 PM
Mar 26

I can purchase them individually, but I usually get three or four at a time because they work so well in so many ways

Marthe48

(16,959 posts)
10. On my own, I bake bread for myself
Tue Mar 26, 2024, 09:46 PM
Mar 26

a loaf every 10 days or so. I use it mainly for toast, so it stays fresh enough. If I don't get through it quick enough, I use the ends for bread pudding and a couple other recipes.

I stopped buying store and bakery bread, mainly because I threw away so much. I recently noticed that our local IGA sells small loaves. I don't get there often, but I got a marble rye, and it didn't go to waste

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