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Tofurky for you, Tofurky for me

November 21st, 2006

Since becoming a semi-vegetarian in 2002 (to clarify, I eat seafood … and the occasional escargot when the opportunity arises, but no other meat), I haven’t had turkey. Last year, I tried Tofurky for the first time and … it was surprisingly tasty. In case you don’t know what Tofurky is, you can read about it here.

So this year, I’ll be eating Tofurky again. We purchased a Tofurky Roast at Trader Joe’s for $8.49 over the weekend. My husband thought this was a really good deal compared to what we paid last year at Fred Meyer. Not remembering what we paid last year, I called 2 Fred Meyers and unfortunately they were not selling the Tofurky Roast (though they were selling the Tofurky Feast, which contains much more than the little non-bird). Wanting to do a closer comparison, I decided to also call a random assortment of grocers that I was confident would be selling said Roast. Asking for the price of the roast, not the feast, here’s what I found:

• Wild Oats (Capitol Highway): $8.99
• Daily Grind (SE Hawthorne): $10.49
• Food Fight (SE Division): $10.50
• Whole Foods (NW Couch): $9.99
• New Seasons (SE Tacoma): $9.99 on sale, $11.99 regularly (note that New Seasons was the only place that specified whether or not the item was on sale, and I didn’t clarify with the rest of the stores)

Trader Joe’s is indeed on the low side. It’s also interesting to see that the small local stores, Daily Grind and Food Fight, are not far off from the chains.

With that, I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving and find many things to be thankful for. Cheers!

(Photo from Tofurky website.)

Entry Filed under: Food,Groceries