Help me convince dh a side of cow is a good investment!

[Godiva]

I just found local (7 miles from my house!) grass-fed organic beef selling for 1.35 a lb!!!!!!!! Our health food store sells very few cuts of grass-fed and it's 17-18 for less than a 1lb peice of meat. I'm trying to convince dh that buying a side of the local grass fed is a good investment but he only sees the upfront cost. (we'd have to buy a chest freezer as well) 1.35 a lb is even less than conventional meat. I'm having lots of health issues and I'm trying to get into a NT diet to try to heal myself but dh would rather eat canned beans and white rice every day because it's cheap. He grew up on a NT diet and is very healthy, I grew up with powdered milk and aldi corn flakes. He doesn't entirely realize that my diet is what made me this sick. How do I convince him that it's worth it both for our family's health and for economic reasons to buy the grass fed beef?

[lauradbg]

I'm not sure how you can convince him about the health aspect, but I wanted to comment on the initial cost. We got an upright freezer for FREE through Freecycle. A woman's children were grown and she just didn't buy as much food--she didn't need it any more. It is in perfect shape. So, I was finally able to get a quarter beef, for a little more than your cost. Your price is AMAZING!

There may be ways to do this that are even less expensive than you're currently thinking. See if you can find a freezer for free. You just might!

[momto l&a]

WOW 1.35 a lb?! That a wonderful bargain. :

dh would rather eat canned beans and white rice every day because it's cheap.

Well that beef you want to buy is cheap!

A freezer is a one time expense minus the monthly electric.

We have 2 freezers, thus we but in bulk all the time and put up stuff from our garden in the freezer.