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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by zahlman on Monday January 12, 2026 @08:18PM (#46596302)
A loaf of white bread here costs a minimum of $1.99 (all prices CAD) and contains by my reckoning a bit over 400 grams of wheat. So nearly $5 per kilogram.

A kilogram of rolled oats can be easily found for about $3; white rice around $1.50 if you shop around; pasta from $1.33 to $2.22 depending (usually on the higher end of that); white flour $1 (in large bags).

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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by pixl97 on Monday January 12, 2026 @11:04PM (#46597213)
These are not comparable items.

A person can have a sandwich made of bread ate before your rolled oats are cooked. I think a huge portion of some people's confusion on why people eat what they eat need to look at time from picking the item from the panty to mouth to see that people spend a lot less time in the kitchen then they do.

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Re:Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in... by skirmish on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:00AM (#46597732)
> before your rolled oats are cooked

I enjoy rolled oats uncooked in a bowl with milk and various berries sprinkled on top. Try it, for me they are more delicious uncooked!

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