# What does your household consume more of than usual? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396 "2024-03-26T15:50:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/1 "2024-03-26T15:50:01Z")
It doesn’t have to be obscene amounts. For us it is apples. Two a day. Every day. 14 a week. 730 apples a year. If each one is 1/3 lb and on average they are $2.5 a pound, that is ~$600 a year just for the apples. Each apple is split into eight segments. We have four people in our family and we each get a quarter every lunch. The two kids eat three segments each after dinner. The two adults get one quarter. Oh yea, probably milk as well. We got though about 3 gallons a week. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/2 "2024-03-26T15:50:47Z")
Wine and dog food. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/3 "2024-03-26T15:55:00Z")
Electricity. In the winter it’s about $900/month. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/4 "2024-03-26T16:05:35Z")
Bacon. Dog beds. Blue vases. Power tools. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/5 "2024-03-26T16:10:44Z")
I pretty much eat the same thing every day. That includes a sweet potato. I don’t imagine many other people are buying seven sweet potatoes a week, every week. I also eat 5 eggs a day. So I buy a lot more eggs than most people. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/6 "2024-03-26T16:17:34Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > For us it is apples. Two a day. Every day. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Wine and dog food. Apples (we live near a commercial apple orchard and use “good” apples for us and “pickouts” for treats for our horses. Liquor and dog food, god yes. And eggs. Every day I cook two jumbos or three large for the parakeets, African Grey Parrot, and 3 dogs. Then I cook one or two for me. My gf (the health nut) has a few egg white omelets every week. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/7 "2024-03-26T16:37:22Z")
Rice, I think. As much as potatoes seem to be the default starch in the stereotypical American meal, andwe do steamed rice (Japanese-style) instead. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/8 "2024-03-26T17:29:25Z")
Sparkling wine. Many years ago we decided to have wine with dinner on Saturday and Sunday. After several months it occurred to us that we both prefer a dry sparkling wine to most still wines, so we started having that. Assuming we are eating at home on Saturday and Sunday, we have 2 bottles per week. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/9 "2024-03-26T17:31:42Z")
> [@anny\_m](#): > > Assuming we are eating at home on Saturday and Sunday, we have 2 bottles per week. Sorry, but that doesn’t seem “more than usual” to me. Before I reduced by drinking, we would have 3 or 4 bottles of sparkling wine per week, and a few bottles of red wine as well. (Maybe more than usual because I’m sure a whole lot of people never consume sparkling wine, due to the mistaken believe that the crappy cheap stuff they’ve had is what it’s all like) ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/10 "2024-03-26T17:37:02Z")
Avocados, ( bosc ) pears, and sardines. I’m always diligent on making sure I’m never anywhere near close to running out and make sure I have ample supply, plus some contingency, to get me through the workweek. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/11 "2024-03-26T17:47:51Z")
Bananas. Paper products. Bottled water. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/12 "2024-03-26T18:05:58Z")
As I think about my weird food habits, I could probably add beef to my list. I eat top round, which is sliced thin “for fajitas”, because it is lean, and therefore not tender. I eat about 8-10 ounces a day. So, I buy a lot of beef. ---
**Author:** ![a6ka97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/13 "2024-03-26T18:10:35Z")
Bananas. One local store has them for 39 cents/lb. Another will regularly have them for 29 cents/lb. Our “an apple (or 2) a day keeps the doctor away” has been switched to bananas. Haven’t bought apples for close to 6 months. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/14 "2024-03-26T18:20:19Z")
Fat-free & lactose-free milk. I probably drink two gallons a week. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/15 "2024-03-26T18:23:55Z")
Brown sugar and cinnamon Pop-Tarts and dog chews. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/16 "2024-03-26T18:24:19Z")
There are a lot of people who think that if you drink sparkling wine you must be celebrating something. I’m pretty sure most of those people consume only a bottle or two a year. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/17 "2024-03-26T18:25:22Z")
> [@anny\_m](#): > > There are a lot of people who think that if you drink sparkling wine you must be celebrating something. Agreed. We get “what are you celebrating?” a lot when we order champagne at a restaurant, or even when buying a few bottles at the store. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/18 "2024-03-26T18:38:33Z")
Toilet paper. Giant Eagle has a 6 pack for 3.50. Its gone in a week. Its just me. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/19 "2024-03-26T18:38:45Z")
> [@anny\_m](#): > > There are a lot of people who think that if you drink sparkling wine you must be celebrating something. I’m pretty sure most of those people consume only a bottle or two a year. Yeah really. Some seem to be very tradition bound; maybe it’s generational? In the 1948 film ‘Rope’ in where the “plot” revolves around a nefarious dinner party, several times the characters react to seeing champagne served by saying ( basically ) “_Champagne? Oh, I didn’t know it was THAT kind of party_”, or "_is it someone’s birthday?_. I see that and ask myself, why are all these people making such a big deal about sparkling wine being served? To me, it’s just another choice of a type of wine. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/20 "2024-03-26T18:39:45Z")
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