This is super helpful, for comparison.

My primary sources are currently:

Hempler's ground pork (or similar sausage varieties), which I get on 30% off sale, normal price $5/lb. These seem to have a reasonable ingredient list, much better than store brand or Johnsonville. I like this for a morning meal, with some butter over the top.

markdown steak, usually sirloin, top or bottom round. I try not to get it sliced thin. My goal price is under $7/lb. I'm really flexible otherwise. Today ate about 1 pound of top sirloin from walmart, marked down to $6.17/lb.

Shrimp. Walmart sells medium size, pre-cooked, for less than $6 per package. I think the packages are 16 oz, but may be less, maybe 12 oz.

Pepperoni slices. 6 oz packs of store brand. (about $2.50) Trying to keep this to two or less per week.

Salmon - typically the pre-portioned 4oz smoked peppered one, when it is on sale, for a little less than $7. This is kind of a treat item, once or twice a month.

Butter - unsalted. on pork, steak, or by itself. occasionally in coffee. Try to find it on sale for $3.50/lb or less.

I eat other stuff my wife cooks too, and occasionally other stuff I cook. I'm making a pork roast right now, that I will mostly turn into a Mexican inspired stew with green peppers and enchilada sauce. I will probably have some, but not much, and as little of the sauce as I can manage. I may save some when I shred it, before I add all the sauce stuff.

But those are my staples. I have a Cinder grill in my home office that I cook on during the day, which is when/where I normally eat most of my food. I normally don't eat dinner with the family, even if I cook it. If my wife makes a meat thing (she likes cooking me steaks sometimes), I'll eat some mostly to be polite, but usually it is overseasoned and often sauced.

I think generally I am between $10 and $20 per day. I'd like to be closer to $10, maybe a little less, most days, but still learning how to get there. Maybe I'll start on ground beef, as I have been accumulating it as its been on sale, often at less than $2/lb

I admit to being a little more leery of cooking things on the Cinder grill that require being cooked well or all the way through. That thing malfunctions all the time, already looking for better options. I don't care if my steaks are underdone, not sure how I feel about ground beef or organ meats being similarly underdone.

The liver I see at Walmart usually looks a little sketchy, not sure what they've added to it to preserve it. But I can probably give it a try.