Make Your Food Last Longer to Save Money
March 29, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under food, groceries
To maximize your grocery budget, make the food you buy last as long as possible. Tips…
Don’t buy on a whim – try sticking to a list. Oddball ingredients may sound good, but if they’re fresh or have a short shelf life and you don’t end up using them in a recipe, it’s a waste.
Don’t mix produce – fruits give off ethylene which will make your veggies go bad faster. Use separate drawers for produce types.
Freeze bread, muffins, and other baked goods vs. storing them in the fridge. The fridge will keep them from spoiling, but it’ll also make them stale …read more
Save money on food by making it last longer
September 23, 2008 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under groceries
One good way to save money on groceries is to make the groceries you buy last longer – or at least last as long as they can.
Freeze leftover sauce right away. Actually you can freeze leftover anything right away, but my issue is sauce, hence the mention. I make homemade spaghetti and other sauces, but once in a while, if there’s a super sale, I’ll buy. With just my son and I in the house, we’d never eat an entire jar of sauce, so into the fridge it goes, where once in a while it sits until it’s nicely fuzzy. …read more
Save Money on Groceries
September 14, 2008 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under groceries
Groceries are expensive; especially if you have large families, or like to buy organic and natural food items. Luckily there are some ways to save on groceries, no matter your specific situation.
What you can do at home:
Plan ahead: Planning for meals that focus around known sale items is a smart way to save. Everyone knows chicken usually costs less than fish, and beans cost less then either. Plan the bulk of your menus around lower cost (but healthy food items). Additionally check out cookbooks at the library for recipes that focus on these food items.
Plan menus that are closer to …read more
