Being mainly a green blogger what I tend to hear when I blog about organic foods is that it sounds good, but it’s not worth the extra cost, or more usually that families can’t afford the extra cost. And it’s true, organic costs more in most cases than conventional. On the flip side, eating a diet higher in organics, which might mean cutting foods like very expensive organic meat, is also healthier so perhaps you’d cut your doctor bills, your gym fees, and more.

In any case if your goal is to eat healthier and greener you really can’t miss a …read more

Breakfast is important (do I sound like a mama yet?) it’s also a pretty cheap meal if you play it right.

Opt for more expensive, but more filling breakfast cereals. You can get cereal pretty darn cheap with coupons and sales, but typical cold cereals may not fill you up, which means you may eat two bowls OR later need a bigger snack. It’s better to pay more for filling granola or another hearty cereal.
If you do buy granola or a grainy-minded cereal (see above), look for a bulk option. Bulk foods are usually less expensive than boxed, and most co-ops …read more

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

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

With the price of groceries sky rocketing up, I thought you all might enjoy browsing through a collection of tips on saving money on groceries and some resources to help you do it. Notice something I missed? Please feel free to add your advice!

 I talked recently about how I keep my grocery bills at $40 a week.
Deb had a great post about shopping for loss leaders.
Deb also reminds us to shop the perimeter.
Grocerysavingstips.com has a great list of over 20 tips for saving on groceries.
Thrifty Mommy offers a free way to find grocery deals.
Keeping the Castle talks about grocery shopping …read more

Food is the basic necessity of every human being.  It is also the constant product that a consumer always purchases everyday.  Since it is a necessity and always in demand, its price always varies.  And in this time of crisis, the best thing that we can do is to save.
Can we save a lot of money through stocking groceries? Absolutely!  There are so many ways in which you can save while shopping for your groceries.  Actually some of these saving tips can even surprise you in the end.
Before doing your groceries, make a list first on the things you need …read more