Member Comments for the Article:Members Share How They Save Money on GroceriesOver 30 Tips to Shrink Your Food Bill and Still Eat Well80 Comments
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6/15/2012 8:26:40 PM
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I LIVE IN A REMOTE PART OF IDAHO AND FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES COST A TON! SOMETIMES MORE THAN MEAT! SO SOME PEOPLE HAVE STARTED A PRODUCE CO-OP SUCH AS "BOUNTIFUL BASKETS" THAT PURCHASES IN WHOLE SALE LOTS FROM THE GROWER DIRECTLY AND THEN DIVIDES AND SHIPS THE LOT BETWEEN THOSE WHO SIGNED UP. I PAY $16.00 FOR A LAUNDRY BASKET OF FRESH PRODUCE! I AM SUPER-FRUGAL, SO THIS HAS BEEN A BLESSING FOR MY FAMILY OF 6! |
4/11/2012 12:20:53 PM
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I quit buying food in boxes, and started making healthy meals from scratch. I watch cooking shows and get recipes off the internet. It doesn't really take that much more time and my family enjoys the homecooked meals more. |
12/7/2011 9:25:24 PM
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I bought a bread machine for $5 at a garage sale. It's a fairly quick and easy way to get high-quality breads. You get the quality and flavor of the more expensive grocery breads, without the price. |
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JLOAGOGO
6/18/2011 1:03:01 PM
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I always go to the ethnic grocers- Hispanic and Asian markets, in particular, have fresh veggies and fruits on the cheap! The selection almost always includes all the usual plus some interesting and tasty fruits and veggies that you may never have heard of. Get creative! |
12/7/2010 7:23:34 PM
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This is great! Make a food list of what you really need. Then go to smartsource.com it will ask for your zip code. Then turn your printer on cause this is great. after zip is added it will show you all the circulars in your area your pick the sale items like walgreens eggs are 99 cents this week. etc but wait this is the best part. you click on the items it sets up a food list but the items are all split up buy store. and if the item isn't on sale you show manager the list and he has to honor it. Or give you a raincheck. the printed list also does the math for you and tells you how much you are going to spend and how much you saved. Its is the best I have ever seen i do this all the time. |
11/27/2010 3:41:24 PM
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With the kids grown and mostly gone, it becomes time to rethink how much I cook,what to cook,and how to save money. My sweet hubby bought a food saver for us last year. It is a life saver as well as a big money saver! I can buy in bulk, I can also take advantage of using coupons for bulkier buys when available. One word about coupons: they are valuable when you know how to use them. The little bit of work and organization it takes goes such a long way in the long haul. My daughter regularly saves double and triple what her groceries would cost without this learned skill! |
11/4/2010 9:09:59 AM
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I make a menu for the week, I shop at a store called Aldi's and if they do not have what I need I then go to a big store. I have my list made up and coupons for the bigger stores but I mostly get everything at the one store. I make my own laundry soap and that has saved me loads of money, I hang my clothes whenever I can and this year I will be doing my own fabric softner in the dryer. I also like to buy locally when I can. |
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6REBECCA
8/19/2010 10:24:20 PM
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I'm not a vegetarian, but many of my meals are meatless because it's so much cheaper to use beans than meat. Canned beans at the store I shop at are about 70 cents/lb. Also, buying what's in-season for fruits and veggies is cheaper and tastes better. :) |
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RISRMC
8/18/2010 5:33:47 PM
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I buy boneless skinnless chicken breast on sale, cook what I need and then freeze the rest. Then when the price doubles, I don't need to buy it, I go to my freezer and use what I have. |
7/2/2010 12:48:51 PM
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I think one of the problems our culture has is the attitude that we should buy the cheapest food possible. Food is what fuels us. I agree with others that said cutback elsewhere in your life. |
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5/2/2010 6:31:54 PM
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I have a bread machine on my bench and make 50/50 wholemeal, costs us only a few cents to make instead of $1 to $5 per loaf. Save time and not be too tempted to over indulge on fresh bread by making the bread over night, set the timer so that the bread is ready in the morning. We have cereal for breakfast so are not tempted to eat the hot bread by it's delicious aroma. If you take sandwiches to work just put the ingrediants into the machine before you go to work so that you have it ready for the next day. Takes less than five minutes to measure ingrediants. |
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3/4/2010 3:10:44 PM
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I got a food saver, Now i cook healthy meals and portion them out and freeze. This helps me to remember how muck i can have and gives me more to choose from. Cooking in bulk aslo helps to save money nothing is being throw away. All left overs are still good and i need to shop much less. I have saved over 75 to 100 bucks a shopping trip. |
3/4/2010 11:11:08 AM
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I keep 2 gallon-size Ziplock bags in the freezer. One bag gets vegetable peels and trimmings (onion skins, carrot tops, celery leaves, etc., no potatoes, though). When it's full, I toss it into a pot with water and boil for a few minutes. Free vegetable broth! Whenever we have leftover cooked veggies, I toss them into the other bag. I add those to casseroles and soups. |
1/3/2010 10:07:55 AM
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Every so often, I make enough pizza dough for 4 pizzas which I then freeze. It makes a very quick and inexpensive dinner when we are short on ideas and energy. It is much easier to do than it looks. I also found a very simple sandwich bread recipe. I bake two loaves then freeze one. For both, most of the time is spent doing other things while the dough rises. |
1/2/2010 9:32:55 PM
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I buy fresh fruit and vegetables twice a month from a wholesale outlet, I buy boneless skinless chicken thigh because you are paying for all meat, no bone or skin, then I measure and portion into freezer bags and freeze. I do that with all our meat. As for keeping lettuce fresh, I store in bags in a airtight container. |