Saving Money on Food

Out of Gas Newsletter - Issue 77 March 20, 2010

Saving Money on Food

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A beautiful week here and today is supposed to be nice as well. If you’re a college basketball fan then you will definitely enjoy your weekend. Hopefully the weather is nice where you live. I still don’t think I’ve fully recovered from springing forward last week… kind of reminds me of jet lag.

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We talked the past several weeks on growing a garden and how it could save money on your food bill. Today we would like to provide you with some additional information on how to save money on food. Below are five links to the best articles we could find on the subject. Enjoy!

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/10-ways-save-money-food-shopping

Our favorite tidbit from the article:

-*- Think frozen, canned, or dried. Next time you’re gathering ingredients for a recipe, try using frozen, canned, or dried foods. They may be less expensive than fresh, yet are equally nutritious.

http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/foodsave.htm

A tidbit: *Think about approaching food purchasing in a more business like manner. Set of goal for price reduction when buying food. For instance, you may decide that you will try to achieve a 20 percent savings on your food purchases.

Let’s say cake mixes normally sell for $1.00 in your area. When they go on sale for .80 cents, you stock up. Or, if you have a coupon that brings the price down to .80 cents, you buy.

http://www.bcsalliance.com/y_wsm_food.html

A tidbit: Use more nonfat dry milk — Nonfat dry milk is cheaper than regular milk.  Use it in place of or combine it with regular milk to reduce the cost of your overall milk consumption.  Your savings will be significant if your family consumes a lot of milk each week.

http://www.milkandhoneyfarm.com/kitchen/ways.html

Try using grow lights to make your own salad fixings. (see the Hanging Lights  page for plans).  Varieties of lettuce, spinach and herbs will grow under the lights in the corner of the basement or utility room.  No bugs, no sprays and the same stuff at the health food store costs $8 a pound.

http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2008/02/save_on_food.html

TAKE FEWER TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE
Making bigger shopping trips less often will cut down on your impulse buys. In fact, almost half of all shoppers go to the store three or four times per week. Shoppers making a “quick trip” to the store usually purchase 54% more than they planned, according to a study published by the Marketing Science Institute.

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