Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Greetings Thrifty Friends,

Food takes up a large portion of our lives and consequently
our budgets. If you spent a month recording every penny you
spend on food you would be astounded. This makes your food
budget a prime place for saving money!

A lot of people get caught up in convenience foods. This
includes eating out. No dishes, right? However, this is
almost always more expensive (and usually less healthy!)
than doing it yourself.

You can create your own convenience foods by preparing for
several meals at once, buying family-size packages of ground
meat, and cooking and storing food in meal-sized amounts in
the freezer!

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Keep pinchin' those pennies,
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TODAY'S THRIFTY TIP:

Keep a well-stocked pantry of staples like pasta, rice, tuna,
canned beans, canned vegetables, salsa, ready-to-eat sauces
and hearty bean and pea soups so you can whip up quick and
easy meals without going to the store for missing ingredients.

BONUS TIP:

Base meals on planned leftovers. Consider doubling basic
recipes in order to use the remainder in a new way the next
night. For example, black beans can be used in burritos
tonight and then pureed into a delicious soup tomorrow. Roast
chicken or turkey one night can furnish the basis of a salad,
soup or casserole the next day.

Buy and cook in quantity and freeze the extras. This can save
you money now, by using foods bought at a good price, and save
you time later, which really has a monetary value too!


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