Thanks to Gather.com for some of the info in this post.
Are you finding your food budget is getting way out of hand? Well then read on as this is the best money and time saving tip, and best of all, you will be healthier at the end of it too. What more could you possibly ask for!? Better health and more money!
Plan your weekly dinners and include the ingredients on your shopping list (that’s right 7 days of dinners to cook from scratch). You may be surprised what you already have in your cupboards. The best part is, should you continue to plan your meals in this way, after the first month (or so), you will be surprised how many ingredients you already have in your cupboards to cook a full-blown meal, then requiring only 3-4 ingredients per dinner thereafter. It’s tried and tested AND IT WORKS! It’s even recommended by Money Saving Expert.
Also, if your only cooking for 1 or 2, put the rest in the freezer (as per last post).
Making regular trips to the local shop for ad-hoc purchases really mounts up cost wise – so plan ahead.
If you want to be really organised visit this site where you can download software to manage your food ‘inventory’ for you, although, this is quiet extreme.
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This post was written by Warren Nash on August 8, 2008 |