Are you having a hard time stretching your $ on your meals? I think everyone is trying to make their dollars go farther these days. And, luckily there are many ways and lots of sites that can help.1. Make a meal plan every week so that when you plan your shopping list, you can find the best prices for the things on your list. You can even plan your meals based on the weekly specials at your supermarkets.
2. Use up everything you make. Left-overs should be eaten the next day for lunch or if enough, for another meal or frozen.
3. Buy only what you will eat in a week for the refrigerator. I know that I have had to throw away food and even left-overs when they are shoved to the back and not seen for over a week.
4. Farmer's Markets are the best for locally grown, healthy and low cost seasonal fruit and veggie options. There are several farmers' markets in one area on different days, so there is no excuse. See my Bargain Grocery Shopping previous posting for a link to find the one nearest you.
5. Online sites not only offer coupons (link also available on my Bargain Grocery Shopping posting) but also recipes for low cost meals. Check out this one - $5 Dinners - for recipes and tips for a great low-cost meal for the family!
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I found this great meal planner online (free download):
http://www.theprojectgirl.com/2009/01/19/menu-planning-form-free-download/
I like the one that does NOT have the meals broken out. I use the right side to list all the groceries we have on hand, and items from our weekly veggie box, BEFORE shopping and try to create meals based on these ingredients. I found that I am buying fewer things at the grocery store and wasting less.
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