Anyone else out there working on food budgeting right now? If so I would be really interested in hearing your strategies.
This past few days I have been working on my food budget and filling my freezer with quick, easy meals to have on hand when I return to school next week.
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(got caught by the spell-write police) Saturday I went grocery shopping and spent $120 which is about double what I normally would purchase for a 10 day period. I picked several items that were on sale at a very good price, beef, chicken, shrimp. They also had potato's, cabbage, and asparagus on special as well.
So far this week I have made, lasagna(both meat and vegetarian), stuffed pasta shells, beef soup, vegetable soup, and today roast beef dinners for the freezer. I am still going to do chicken ragu, chicken dinners, and steamed cabbage and asparagus also for the freezer.
I was figuring all the numbers out this morning and other then essentials I shouldn't have to do another large shopping until the beginning of November so I am saving about $200 in food cost during that time.
I find that really exciting.
Also it works well because I don't like eating process food products especially frozen pre-made commercial meals because you never know what's in them. So this is not only a cheaper way to go but a much more nutritional one as well...
I would also be interested in hearing about cutting other household costs as well if anyone has any suggestions.
This past few days I have been working on my food budget and filling my freezer with quick, easy meals to have on hand when I return to school next week.
This
So far this week I have made, lasagna(both meat and vegetarian), stuffed pasta shells, beef soup, vegetable soup, and today roast beef dinners for the freezer. I am still going to do chicken ragu, chicken dinners, and steamed cabbage and asparagus also for the freezer.
I was figuring all the numbers out this morning and other then essentials I shouldn't have to do another large shopping until the beginning of November so I am saving about $200 in food cost during that time.
Also it works well because I don't like eating process food products especially frozen pre-made commercial meals because you never know what's in them. So this is not only a cheaper way to go but a much more nutritional one as well...
I would also be interested in hearing about cutting other household costs as well if anyone has any suggestions.