Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Total BIG Bucks!
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RELATED LINKS: Saving Money on Food
- Basic Bean Cookery
http://lancaster.unl.edu/FOOD/Singing_Praises_of_Beans2.pdf
All jokes aside about "the musical fruit," beans are a great food to sing the praises of in ALL economic times. Cheap, tasty, convenient and good-for-you too. Tips and recipes.
- Basic Foods for Fridge, Freezer and Cupboard
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/recipe.shtml#basic
Ideas and recipes for basic foods that will combine and re-combine into a variety of meals. It's like a buying an all-purpose wardrobe for your kitchen.
- Easy Ground Beef Recipes from Your Freezer
http://lancaster.unl.edu/FOOD/ciq-beef-crumbles.shtml
Think beyond ground beef patties with these ideas -- plus make them when you have time and eat them later.
- Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Total BIG Bucks!
http://lancaster.unl.edu/FOOD/ftm-j08.shtml
16 tips that DON'T have you making every food from scratch. They could save you a couple of thousand dollars a year!
- Freezing Sandwiches
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq-freezing-sandwiches.shtml
Great for making up a batch of sandwiches at one time for thrifty sack lunches!
- Ingredient Substitutions
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqsubs.shtml
Avoid buying foods you'll seldom use or wasting gas for a trip to the store for a missing ingredient.
- Making a Meal with What's on Hand
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqp.shtml
Some ideas of alternates for such staples as bread for sandwiches.
- Food Safety Checklist for "Planned-Over Foods"
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/checklistplannedover.pdf
Making extra food for later meals can save time and money as long as you don't let it make you sick. Think of the George Carlin quote: “Leftovers make you feel good twice. First, when you put it away, you feel thrifty and intelligent: ‘I’m saving food!’ Then a month later when blue hair is growing out of the ham, and you throw it away, you feel really intelligent: ‘I’m saving my life!’”
- Cleaning the Kitchen Cupboard: Toss or Save?
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/CleaningCupboard.pdf
Learn how to save and manage your investment in kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, oil, etc.
- Reducing the Size of Recipes
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/reducingrecipesize.pdf
Avoid making more than you need by making less -- here are some tips for doing it.
- Food Storage Fact Sheet
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/storeitchart.pdf
A food may still be safe, but no longer taste like something you want to eat if it's stored too long -- learn more about optimal storage times.
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