Here is how you can really save on grocery bill!!

[Chefnot]

Thursday, May 22, 2008

COA Student Shows How to Find and Prepare Edible Plants BAR HARBOR — This weekend, learn how to nibble off the land. College of the Atlantic student Luka Negotia is offering a workshop on wild edible plants — the kind that is simply found around a northeastern landscape, in as casual a location as the weeds and shrubbery of COA’s campus. The workshop will be held on Saturday, May 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. beginning at the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History. The Ellsworth American - Foraging for Food in the Wild

[ibcheft]

ok save money ? cost more in gas to get to the wild, than what you would save, and even after getting there you need to know if it has been sprayed with herbicdes.

[BerryBaby]

I'd rather use my method.

1. Shop the box stores where you bag your own groceries. Bring your grocery bags from home. Stores usually will give you five cents for each bag you supply. May not seem like much, but after a while it adds up.

2. Don't buy anything that isn't 'in season'..ie, produce and meat.

3. Shop the bottom shelves. They may be store brands, however many store brands are made by national companies.

4. Avoid the 'extra' aisles that tempt you with cookies and candy.

5. Take advantage of bread outlet stores. The price of bread can be less by $3.00!
I know this for a fact as I was at the grocery store last week and checked out the whole wheat/oat bread. It was $4.35 a loaf! At the outlet store, I paid $1.19...that's a huge savings.

5. Buy only what you will use. Most people tend to over buy.

6. Plan your meals before you head out to the store.

7. Stick to your list. If you don't have it on the list, you probably don't need it.

Anyone else have any suggestions?

BB

[Food Network Fan]

Bake your own bread.

[BerryBaby]

Sometimes I do that, but for $1.19, it's less expensive for me to buy it.

[Food Network Fan]

I get the huge bags of bread flour and yeast from Sam's because I make my own pizza crust and things like that too. It's a good deal if you have enough people to cook for that you can use it up. Then it's less than 20 cents unless it's an egg bread that adds a bit to the cost.

[Lucy]

I've learned that the biggest thing that saves me money is to plan my meals around what is on sale at the store and to always make a list. Before I go shopping, I go online to view the weekly ad and I plan my meals based on that. I also try to stock up on certain things like chicken and lean ground beef or pantry staples when they are on sale. I love me a good buy one get one free deal, especially on pantry staples that have a long shelf life.

When I make my list, I always check my pantry to make sure I have what I need. I have learned that I tend to spend the most money when I'm unsure of whether or not I have something I'll need to put together a meal. When in doubt, I'll buy it so I don't have to make an emergency trip to the store, only to come home and find I already have 21 sticks of butter or whatever. So, when I write something on my list, I check to make sure I don't already have it in the fridge or pantry. I also don't deviate from my list. I already know what is on sale before going to the store, so it helps break that temptation.

[Chefnot]

What? You guys trying to ruin my shopping experience?

[bakerman]

Originally Posted by BerryBaby

I'd rather use my method.

1. Shop the box stores where you bag your own groceries. Bring your grocery bags from home. Stores usually will give you five cents for each bag you supply. May not seem like much, but after a while it adds up.

2. Don't buy anything that isn't 'in season'..ie, produce and meat.

3. Shop the bottom shelves. They may be store brands, however many store brands are made by national companies.

4. Avoid the 'extra' aisles that tempt you with cookies and candy.

5. Take advantage of bread outlet stores. The price of bread can be less by $3.00!
I know this for a fact as I was at the grocery store last week and checked out the whole wheat/oat bread. It was $4.35 a loaf! At the outlet store, I paid $1.19...that's a huge savings.

5. Buy only what you will use. Most people tend to over buy.

6. Plan your meals before you head out to the store.

7. Stick to your list. If you don't have it on the list, you probably don't need it.

Anyone else have any suggestions?

BB

Good list, you are right many store brands are made by national brands, some are made by companies that only make private labels, some are just relabeled name brands (my store's canned vegetables are made by DelMonte)

unfortunately the bread stores close to me are now gone, it was nice saving sometimes 80% over the store price.

MAC

[BerryBaby]

Thanks, MAC!