tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post2810281808395378467..comments2023-04-12T02:18:50.826-07:00Comments on MadEnough Tips: Kitchen Keeping Tips #3 -- Shopping WiselyLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post-85023677275741042242009-02-21T00:32:00.000-08:002009-02-21T00:32:00.000-08:00If you use a price book, you can KNOW what the abs...If you use a price book, you can KNOW what the absolute lowest price is for meats (and where) and everything else, and you can know when it's best to stock up. For example, some stores may run ads for $1.99 a pound for chicken, but then about every 12 weeks have it for $1.49 a pound. Knowing that, you can just buy chicken and put it in your freezer to last you until the next sale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post-36985975099232414672009-02-20T10:38:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:38:00.000-08:00Mom2fur -- I'm the same way. I'm a Whole Foods an...Mom2fur -- I'm the same way. I'm a Whole Foods and Kroger shopper, but I can make do with one if I don't have time for the other.<BR/><BR/>This all reminds me that I need to get my chicken stock... um... restocked.<BR/><BR/>Brooke -- thanks for the comment! I admire folks who have the patience for coupons. I just feel like I never find coupons for things I already use.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post-87376343417830961992009-02-20T07:59:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:59:00.000-08:00i stockpile when i have coupons - occasionally i'l...i stockpile when i have coupons - occasionally i'll get $5 off $45 purchase at kroger. i use that opporotunity to buy staples (i normally don't spend $45 at the grocery store per week.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793109148879037341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post-54765690491744663352009-02-20T07:50:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:50:00.000-08:00I believe in the flexible menu plan, too! I shop a...I believe in the flexible menu plan, too! I shop at two stores, but some weeks I don't make it to store 2. So I just adapt whatever I'd planned for dinner based on what I already have at home. With a well-stocked pantry, fridge and freezer, it is easy to mix and match. Just because a recipe calls for tortillas doesn't mean you can't put everything on top of pasta, LOL!Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post-25930779275566933432009-01-31T04:11:00.000-08:002009-01-31T04:11:00.000-08:00This is great advice. I have been shopping like th...This is great advice. I have been shopping like this for a while and I have found that it is the best way to keep the grocery bill low. Throw some well used coupons, store brands, and a very handy freezer in and watch the grocery bill drop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201495422150884053.post-61549203243091456932009-02-08T06:27:00.000-08:002009-02-08T06:27:00.000-08:00I'll add one suggestion, if you don't mind. :D I...I'll add one suggestion, if you don't mind. :D I keep a "Dinner List", basically a list of all the types of dinners I make (even seasonal recipes or ones we make infrequently because they are high in calories. Right now I have almost 50 different choices and try to add at least one new meal each month. How does the list help? Well, if chicken is on sale, I just go to my list and look up chicken meals. Saves alot of time trying to figure out what to do with the Sale of the Week ingredient. <br><br>Research shows that without planning we eat the same ten meals 80% of the time! So, keeping a dinner list also adds varity to your family's diet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com