I have purchased chicken at the deli, it is usually a whole one roasted on the spit. Our first meal is to eat the roasted meat. Then I cut the meat from the bone, and use it in two other meals: one is a chicken pot pie and another is a stir fry. I feel that I get my money's worth and there is nothing, but bone left to go into the garbage.
By Denise from Tuscola, IL
Turkey For Frugal Meals. It's coming up on Turkey season, and so I'm saving back whatever I can from the grocery budget to get ready. Turkey is great for Thanksgiving or Christmas, but we eat at our daughter's. A whole turkey is a very good way to get poultry into our diets for very little or for free.
The best way to save money on meals is to plant a garden. You control how it is grown, so you also can have higher quality ingredients.
I wait on our local Winn Dixie to have their "buy one get one free" sales on meat. This definitely saves our budget a lot of money.
I really like some of the prepackaged meal kits. I like to use them when I am in a hurry or just don't want to do a lot of cooking.
When planning your grocery shopping trip, use coupons, but also read the ads carefully. General Mills will put on a special with their cereal and cereal bars. They had the box of 8 bars 2/$5. If you bought 4 boxes, $10 total, you got $4 back at the register.
Since being a mother, I have found that there are so many ways to save. One of my favorite is by never wasting food.
We are a family of three. I like to buy a nice whole chicken and then use as follows:
This is a page about cooking for other families to save money. One way to save money on groceries is to buy enough ingredients to double a meal. If you can find other families to cook for then both families benefit.
Home cooked meals don't have to be expensive or complicated. Feed your whole family with these great recipe ideas and tips.