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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 653999" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Cheap eating...</p><p>1) yes you need a freezer - not just the one that is part of your fridge. A freezer has to be managed, though. Strict rotation of stock, knowing exactly what you have. Then, the freezer can take: meat specials, pre-cooked stock/soup/stew, super-sale frozen veggies, sometimes good deals on frozen fruit.</p><p>2) evaluate meat based on "lean equivalent" servings. For example, regular ground beef is something like 30% fat, which makes the price per pound of protein that much higher.</p><p>3) buy "tough, old meat" - laying hens, old dairy cows, etc. WAY more flavor, but you have to cook long and slow</p><p>4) Cook ahead (see 1 and 3 above) - and freeze ahead</p><p>5) most people eat too much meat. Use other sources of protein - especially beans, lentils, field peas, and eggs</p><p>6) IF you have lots of fridge space, root vegetables are cheaper in bulk (i.e. 50 lb bags) - carrots, potatoes, rutabaga</p><p>7) The most cost effective things to grow if you're not really a gardener (I'm not either) are greens: leaf lettuce, spinach, etc. These taste WAY better than in the store because they are harvested immediately before use. Clip off a row or part-row leaving a quarter inch of stem, and they will grow back.</p><p>8) Breakfast can be a budget buster. If your family is into cereal, change to cooked cereal (not instant... the real old-fashioned kinds). Whole grains = lots of fiber, and most of these are cheap.</p><p>9) SOME stuff is cheaper at farm gate or farmer's markets... other things are not. Know your prices.</p><p> </p><p>I make our own bread. Not because it's cheaper (I can by "cheap" bread really "cheap"), but because we get way better quality for the same $.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 653999, member: 11791"] Cheap eating... 1) yes you need a freezer - not just the one that is part of your fridge. A freezer has to be managed, though. Strict rotation of stock, knowing exactly what you have. Then, the freezer can take: meat specials, pre-cooked stock/soup/stew, super-sale frozen veggies, sometimes good deals on frozen fruit. 2) evaluate meat based on "lean equivalent" servings. For example, regular ground beef is something like 30% fat, which makes the price per pound of protein that much higher. 3) buy "tough, old meat" - laying hens, old dairy cows, etc. WAY more flavor, but you have to cook long and slow 4) Cook ahead (see 1 and 3 above) - and freeze ahead 5) most people eat too much meat. Use other sources of protein - especially beans, lentils, field peas, and eggs 6) IF you have lots of fridge space, root vegetables are cheaper in bulk (i.e. 50 lb bags) - carrots, potatoes, rutabaga 7) The most cost effective things to grow if you're not really a gardener (I'm not either) are greens: leaf lettuce, spinach, etc. These taste WAY better than in the store because they are harvested immediately before use. Clip off a row or part-row leaving a quarter inch of stem, and they will grow back. 8) Breakfast can be a budget buster. If your family is into cereal, change to cooked cereal (not instant... the real old-fashioned kinds). Whole grains = lots of fiber, and most of these are cheap. 9) SOME stuff is cheaper at farm gate or farmer's markets... other things are not. Know your prices. I make our own bread. Not because it's cheaper (I can by "cheap" bread really "cheap"), but because we get way better quality for the same $. [/QUOTE]
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