12 Ways to save money on your food bills

Ways to save money on your food bills.

1. Plan what you will eat for the next three days. If you plan for longer you will not be able to stick to it.


2. Try to include one meat free day.


3. Cut down on meat and increase the number of vegetables you eat. Remember that there is protein in peas, beans and lentils.


4. Eat vegetables in season. At this time of year root vegetables are plentiful and warming.


5. Plan to eat dessert. Rice pudding, yogurt, stewed fruit, bananas and custard, jam sponge pancakes with lemon etc. are all pretty cheap and filling and pretty nourishing too!


6. Make your own soups with left over vegetables. Try not to waste anything.


7. Shop twice or three times a week instead of one big shop. Visit local markets for fruit and vegetables.


8. Use your leftovers e.g. use left over pieces of ham in omlettes or scrambled egg, use left over pieces of cheese in rarebit.


9. Fish such as pilchards, sardines, tinned tuna, pink salmon are cheap and useful to keep in stock. They are also good for you.


10. When you make mashed potato , make extra and use to make fish cakes using tinned tuna or pink salmon. You can also use for corned beef hash.


11. Use some of the cheaper cuts of meat such as shin of beef , shoulder of lamb and do not forget offal. You can make such things as faggots very cheaply and they are full of goodness. Make dishes such as rissoles with left over cooked meat.


12. Pasta and rice are excellent in providing the basis of economical meals. They can also form the basis of packed lunchboxes with added ingredients to make salads. Making your own packed lunch is far cheaper than buying one ready made.

Saving money on food will offer huge satisfaction. You will become proud of your achievements and you will find that it is possible to eat really well on a lower budget with careful planning and a little imagination. The result is a better quality of life and more money in your pocket.

Always set the table beautifully so that every meal is special. It is a time for talking about the day you have just had, the things you would like to do, the things that worry you, sharing ideas and information with others.

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