Supermarket Tips

By Peggy (Guest Post)

I live alone and often buy large sizes of frozen foods and then make individual sizes for me in ziploc freezer bags; fish items, potatoes, etc.
I also freeze rolls individually with wax papers sheets. I couldn't live without them!

Things that I need to slice, I slice all up and wrap individually in wax paper sheets and freeze; scrapple, bacon (I precook half way) , etc.
Saves money and time. All I need to do is remove the slices or whatever and cook as is! Fast and easy!

I am not crazy about frozen bread so I only freeze a half a loaf when possible...except raisin bread...because I only toast that and so that is ok.
I just started baking russets and then cutting up after cooled and packaging in separate amounts. I was always throwing away rotten potatoes! Now all I have to do is fry them up. I may even be able to heat in microwave and then mash. I will test that out!!

I also learned to blanch fresh brussel sprouts and freezing in the foam container they came in and putting in freezer bags. Will now try others veggies!

I feel I am finally getting a handle on saving day to day time and money and not throwing away food I didn't get to as a single person.

By

druidana

i have a seal a meal n it's a very valuable tool. some things i buy in bulk n seal them. other things just do do well sealed up. i like my Coke n i get the 12 or 24 pack cuz once u open a 2 liter bottle u need 2 drink it all very soon.

By

TXBetty

A really good tip would be NOT buy that 2 litter or 6 pack in the first place. And a lot of fresh produce is more expensive than the frozen packaged. Personally, the more fresh I buy the more goes bad and the more I waste with fruit being the exception.

By

TXBetty

Buying in bulk is not always cheaper especially if half is put down the food disposal or in the garbage. We need better tips than buying in bulk; that just makes the warehouse clubs richer.

2 liter bottles don't fit in my fridge.
Aluminum cans are the only recyclable we can get paid for where I live [Marianna,FL]
we take the other cans,plastics,paper,cardboard & glass to our local Walmart to benefit the Jackson County Asssociation of Retarded Citizens & my Mom & I can't eat a whole melon before it spoils
so we try to buy the cut halves that just have one wrap of plastic,
We do have too many bags but we use them for trash,recycling & take them to yardsales,
thrift stores etc.Canvas bags don't fly when you buy Lots of pet food.
We put our recyclable glass in the boxes the soda 12 packs come in & I'm a Loon for reusing things.I find uses nobody else does.I just have to get going & get some boxes & bags to the recycler.
By the way,the bags can be turned inside out,cut in zigzag strips,rolled in balls & crocheted into nice rugs & chairseat covers.I got this from Family Circle Magazine a Long time ago.They can be machine washed too.