Do you shop at large warehouse stores?

Heather Kinsler

April 6, 20090 found this helpful

We only have three people in our immediate family, but we shop with extended family and share things. With three people taking daily lunches, we can go through the singles packaged items and bulk items for lunches quickly. We always compare price per oz/lb to determine the best buy. We don't buy a lot of convenience foods, so the majority of our purchases are in the vegetable/fruit section. They also have lots of things my husband uses around the farm.

Caterini

September 14, 20100 found this helpful

Yes, I keep a basement full of canned foods both in jars and cans, rotating them by dates. Even though we are not Mormon, I believe in their method of always having a year's supply of food on hand for emergencies, extra company, etc. My mother canned hundreds of jars every summer and never had to worry about the extra company we were always having. I had a mother that was everyone's favorite aunt, sister-in-law, etc. and even though there were others in the family on both sides living in the same area, everyone always loved our house best, all because of my mother! All the families used to get together on holidays with everyone bringing food, etc. When it was our turn to host the dinners, my mother always let the children go first.

Same when company stayed overnight. Adults always sat around drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes delaying breakfast. In our house my mother always made sure the children had lots of hot chocolate to drink for the hour or two the adults were delaying breakfast with their coffee and cigarettes.