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Tips
Saving Time with Precooked Ground Beef
Saving Time with Precooked Ground Beef Time is precious for working woman, so to save time when I buy ground beef. I buy extra and cook it right away then I freeze it in one pound containers. When you need a fast meal like sloppy joes all you need to do it take the meat out of the freezer and add you other ingredients. It's a time saver for me
By Darijavan from Grant, MI.
Saving With Manager Markdowns
I like to stock up on different varieties of fresh meat but hate paying the some time expensive prices of fresh meat. While shopping at Safeway once, I noticed red manager price off stickers on various packaged meat. The reason for this is that the meat is getting close to the expiration date (but not past yet) and the store wishes to get rid of the meat if possible.
I find that these packages are great bargains for me. Once I even managed to get over $15 worth of meat for about $5.50. As I have a freezer, I freeze all my meat for future use and thus extend the expiration date of the meat. By watching for these manager specials, I not only save money, but am also able to get a variety of fresh meat.
By Marlene
Buy Poultry in Bulk
Poultry is the cheapest meat. Ground turkey at 69 cents a pound is mighty good. Bulk frozen chicken leg quarters come in a 40 pound box for $10.00.
Meat costs a lot to produce. High prices make some sense. Many supermarkets reduce meat substantially when its been displayed too long. Keep an eye out for those reductions. A freezer is good to have.
People do not need to eat any meat. Complete protein is found in eggs and milk. Vegetarians know that incomplete protein foods can be combined with complementary foods for a healthy alternative. Vegetarian dishes need to become more common.
By Barbara
Meat Free Day
Another way to save on the expense of meat is to just go meatless! We have at least one meatless meal each week
By Robin
Using Leftover Meatballs
To save money, I take leftover meatballs and chop the meat to use for sloppy joes. That way you don't have to buy or use more hamburger.
By Pam from OH
Many Uses of Round Steak
When I find round steaks on sale, I will purchase a full one and divide it into cubes for vegetable beef soup as well as cubes for beef stew. I cut the cubes for soup uniformly into small pieces but cut the meat for beef stew into larger pieces. If the round steak is large enough, I also slice the meat for beef stroganoff. Generally, I can get at least three meals from one full round steak by utilizing smaller pieces of meat instead of using the more traditional larger cubes.
By ronsan from southern Missouri
Family Packs
We have 3 grocery stores in our area that offer 5 family packages of meat for $20. I pick out the 5 biggest packages, take home and divide them up and freeze. This usually feeds my family (of 3) for almost 2 weeks. I get creative with different ways to prepare the meats so we don't get burned out on them. And for the veggies, and sides I shop at Aldi discount grocery, or the dollar store. This helps out greatly on our grocery budget.
By jmz2005 from illinois
Making the Chicken Meat Go Further
I buy boneless / skinless breasts of chicken when on sale. Freeze each breast separately for a recipe for 2, or 2 breasts for 4 people.
Take the out chicken to thaw and when partially thawed I filet those thick breasts straight across, creating large plentiful servings sometimes they are so large you can cut them horizontally. WOW!
Great savings, Great food. Enjoy!
By Patricia Vrooman from Peoria, Az.
Use Venison
To save money on red meat, we use venison exclusively. With lots of hunters in the family, they kill the deer and we pay for the processing. We buy 5-7 deer a year and it feeds 7 of us for a whole year for about $400. Try doing that with red meat of any kind. I only buy fish and chicken once in a while and the venison is 3% fat so it is just as lean as can be.
By Kay Mathias from South Fulton, TN
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