100 Ways To Save On Food - Article 3 of 5

Food prices, gas prices and everything else we need  are raising rapidly. There are ways to save money when it comes to your food.

Not every tip fits every situation. A gallon size container of salad dressing is cheaper per ounce, but not if it sits in a single person's fridge for months on end.

I will post 10 more tips tomorrow on the Be Prepared and Back To Basics Groups. Be sure to check them out.

You can find Article 1 of 5 here.

You can find Article 2 of 5 here.

Remember:

The most expensive food you can buy is the food that goes to waste.

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21. To maximize coupon savings, use resources such as Pinching your pennies, and the Grocery Guru , which can help you to coordinate coupons with sales at local grocery stores. You can find out how to get these items free or cheap in my group CVS, Riteaid and More.  Walgreen articles are written each week by Amanda as well at this group. By using the coupon with the sale price, you can get items for a fraction of the cost.

22. Multiply the savings. Some people take multiple Sunday newspaper subscriptions for the coupons, and you can also ask your neighbors or relatives for the coupons from their paper. I have been known to purchase three or four papers if they are exceptionally good.

23. Check other sources for coupons: the "blinkies" in the red boxes on grocery store shelves, home mailers, "peelies" that are peeled off the product itself and printables off Web sites. Again CVS Riteaid and more will help you here too.

24. Be wise about coupons. Sometimes a brand name with a coupon is still more expensive than a generic brand. And resist buying things you may not use just because you have a coupon.

25. Some grocery stores match competitor coupons if you have the advertisement with you. Walmart will honor local sales. Most pharmacies will as well

26. Organize your coupons so you can use them efficiently. A women uses a three-ring binder with clear photo pages or baseball card pockets. Others use a filing box and take out the coupons they will be using and clip them to their shopping list on their way to the grocery store.

27. Send in rebates. One way to see these savings is to open up a separate account for these checks. You will be amazed how much you will save by sending in refunds.

Cereals & baked goods

28. One reason people avoid buying cheaper bagged cereals is because they're hard to store and pour. Store them in a plastic pitcher with a pour spout. You can purchase a plastic pitcher for a dollar or two at the Dollar Store or you could check yard sales

29. Consider how much you can save by cooking whole grains for breakfast instead of cold breakfast cereal. Whole wheat is great prepared in the crockpot over night. The next morning you awake to the smell of hot cereal. Just add fruit and sugar or honey.

30. Buy whole-grain cereals and breads. They're more filling, so you are satisfied with less. And they're better for you. My Surgeon suggested that I only use whole grain in my bread- making as well.