Comments on: Top 10 Ways To Save Money On Food http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kennypo65 http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-203613 kennypo65 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:02:58 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-203613 If you are lucky enough to have a local butcher and have the freezer space utilize them both. I just bought a whole hog(210 lbs) for 1.60lb(USD) and the butcher gladly cut it into various cuts at no extra charge. I can make something different all the time. It's great. Of course I live in a semi-rural area and the hog was locally farmed. I also have a whole lamb in there too. If you are lucky enough to have a local butcher and have the freezer space utilize them both. I just bought a whole hog(210 lbs) for 1.60lb(USD) and the butcher gladly cut it into various cuts at no extra charge. I can make something different all the time. It’s great. Of course I live in a semi-rural area and the hog was locally farmed. I also have a whole lamb in there too.

]]> By: soph http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-166903 soph Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:31:17 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-166903 While buying in bulk is a good idea, I don't reccomend buying flowers in a sack- they will get crushed. I don't use flowers in bread anyway. Perhaps a typo. While buying in bulk is a good idea, I don’t reccomend buying flowers in a sack- they will get crushed. I don’t use flowers in bread anyway. Perhaps a typo.

]]> By: PRESSone http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-164809 PRESSone Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:59:00 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-164809 Umm...very important one... Start a garden!!! Umm…very important one… Start a garden!!!

]]> By: Curious_missy http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-159152 Curious_missy Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:20:40 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-159152 also, number 1: buying local produce helps your community's economy. We already buy plenty of stuff to help the global economy, so why not help our local economy just a bit? And sometimes you also end up getting stuff that has less agrochemicals. In other words: healthier!!! And online shopping is something that is great!!! They offer discounts if you return the cardboard boxes and any packages that can be re-used like some ice packages they put with your meat, dairy, and other refrigerated items. And come oooooonnnn!!! They deliver to your door!!! How annoying is it to carry bags from your car? THNX FOR THE GRRRRRRRRRRREAT LIST :D also, number 1: buying local produce helps your community’s economy. We already buy plenty of stuff to help the global economy, so why not help our local economy just a bit?

And sometimes you also end up getting stuff that has less agrochemicals. In other words: healthier!!!

And online shopping is something that is great!!! They offer discounts if you return the cardboard boxes and any packages that can be re-used like some ice packages they put with your meat, dairy, and other refrigerated items. And come oooooonnnn!!! They deliver to your door!!! How annoying is it to carry bags from your car?

THNX FOR THE GRRRRRRRRRRREAT LIST :D

]]> By: save money http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-117167 save money Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:08:48 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-117167 Thanks for recommending the grocery list tool. <a HREF="http://www.strategiestosavemoneynow.com" rel="nofollow">save money</A> Thanks for recommending the grocery list tool.

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]]> By: Kat http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-101197 Kat Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:03:13 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-101197 - I highly recommend <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1327" rel="nofollow">this grocery list tool...</a> It can be used while i am at working thinking about yummy dinners and it can be customized with different categories so I can use it for shopping list (categories/items), cleaning list (rooms/chores), packing list (type/item). I have found it superhelpful in making grocery lists. - Create a buying club. Get a group together to make large bulk purchases. You are correct I might not need 50 lbs of flour but perhaps if we pool our money and buy a 50 lb bag we can divided it as needed for the cheaper price. - Seltzer... it may be better for you health wise but you are still purchasing just as many bottles for recycling. I have purchased this <a href="http://sodaclub.com/sodaclub.html" rel="nofollow">sodamaker</a>(use it 95% for seltzer) and have eliminated the 8 or 10 bottles of seltzer i was purchasing at a time. - I highly recommend this grocery list tool…
It can be used while i am at working thinking about yummy dinners and it can be customized with different categories so I can use it for shopping list (categories/items), cleaning list (rooms/chores), packing list (type/item).
I have found it superhelpful in making grocery lists.
- Create a buying club. Get a group together to make large bulk purchases. You are correct I might not need 50 lbs of flour but perhaps if we pool our money and buy a 50 lb bag we can divided it as needed for the cheaper price.
- Seltzer… it may be better for you health wise but you are still purchasing just as many bottles for recycling. I have purchased this sodamaker(use it 95% for seltzer) and have eliminated the 8 or 10 bottles of seltzer i was purchasing at a time.

]]> By: segue http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-100160 segue Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:26:20 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-100160 #60. sugarmouse british apples are twice the price of those flown in from new zealand. **** sugarmouse, if you end up eating all of the NZ apples, as opposed to having to toss out British apples because they've been around long enough to go bad, buying the costlier NZ apples *is* a savings. #60. sugarmouse
british apples are twice the price of those flown in from new zealand.
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sugarmouse, if you end up eating all of the NZ apples, as opposed to having to toss out British apples because they’ve been around long enough to go bad, buying the costlier NZ apples *is* a savings.

]]> By: sugarmouse http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-100097 sugarmouse Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:24:15 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-100097 re: number 10. in the uk it seems that british apples are twice the price of those flown in from new zealand. i still buy them though because they are delicious. re: number 10. in the uk it seems that british apples are twice the price of those flown in from new zealand. i still buy them though because they are delicious.

]]> By: I am an evil taco http://listverse.com/2008/09/12/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-99355 I am an evil taco Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://listverse.com/food/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-food/#comment-99355 I disagree on a bit of this. If you use recipes that share a lot of common ingredients, you can cut out a lot more of the cost than you would by not using recipes at all. Don't forget, most people that use recipes do so because they're not too good at cooking. That's like saying the easiest way to prevent a mugging is to pull your gun. what if you don't have a gun? No, I say using simple common ingredients like tomatoes, basil, oregano, garlic, onions, peppers, olive oil, milk, butter, flour, parmesan cheese, and broth, is the best option. With that combination, and a proper recipe list, one could make one of a trillion different dishes by just buying a meat to add to the mix and possibly tossing it over rice or pasta. I'd append that, seriously, to make sure that your recipes share as many common ingredients as possible. After enough time you'll start to understand the properties of the food you're working with, and be able to improvise freely. Other than that, it's dead on. I've fed houses of 5 people for a month on 50 bucks by doing many of these. Another addition is learn to cook bulk foods. Stuff like chowders, pasta sauce, pizza dough, pesto, that you can make a big batch of (use that bulk purchase, right?) and freeze for later. That adds convenience as well as cost efficiency, since you basically just have to take it out and pop it in the nuke for a bit to defrost it, and it's ready to go. As well, a lot of that can be combined into many recipes, as a base. Using pasta sauce to make your own bbq sauce, for example. I disagree on a bit of this.

If you use recipes that share a lot of common ingredients, you can cut out a lot more of the cost than you would by not using recipes at all. Don’t forget, most people that use recipes do so because they’re not too good at cooking. That’s like saying the easiest way to prevent a mugging is to pull your gun. what if you don’t have a gun?

No, I say using simple common ingredients like tomatoes, basil, oregano, garlic, onions, peppers, olive oil, milk, butter, flour, parmesan cheese, and broth, is the best option. With that combination, and a proper recipe list, one could make one of a trillion different dishes by just buying a meat to add to the mix and possibly tossing it over rice or pasta.

I’d append that, seriously, to make sure that your recipes share as many common ingredients as possible. After enough time you’ll start to understand the properties of the food you’re working with, and be able to improvise freely.

Other than that, it’s dead on. I’ve fed houses of 5 people for a month on 50 bucks by doing many of these. Another addition is learn to cook bulk foods. Stuff like chowders, pasta sauce, pizza dough, pesto, that you can make a big batch of (use that bulk purchase, right?) and freeze for later. That adds convenience as well as cost efficiency, since you basically just have to take it out and pop it in the nuke for a bit to defrost it, and it’s ready to go. As well, a lot of that can be combined into many recipes, as a base. Using pasta sauce to make your own bbq sauce, for example.

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