Unit Pricing-Figuring out what is actually cheaper!
The unit price is the price you pay per unit of food. Unit pricing makes it easy to compare prices (since some packages weigh different amounts-you can’t always just look at the total price). The unit price is the cost of each unit of measure. The unit of measure mayRead More →
Name Brands, Store Brands, and Generic Brands
As you shop, be sure to compare prices of different brands. NAME BRANDS generally cost the most due to fancy packaging and advertisements-however, sometimes these can be HIGHER quality and taste BETTER than other brands as well. STORE BRANDS are sold by the supermarket chain (so you’ll see the storeRead More →
My Best Tips for Getting the Grocery Shopping Done!
GETTING THE SHOPPING DONE Okay, sometimes the hardest part of grocery shopping is DOING IT! Grocery stores know this so they try and make it as easy for you as possible-for a price. Follow these tips to get off to a good start to your grocery shopping! When you purchaseRead More →
How to read through a Grocery Ad and Deals to Meals
Okay, so I realize I may be weird because I LOVE looking through grocery ads (well, possibly it’s my love of food storage that makes me weird….anyway…again…that is for a different post). I know going through ads can be VERY confusing and hard to do. So, I made a quickRead More →
Become a Grocery Shopping Pro in 2014!
So, last Friday, I was watching the nightly news and watched THIS STORY where he talked specifically about what foods will be going up in 2013 and by how much. This is the first story I’ve actually seen where people have been talking about this. Most people don’t know thatRead More →
Neighborhood Gift Idea #17: Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
To prove my point from yesterday’s post, this next recipe is brand new to me. I noticed it on the back of my bag of Craisins and knew it would be perfect to put wheat and other food storage items in. It has oatmeal, calls for only brown sugar, andRead More →