Have you ever noticed that stew & stir fry meat almost seems magical…where does the stuff come from? I’m pretty sure they want you to believe that it doesn’t come anywhere except for them and they’d like you to spend the $4-5 a pound for it. Even if you lookRead More →
READ THE LABEL This is starting to sound familiar, right? Look and see what you’re actually paying PER pound. I know a lot of people buy stew meat because the total cost is only a couple of dollars, however, it’s almost $4 a pound (at least where I live) aRead More →
Tip #14 : Buy meat on SALE and stock up! Meat (especially beef) is sky rocketing right now. And, like anything else it goes on sale-that is when you should buy it-alot of it! It will save you at least $1 a pound and if you’re buying meat that isRead More →
Pick produce that is ripe-so you’ll eat it! There is nothing worse than bringing home mealy apples or squishy grapes. Here is a quick guide from Good Housekeeping to know how to pick your produce correctly. Fruit Signs they’re fresh Signs you shouldn’t buy Apricots Uniform golden color; firm toRead More →
What is a produce co-op? It’s where you join with others to buy your produce-getting you a better price and eliminate the grocery store. This can be fun because you pay the same amount each time you pick up produce (giving you a fixed cost in your budgeting) and youRead More →
Not all packaging is equal Not all packaging is equal…in weight I mean. So, let’s say you’re going to buy celery and all the bags say they weigh 2 pounds and cost 99 cents. What they really mean is weigh ABOUT 2 pounds. What does that mean for you? Well,Read More →