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Making the most of your groceries
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:23 am
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:23 am
What are some things you cook/do to ensure you use all of your groceries and don't throw stuff away. For example, we'll buy carrots, celery, onions, whole chickens, lettuce, tortillas, and a few other things. Then, to use everything we'll:
-use some carrots, onions celery to boil chicken and make chicken stock.
-have salad with veggies and the chicken
-make quesadillas with some of the chicken.
-make chicken salad with the chicken and celery, etc.
-cut up and eat remaining carrots raw.
-freeze quesadillas and chicken stock.
We also don't buy stuff like milk and bread every week. We just buy it when we know we'll use it.
What are some other things that you buy and get multiple uses out of?
-use some carrots, onions celery to boil chicken and make chicken stock.
-have salad with veggies and the chicken
-make quesadillas with some of the chicken.
-make chicken salad with the chicken and celery, etc.
-cut up and eat remaining carrots raw.
-freeze quesadillas and chicken stock.
We also don't buy stuff like milk and bread every week. We just buy it when we know we'll use it.
What are some other things that you buy and get multiple uses out of?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:26 am to hashtag
I have started shopping for only stuff I know I'm cooking or making. I also live a block from a grocery store so it isn't a hassle to just run over. But for veggies and stuff that I don't use a whole one yet still need to be used before they go bad, I'll figure out other ways by either adding them to another dish, eating raw, etc.
Or I'll make a really big batch of something and freeze some
Or I'll make a really big batch of something and freeze some
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 9:27 am
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:31 am to hashtag
R2R is an expert in this area
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:34 am to bbrou33
quote:we do this also. my wife will buy the big ole thing of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes from Sam's and make a big pot of chili to freeze as well as marinara sauce to freeze that we can use for a variety of things.
Or I'll make a really big batch of something and freeze some
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:34 am to TigerWise
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R2R is an expert in everything
FIFY
Just ask him.
I think he said he can spend $40/week at the grocery for 2 people?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:45 am to Oenophile Brah
I think that includes beer and liquor as well.
All organic and free range.
All organic and free range.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:56 am to hashtag
We grocery shop every 2 weeks, planning out meals for the following weeks. Very rarely do we have anything go bad. Things that we know will spoil faster get prepared earlier in the 2 week period.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:02 am to Hat Tricks
quote:i get this, but what specifically do you buy and make. i'm looking for ideas on the actual grocery items you buy and how you use them multiple times throughout that 2 week period.
We grocery shop every 2 weeks, planning out meals for the following weeks. Very rarely do we have anything go bad. Things that we know will spoil faster get prepared earlier in the 2 week period.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:06 am to hashtag
quote:
i get this, but what specifically do you buy and make. i'm looking for ideas on the actual grocery items you buy and how you use them multiple times throughout that 2 week period.
I'm not really sure how to answer your question. We just buy whatever items we need for the specific recipes/meals we are going to cook over the next two weeks. There really isn't any method to what recipes or meals we choose. Just choose whatever we want to eat. Then we evaluate what things need to be cooked first and what items can be cooked later.
This last time I bought things to cook:
Jerk Pork with Caribbean Salsa
Chicken & White Bean Enchiladas
Some Sriracha-Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches my wife found a recipe for
Pork Chops to grill
Chicken to grill
Chicken Parmesan
We almost always get two nights of meals out of everything we cook but neither one of us are opposed to eating leftovers.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 10:07 am
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:27 am to hashtag
quote:
use some carrots, onions celery to boil chicken and make chicken stock.
I never have leftover chicken (dogs get it) but I boil aromatics and freeze for future dishes.
quote:
cut up and eat remaining carrots raw.
Again, leftover raw carrots go to the dogs. They love it and it's good for their teeth.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:34 am to hashtag
Pack lunches with your leftovers, that's how we eat through most of our stuff.
When you build your shopping list, think about what each leftover will become...
I bought a whole chicken....
-I will roast the chicken and serve with sweet potatoes and broccoli.
-The leftover chicken will go on lunch salads
-I will boil the carcass for stock
-Then I will make a gumbo with the stock + chicken trimmings.
Also, don't eat out. It will make you eat your groceries.
When you build your shopping list, think about what each leftover will become...
I bought a whole chicken....
-I will roast the chicken and serve with sweet potatoes and broccoli.
-The leftover chicken will go on lunch salads
-I will boil the carcass for stock
-Then I will make a gumbo with the stock + chicken trimmings.
Also, don't eat out. It will make you eat your groceries.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:40 am to hashtag
Interesting thread. I'm actually buying a chest freezer this weekend to implement the bi-weekly cook/freeze plan folks swear by. The wife and I figured out we were spending $400-500/wk on food in the process of figuring out where our money goes trying to build a house.
dishes that I typically make and eat multiple times:
chicken stew - potatoes, chicken, stock, bellpepper, onion.
Beef Veggie Soup - 2 bags frozen vegetables, beef stock, 2 soup shanks, 1 lb cubed beef, onion cut up, stock.(serve over noodles)
dishes that I typically make and eat multiple times:
chicken stew - potatoes, chicken, stock, bellpepper, onion.
Beef Veggie Soup - 2 bags frozen vegetables, beef stock, 2 soup shanks, 1 lb cubed beef, onion cut up, stock.(serve over noodles)
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 10:42 am
Posted on 4/10/14 at 11:50 am to LSUfan20005
quote:we've been doing this for the last 3 years. My big question was in asking how people buy certain groceries that they know have more than one use. That way you can buy large amounts and not waste or throw any away. I was hoping that others would have some regular things that they buy a lot of and use in varying ways.
Also, don't eat out. It will make you eat your groceries
Posted on 4/10/14 at 12:56 pm to hashtag
There are only two of us at home. Hardest thing is to cook for two. almost always make 3.5 servings for two or 2.5 for 2 both of which lead to over eating or leftovers to deal with.
How much vermicelli will feed two people? I have no earthly idea. I always cook too little or too much.
I am even worse with IQF frozen vegetables in a multi use bag.
We have friends who dump their leftover veggies into a container in the freezer and make vegetable soup when the container gets to a certain level. They love it. I tried their soup and hated it.
How much vermicelli will feed two people? I have no earthly idea. I always cook too little or too much.
I am even worse with IQF frozen vegetables in a multi use bag.
We have friends who dump their leftover veggies into a container in the freezer and make vegetable soup when the container gets to a certain level. They love it. I tried their soup and hated it.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 4/10/14 at 1:01 pm to TigerWise
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R2R is an expert in this area
Sometimes you can be a very funny poster.
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