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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?
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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 9:56 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 10:27 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.
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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 10:40 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
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