Exactly what i was going to say. Someone said on here that Winn-Dixie had leg quarters on sale right now for $2.50 for a 10#bag. If i was still in Baton Rouge, i would be buying the limit of four, and re-bagging them 2 to a bag after trimming them. Very versatile. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are also on sale a lot for less than $2 a pound. I do the same with those.

Basically, like LL said, watch the sale papers, plan your meals. Impulse purchases can kill a budget.

I would say that if you can afford to, buy a meal saver/vacuum saver. Doesn't have to be an expensive one. It should pay for itself quickly if you buy your proteins in bulk and re bag them in meal size portions. If not, just use ziplocs.

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Posted by unclebuck504

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Posted on 1/29/16 at 6:39 pm to unclebuck504

Ground Turkey is another addition to your freezer if you're willing to save a little money as opposed to ground beef. Tacos, meatballs, meat sauce, meatloaf, burgers .. all cheap meals.

The crock pot pork is a good suggestion too. If you see one on sale at a good price, get it. I've cooked one in a crock pot, and then let it cool ... bagged the cooked meat into meal size portions, then froze them. I've used that for tacos, jambalaya, bbq pork sliders, etc.

Buy fresh vegetables from a market like Fresh Pickins. More veggie for your money.

The leg quarters i mentioned? .. i use them in gumbo, jambalaya, chicken spaghetti, roast them, fry them, grill them ...

If you like steak, just wait until you see a good sale, and buy a pair for you and the Wife and grill them for yourself at home. WAY cheaper than going out for steak.

Buy grains in bulk a well, and keep them in canisters or tupperware/rubbermaid. If you don't have any containers for bulk grains and pastas ... go to Dollar Tree. They sell all different sizes, only $1 each.

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