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NoMoreYoYo Houston, TXUnited States
Wednesday May 9, 2012 | 2:27 PM
Get creative with the clean foods you already have at home. Make sure you make something of the fruits and veggies that are already in the fridge. Put them together in a stir fry. If you already have nuts at home, use them as a great protien snack. I like to look at what I have before making a grocery list then make my meal plans for Mon through Sat on Sun then grocery shop for only the foods you specifically need. My husband is a hunter so we have lots of venison. I don't eat read meat every day but venison is very lean. I make very tasty venison dishes and just clean up the versions I see in the cook books that I have.
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Victorialeigh3 West boylston, MAUnited States
Tuesday May 8, 2012 | 1:44 PM
We have a store here thats very similar to bj's or sam's c,ub but no membership needed. I think they go by different names in the NY/NJ area but here it's pricerite. It's a little ghetto at times BUT.... I can go there and get almond milk for $1.99 England's best eggs for $1.89 and I can buy enough staples to last us weeks on about $100. Then I buy produce weekly at our farm stand and meat at our butcher. (with the exception of fruit, our farm stand doesn't sell organic and there's no way I'm feeding a pesticide bomb apple to my daughter!) Sometimes traveling to neighborhoods where it's cheaper works. Pricerite is only about ten minutes from us but it saves us a TON.
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divadoc07 Corpus Christi, TXUnited States
Monday May 7, 2012 | 10:46 PM
Seek out the farmers' market! The produce is often much cheaper, not to mention better, than what you'll find at the mega mart. AND, it's not just for produce, many markets will have vendors selling free-range eggs, meats, and local seafood if you're lucky enough to live on the coast. I am on the Gulf Coast and super-lucky to have weekly access to fresh, local, responsibly caught seafood purchased directly from the fishermen. Some farmers in my area also offer a weekly variety box of whatever they have at a set, low price.
Mare83 Sterling Heights, MIUnited States
Monday May 7, 2012 | 2:46 PM
Shop at local farmers markets for fruits and veggies. Eat seasonal as much as possible. Subscribe to newsletters from your local stores that way you can save on gas too. Ask your deli person to measure ecah piece of lean meta or fish don't be afraid to ask them to cut.....lis list list
jessica_hyland Peachland, BCCanada
Friday May 4, 2012 | 6:22 PM
Eat veggies/fruits that are in season, they are normally cheaper. Shop around, if you have 5 different local stores and you are on a tight budget, make sure you check out every store and their prices. If that is too timely for you, ask stores if they will price match. Most big box stores will!
catherine68 Prospect, Australia
Friday May 4, 2012 | 8:57 AM
I don't buy any meat or dairy & that saves heaps. I therefore have more money to spend on fruit, legumes, nuts, seeds & veg. I find I am scrimping less & less on quality food. Eating well & staying well is worth every cent I spend so I don't really eat on a budget.
roxtar Summerville, SCUnited States
Thursday May 3, 2012 | 5:58 PM
I joined a CSA, which has been great. I never know what I'm going to get each week. Can't figure out a way to use collard greens though. Hate to say this about a veggie, but I just don't like them. Other than the CSA, I made a deal with myself that I am free to buy any produce without regard to price. Ouch on my grocery bill, but not that bad if you make other sacrifices like not eating out. The price of one dinner out will buy a lot of produce, no matter how outrageous the cost. I grow my own herbs too.
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shuddec Santa Rosa, CAUnited States
Thursday May 3, 2012 | 11:22 AM
I become familiar with the different grocery stores in my area, and who generally has what type of produce for less money, and who carries something I want that the others don't. I purchase mostly greens (lettuces, spinach, swiss chards, kales, etc.), seasonal produce and fruit, some frozen. Shop for grains by bulk, checking the labels to insure only clean ingredients. Shop for protein sources when on sale and stock up, putting in freezer in single or multiple portion sizes. Stock up on canned items when on sale. I find by weighing and measuring my portions each day, my grocery bill dropped dramatically. Most of us over estimate our portion sizes. Each month I treat myself to one food item that isn't on sale that just sounds good and is still on the Eating Clean list.
runner89 Lake George, NYUnited States
Thursday May 3, 2012 | 10:36 AM
As a soon-to-bed (1 week!) college grad, I have spent to past 4-years trying to figure out how to eat clean as a the ultimate "broke college kid". I saved a lot of money this year getting a CSA share. Not only did I have more vegetables than I could use at times, it encouraged me to learn new recipes to incorporate foods in season. Here's a pretty cool website to find the hookups http://www.localharvest.org/csa/
TechMom Philadelphia, PAUnited States
Thursday May 3, 2012 | 9:13 AM
Buying beans and whole grains and local fruits & veggies are a must. Baking my own bread, mixing my own pancake mix and planning my shopping list according to what's on sale and in season. Also, not buying meat really saves me the big bucks!
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