A Creative Ways Not To Waste
May 28th, 2008 |I don’t know how you all shop, but I buy things that are clearance sometimes, or food that is placed in discount warehouses due to possible unpopularity, they want to sell it before it expires and so on. Most of the time I find good deals and the food quality and taste are just as good if I bought it at top dollar. There was one occasion where I purchased some fruity, chewy,granola bars and they didn’t taste all that great. Being the savvy shopper and saver that I am, I didn’t want to be wasteful and throw them out. So here is what I did. I came up with something similar to rice krispie bars. I melted some butter and marshmallows in a pan over low to medium heat and then I added fruity pebbles cereal (generic) and I used a food processor to chop up the granola bars and then I mixed those in as well. I made them into bars and they actually were edible! :) I was so thrilled with the thought of not wasting food. You really can save a lot of money on food if you will make the most of what you have.
Other things I do to not throw food out are as follows:
When you have leftover chicken from roast, grilling, baking, pull it off the bone into pieces and either put in ziplock bags or foodsaver bags (if you own a foodsaver) and label them and put them in the freezer. You can pull them out to make BBQ chicken sandwiches, tacos, burritos, taco soup, chicken salad or some other dish you prefer. You can do the same with beef, pork, turkey or meat of your preference. I don’t know about you or your family, but after a couple days of leftovers we get tired of the same thing so I save it, freeze it, and it makes for a quick meal when I don’t have a lot of time to cook. It also is nice when I don’t feel like cooking much after a long day. Also, if you keep frozen vegetables on hand, you can pull out one of your bags of meat and just do a simple meal of some meat with vegetables on the side. So many of us just don’t have the time to fix a seven course meal every night. Nor can we afford to!
I hope you all find these tips helpful and I hope they help you save some money and eat well!
Celayne
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