1. Find someone that grows fresh herbs or grow your own. There are a lot of herbs that can be grown inside and it is often much more cost effective to buy a plant than it is to buy it in small amounts.
2. Buy meat when it is on sale and freeze it. During the early morning or later in the evening, most stores will have a section in the meat department that has meat that will soon expire. Holidays are great times to stock up on meat. Here a link that serves as a great guide how long you can freeze certain meats:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/focus_on_freezing/index.asp#19
3. Make food in large quantities and serve the same meal twice that week. Some people don't like to eat the same meal twice a week so if this is you, freeze what you don't use. I also find that if I have some frozen meals in the freezer we are a lot more likely to stay home and eat on those nights when I don't want to cook instead of paying to go out to eat.
4. Stock up on non-perishable items that you use often while they are on sale.
5. Plan your meals for the week and base what you cook off of what you have at home and what is on sale in stores. I have a little notebook that I write down the meals for the week. When you do this, you can look back and see ideas for those weeks that you are not feeling inspired to cook something new.
6. Have a list of quick meals that you can lean on when you don't know what do cook. This will keep you from grabbing something unhealthy or going out to eat. Some on my list are: spagetti, grilled marinated chicken, lentil tacos, chicken salad and BBQ chicken sandwiches.
7. Do not buy soda. You can save about $260 a year and a lot of unnecessary calories by avoiding soda. If you want a drink other than water at home, buy tea bags and make your own iced tea.
8. Make enough food the night before so you can take your lunch to work.
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