Rising Grocery Prices
When grocery prices rise not only does it affect our own
wallet, it affects those of our neighbors, friends, family, and those who were
already struggling either due to illness, unemployment, or just hard-times.
When we are asked to give to the local food bank, do we? Do we look into our
cupboards and see what more than likely we will never eat or what has been there
for a while and may be expiring next month?
Buy Wisely
Grocery prices are rising extremely fast and there appear to
be few sales in sight. So when you go to the store be sure you have a purpose
for everything that you purchase. When you buy foods that go together and have
an intended purpose you will have less waste at the end of the week. When you
buy fruit do you know when or how you will eat them? Will you want to add
cottage cheese or cheddar? When you buy the meat that is on sale are you making
sure that you can eat it before it spoils and freeze what you can’t? There are
so many ways we can buy wisely…
Make Your Menus
Know what days you will be at home and which days you will
not. Buying food for an entire week and then only eating at home for ½ of it
will waste money, unless you can freeze everything you didn’t eat and then
remember to use it later. Be sure to know how many lunches you need to prepare
and how many snacks. Your menus can be very basic: meat, two vegetables, salad
and bread and butter. The details can be ironed out at the store when you see
the sales.
Give What You Can
If you have canned or boxed foods that you have not eaten
recently or thought you might want at the time and now wonder why, consider
giving them to those in need. Saturday May 10th is the United States
Postal Service food drive for non-perishable foods. So go through your
cupboards see what you can give and buy wisely from now on.
Sherri Sue Fisher, author of TimerDiet and to be released in
June TimerOrganizer
www.timerdiet.com
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Thanks for sharing your comments. I can't wait to read them! Sherri Sue Fisher