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Day 10 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Plan a Freezer Cooking Session

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Today is Day 10 and your assignment: Plan a Freezer Cooking Session. What is a Freezer Cooking Session? Freezer cooking is wildly popular right now and it involves prepping meals to be stored in the freezer. I bit the bullet and had my very first freezer cooking session a few years ago. Still not convinced?

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White Rice And Eggs | Simple & Delicious

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White rice and eggs is one of my go-to dishes when I don’t feel like cooking but still want something that feels like comfort food. It’s an excellent use for leftover rice and a great opportunity to use up leftovers. Rice – This is an excellent use for leftover rice, but any rice will work.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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This week at the grocery store, I found a whole chicken marked down to a nice price. I cooked it in my Instant Pot (look for the directions on Monday 10/23/17), and used the meat for Tuesday night’s dinner. My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. There’s about $67 worth of groceries that I forgot to photograph. Lunches Included: leftovers. tacos from leftover pork tenderloin – I make tacos quite a bit with leftover pork or chicken. So refreshing.

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25 Ways to Save on Groceries Every Month

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It feels too restrictive and takes away from the joy of cooking. Some days, I just want to cook what I want to cook, you feel me? When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can before it goes in the fridge. Batch cook. Repurpose leftovers. Try a no-shopping challenge.

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25 Ways to Save on Groceries Every Month

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It feels too restrictive and takes away from the joy of cooking. Some days, I just want to cook what I want to cook, you feel me? When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can. Pro tip : Statistically, over 40% of families order take-out because they’re tired and don’t feel like cooking.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.