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Can you freeze food in glass jars?

The Frugal Girl

You can freeze food in glass jars! Which is a me problem, not a freezing-food-in-glass-jars problem. I know we are all rather terrified of causing glass breakage…that’s a messy problem, and it also results in food waste because WHO is going to try to eat food that might have glass shards in it?

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10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores

Family Balance Sheet

As the home manager, my mission is to serve my family quality and tasty food on our limited budget. GIANT Food Stores of PA has been part of my weekly grocery shopping routine for years. Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores. However, $1 off per gallon definitely makes the price better at GIANT. Shop the Loss Leaders.

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Tips to Make Your Own Baby Food With Ease

Saving Cents With Sense

I quickly found that making my own baby food for my baby not only saved me money, but it also allowed me to know exactly what he was eating. The average cost of baby food jars is around $.50-$1.00 Are you ready to start making your own baby food? Plus, I liked that it was just the right size for baby food.

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Do you live in an ingredient household?

The Frugal Girl

It’s a home that stocks mostly, well, ingredients, instead of ready-to-eat foods. You can eat oatmeal for breakfast, but you do have to make it. I mean, you probably do end up eating healthier when you tend toward stocking ingredients vs. ready-to-eat foods. Most of us aren’t making our own pasta or Parmesan. ?

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

Also, you can slice the bread up before freezing it; that makes it very easy to grab just a slice or two. The repeated defrosting cycles tend to cause freezer burn on foods pretty quickly, so I try not to keep things in my kitchen freezer for long at all. Here’s my cinnamon bread recipe , in case you want to make some!)

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Daily Frugal Tip: Make Room In Your Budget For Healthy Foods

Couponing 101

One of the most common misconceptions about couponing is that we only eat junk food, and that is entirely not true. Check out this really neat visual representation of what $10-$20 can buy you in terms of junk food and healthy food. Daily Frugal Tip: Make Room In Your Budget For Healthy Foods is a post from Couponing 101.

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Make Life Better For Yourself: Take Good Care Of You

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can learn all the clever strategies you can find for ways to make your life better for yourself but if you are not in the peak of good health and fitness , you’ll not be able to fully enjoy everything that life has to offer. First and foremost, you need to take good care of you, in order to make your life better.

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