Couponing 101
MAY 20, 2019
There are countless causes of food waste, but the effects may be less well known. Wasted food can consume a good chunk of your budget, and it’s harmful to the environment. A few simple lifestyle changes are all you need to reduce your food waste, allowing you to save money and be kinder to Mother Earth.
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
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? I might hate food waste, but I hate chewing on glass even more.) But you really do not need to be terrified.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 28, 2014
Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable. The amount of food waste that goes on at this time of year is shocking. You can easily cut back on food waste by just buying fewer ingredients, or meal planning to use leftovers. Anything is better than the stuff that you buy at Walmart.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 27, 2011
By reducing our food waste we could almost give ourselves a free month of groceries. Imagine having a month where you didn't spend any money on food. Some ways to avoid food waste: Put the leftovers in your freezer. With the exception of maybe pasta and rice dishes, a lot of food can be frozen.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 6, 2024
If you have a chest freezer or other non-defrosting freezer, homemade bread can stay fresh for several months in its frozen state. Also, you can slice the bread up before freezing it; that makes it very easy to grab just a slice or two. In a self-defrosting freezer, though, I’d try to eat it up more quickly than that.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 16, 2016
Day 16 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Avoid Food Waste. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 24, 2011
We each received a set number of food points to use each week. We tried making meal plans for two week periods before going shopping, but that led to some food waste since we are sometimes hit with specific cravings and ignore the plan willy-nilly. We either have leftovers or use frozen dinners from Smart Ones or Lean Cuisine.
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