Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 25, 2012

To reduce food waste, there are several simple strategies that you can employ: Learn creative ways to use left-overs to make delicious and nutritious meals. Shop wisely; only buy what you know can be consumed by your family within its use-by date. Plan your menu and only buy what you need. Grow your Own .

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 4, 2011

By planning ahead, the task of cooking at home doesn’t need to be time consuming. Try using recipes that give you several days worth of meals so you don’t have to slave over the stove for hours a day. One of the things we did this year was start our own container garden and we loved it. Eat seasonally.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

If we all planned our meals properly, ate proper portion sizes instead of cooking thinking our stomachs are the size of Texas, only cook what we can or will eat. 8.) Grow your own produce. Have you ever looked around your home and thought “If we had less stuff, we could live in a smaller place?”

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Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Shop your pantry, refrigerator and freezer as you compose your menu and plan your meals around what you already have in the kitchen. Remember to include leftovers when planning your menu. In fact, PLAN some of your leftovers for use in future meals. Don’t assume you have to buy everything you need.

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