I will have to cut costs in food.

I eat a lot of beans and rice, of different types. I also have a garden, and chickens-- so fresh eggs every day, and I killed three excess roosters today for the freezer. I also go fishing a few types a week, here in Washington state I get great flounder and dogfish, so I eat fish usually twice a week. It's crab season now, which makes the other half happy, because we have been getting our limit of crabs every day, and it's being frozen for him after cooking (I don't eat them, but I catch them). I also clip coupons, buy only items on sale and cook about 90% of my food from scratch, because the other half is on a very salt restricted diet for high blood pressure. I have baked my own bread for years as well as all my favorite snack foods-- I have a terrible sweet tooth LOL. I am always looking for more ways to cut the food bill, and all my bills, because I just like the challenge of saving money :-). I like to use fish heads to make soup stock too, and I always have some frozen since I like to make poisson cru-- polynesian dish :-). I eat chicken and pork far more than beef, and when I eat meat, it's usually added into a dish, instead of on it's own, so I use less.

You really make me wish that I had been able to grow veggies around here. It has been so dry that all the grass is brown and many of the big trees around are dying. I tried cooking a few times and it just hasn't appealed to me like it did before, not that I cared to do it that much before either. I have never had orange and carrots together in a jam but it does sound...interesting...I think it is great that you use the fish heads and spines to save money. Do you get the rest of the fish as well or only those parts? That was a little confusing to me. Have a great week!!!

I have a tiny garden too that helps cut down on the cost of my groceries. I buy in bulk when possible as my children still need help ever now and again; I spend less and have more to share. I use coupons whenever possible, especially if the item is on sale. I shop in the sale section of my favorite grocery stores. I looke for manager specials. I try to get samples whenever they are available. Leftovers are reused or frozen for later meals. I do all I can to stretch my food budget, it is the most expensive part of my non-bill budget and I'm always looking for ways to lessen it.

Hey there marguicha, wow you sure know how to create your own food, well i don't have that kind of luxury and creativity but we have cheap foods here and some are healthy and full of veggies for a cheap price anyway i hope you enjoy those marvelous meals that you create and take care happy lotting.

Bro, it is always to good to have your own garden, you can plant your own green vegetables and eat them at a much cheaper price. For me, the most effective way to save on foods is to eat less and eat at less beautifully decorated food outlets. Haha, when I eat less, I also top gaining fat, that's quite awesome is it.

Nah.. I ever spent my 4 days of vacation by eating in some restaurants - and it costed as much as I usually pay for food for a month! Oh my, I am really regret on what I've done - but it is too late, rite? :D Than I learn to cook at this time by myself, and you know I could cut a half of costs on food for a month. I even ever spent only 5$ for 7 days (I only ate rice - fried egg - and soup) which was so great achievement for being parsimonius . lol Btw, you are so creative to cook some alternative foods. But in here heads and spines of fish costs the same as the full fish. I always cook any kinds of soup - Indonesia has a lot of variant soups , I also cook flavored porridge too called bubur manado . Umm.. I think Indonesia has a lot of spices so you could cook 1 kinds of food by many flavor . It will reduce the costs :D

Sounds like you're very creative when it comes to making good food without spending a lot of money. I wish that I had my own garden but I currently live in an apartment complex so this isn't an option at this point. The most I really do to save money on food is purchase a large quantity of an item when it's on sale and read the weekly flyers to find the deals.

It's good that you're being so creative with your food yet still eating healthy. We try to pick fruit from public areas (wild berries, that kind of thing) and use coupons wherever possible. Nothing super special.

Dry beans are the best bet around here for saving money. But I can also get a weeks worth of dinners out of a store brought roasted chicken, for under 5.00. This includes the final pot of chicken soup from all the bones and skins. I cool the soup and skim the fat after removing the bones and remaining skin. The skin makes the difference it really adds to the flavor.

Marg, since you have your own garden, i am sure you are able to save quite a lot of money. Try to buy more on condiments and added them into your veggies, i am sure you are able to make many new different types of dishes. Try cut down your meat consumption, since meat usually cost more than veggies. Is fish cheaper in your area? If so, you can eat more fishes for a change. Hope by gathering more new recipes, you are able to plan your expenses as well.

hi, its really hard to control our food that we usually eat everyday,but because its really good and we loved to eat delicious food but have an expensive amount of the food. so sometimes we only eat veggies and we lessen meat to save more money.not so expensive but healthy.

hi friend, I know you can do it even less than a dollar cause you are a good and creative cook plus you have your own garden, that's one advantage if you produce some of your own food, healthy need not be expensive.

That's fine. Aside from saving on food, you will be eating stuff good for your heath. Keep it up. It's practical.

ya for sure nowadays price is booming all the way up and ideal to prevent it from cutting costs and eating less cost food alone

yes, i like to buy food separately and make it together so i can save on packages i use to or would buy all at once. i have to work a little harder just to make whatever i'm making to eat but its worth it. let just say i can burn some calories by mixing some food together while at the same time saving money. that's a double whammy. i also like to buy in bulk which saves over time.

hi marguicha it sounds like you have a great plan and with home grown veggies and fish you cannot go wrong. more power to you as I have also heard we can eat well for a dollar a day with some planning .I am stuck here in a retirement center so I eat what they serve or try to as some things I cannot eat as a diabetic

I spend about $59.00 a week on groceries. That's only because where I live now there is limited space for food, and we can only cook off of one burner right now. I want to buy more fruits and vegetables but not enough room to store them. The yard needs some work to get it up to fruit and veggie par, or I'd go that route as I had thought of it before. As is, my meals usually only cost around $20.00 to make. If I don't use any meat it's about $7.00.

There is nothing like being a creative cook to save money. I learned that from a fellow worker who would often be cooking up his lunch at work. It involved the use of Top Ramen Noodles. I never knew they could be so useful and the outcome is delicious and cheap. Sorry not into fish but a garden with fresh squash is what I enjoy most.

I also start planting some greens in the backyard to save and have fresh veggies on my table. Everything are too costly that we need to think of alternative ways to save money :)

Day by day the price of each food as well as other commodity is increasing day by day. I just find that most of the expenses are going for the food i and my family members eat. I think it is not easy to but it down. I cannot ask my parents as well as my family members to eat less to cut down the expenses. The only thing i can do is just find somet ways to get extra money. I hope it will satisfy all problems.