Home economics tips
August 12, 2009
One third of the food we buy ends up in the bin. No surprise then that Allegra McEvedy, the Guardian food writer, and Paul Merrett, co-authors of Economy Gastronomy: Eat Better and Spend Less, are firm believers that economising starts at the planning stage.
But, rather than compiling a shopping list of what you know you haven’t got, they recommend you plan what you want to eat over the next seven days and write down what you actually need to buy in.
“When choosing your main meals, spare a thought for little cost-saving tricks. For example, one meal creating the leftovers for the next,” they say.
Don’t just plan the main meals: include breakfast and lunch, too (sandwiches made at home are far cheaper than those bought at a shop) and include a few homemade treats – cakes and biscuits. As an article in the August edition of Good Housekeeping magazine points out, you can make a whole batch of fresh chocolate-chip cookies for the price of one bought in a coffee shop.
Once you’ve planned all your meals, list every ingredient you need and the amount, then “when you have your complete list, walk over to the fridge, the freezer and the larder and cross off everything you already have. You are now ready to shop”.
The quote is from http://www.guardian.co.uk/ where you can get more money saving tips.
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