Here are some of my more esoteric ideas:
NOT all package items are created equal. Remembered this after buying romaine hearts at veg market. After YEARS of shopping & weighing things at work my hands are VERY aware of and sensitive to even subtle differences in actual package weights. There was actually are 4 oz difference on a labeled 18 oz package.
Someone (on another site, I believe) stated that since she paid her bills online she was using the envelopes to send out other things. I have started using them for my store specific weekly shopping lists AND putting the coupons inside so I have everything together.
Ricotta cheese substitute: I can buy cottage cheese for $1/lb or less. Ricotta is at least $1.79/lb on rock bottom sale price during Lent. Drain the cottage cheese in a fine sieve/thru gauze/cheese cloth. Process in a blender/immersion blender or food processor until smoothe. Use like ricotta.
Portion control is a REAL saver biggie on budgets. No adult needs more than a 3 oz portion of a meat/poultry/fish protein more than 2x/day. Not sure about kids/teens. Fill in w/complex carbs, veggies, salad & fruit. We can ALL eat more of those and preferably the low GI ones. Im just turned 2 bone in chk breasts into 5 meals by useing 3 oz portion control.
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