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I do weekly menu planning which I generally post on this board when I remember.

Rice and pasta are good ways to stretch out a meal. I am moving more towards brown rice and whole wheat pasta, a little more expensive but healthier.

I rarely buy ground beef-I buy ground turkey which needs a little spice. Sometimes I will get some ground beef that is marked down and will add that to the turkey to make some meatballs or meatloaf.

Check the marked down meats. I find it I go to the grocery store before 10am I find more deals. I got a large value pack of pork chops for less than a dollar a lb. I put them in the freezer. Sometimes I will get a good deal on a roast as well. Stew meat is often a good deal. I never find chicken marked down-I just buy boneless breast when it is on sale for $1.99 or less, whole chicken went I see them 69 cents or less a lb which I am finding rarely happens.