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New City Magazine May 09, 2012 MAY 2012 Edition, REFLECTIONS
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Have you ever tried to feed a family healthy meal on a tight budget? It is not easy. To buy the pre-packaged, FIND US ON FACEBOOK
fatty, sugary foods is much cheaper in the short term, but in the long term when you add on the extra costs of
doctor’s visits, dental work and the like it can soon add up. So how do you feed a family healthily and still stay
within budget and can it even be done? Yes it can – I feed a family of 4 (all adults now) for around $300.00 a New City Magazine on Facebook
month. I’ve had several so called ‘experts’ tell me that it is impossible, but it is not because I’m doing it and Like You like this.
here’s how.
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Make out a menu and shopping list for all the meals you will make over the course of however long it is
between shops (for me it is monthly). Jot down everything you will need on your list.
Don’t buy anything pre-packaged unless absolutely necessary. Make it from scratch. A nnette Lidia N aomi V irosh S arah
Buy in bulk where you can rather than small amounts. Especially of your staple foods like rice, flour,
sugar…Join in with friends and head off to the market to buy large boxes of fresh produce then divide it
up between you.
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Utilize your freezer a whole lot more. Make meals or meal bases in bulk then freeze in individual meal
size portions. I try and do a once a month cooking, where I will spend a whole day cooking in bulk F acebook social plugin
quantities things like – a quadruple batch of pasta sauce done in the slow cooker, with all fresh non-
packaged ingredients; or a huge pot of soup. All my vegetables are chopped up and frozen in zip lock
bags ready to be tossed straight into a stir fry or for a meal.
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Make your own fruit juices and cordials because then you control the sugar content. There are heaps of
good recipes on line for free.
Bake your own bread as needed – once again you control what is in it. Bread maker’s make this a much
easier task than it used to be.
Mix your own whole grain cereals.
Never shop on Thursdays and Fridays – these are the most expensive days to shop. I always shop on a
Monday or a Tuesday because there are good mark downs –especially in the meat and dairy sections.
Grow your own vegetables. You don’t have to have a large backyard. Styrofoam boxes make excellent
vegetable beds and they are easily transportable.
Keep your eyes open for farmer’s markets- great fresh produce at a good price that also supports local
farmers. (DG)
