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How to Make Oat Flour

Oats are still pretty inexpensive around here, especially when you consider all of the nutritional value that they contain. Oat flour is also gluten free in and of itself. Buying oat flour at the grocery store or specialty store can be quite expensive. This is because there isn’t as much demand of oat flour, making it a specialty item. You are much better off making it yourself. While oat flour won’t behave like wheat flour, you can use it in baking when you combine it with wheat flour (white or whole wheat). If flour prices are getting a bit to … Continue reading →

How to Have Healthy but Cheap Food

Many people on tight budgets forego healthy food because they think it is expensive. While some organic choices and produce can cost more than some processed foods, the truth is that there are many good ways to eat healthy but cheaply. Substitutes Instead of buying inexpensive white bread (it is cheaper than whole grain) learn how to make your own wheat bread. A bread maker can be picked up at Target or even a thrift store. Just add the ingredients and let the machine do the work. Hot dogs are cheap, but they are loaded with nitrates, preservatives, fats and … Continue reading →

Low Cost Recipes

Groceries are one of the biggest expenses in a typical family’s budget. You can easily spend $200 a week or more for a family of four. Finding ways to cut the grocery bill can make a big impact on your food bill. The first thing to do of course is to cut out a lot of the processed foods. But once that is done, how can you create meals for your family that are nutritious and low cost? One way to do this to to take advantage of the knowledge of others and then apply it to your own family. … Continue reading →

YouTube Depression Era Cooking

Many families today are looking back into the past to see what they can learn from generations before, especially folks who lived through the Great Depression. During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate reached 25 percent, and food as well as most everything was scarce. Feeding your family became a battle of creative ingenuity. While we still have it a lot easier today, there is a lot that we can gain by practicing some depression era cooking. We can learn to make healthy meals and even treats for less. Sure there were a lot of beans on the stove, but … Continue reading →

Best Frugal Food Ingredients 2

Saving money on your grocery bill can be made easier by choosing frugal food ingredients that are good buys for the money. You want food that is nutritious but still inexpensive. When you fill your pantry and refrigerator with frugal food ingredients instead of standard fare, you’ll automatically save on that bill. In yesterday’s post, I shared some of frugal food ingredients that I use when preparing meals for my family. If you missed that post, you can click here to catch up. Now, I’ll keep going with my list. Use most of these ingredients in your food preparations. Canned … Continue reading →

Best Frugal Food Ingredients

Many people are put off with many money saving strategies for saving money on groceries. Just the thought of calculating prices, keeping track of sales and clipping coupons can be overwhelming. well, I do have some good news. You can still save money without using coupons or keeping a price book. Just make sure that you diet consists of most of the best frugal food ingredients and you’ll be sure to save. Potatoes Potatoes are so versatile and inexpensive. You can usually save when you purchase them in bulk, at least 10 pounds at a time. Keep them in a … Continue reading →

How to Turn Leftovers into New Meals

Leftovers never go wasted in my house. If you love to use leftovers but hate having the same thing night after night, consider employing some of the following leftover strategies. Meal one night, side dish the next One of the leftover strategies that I employ is to make a meatless dish one night and have it as a main meal. Then any leftovers can be turned into side dishes. This allows you to use up your leftovers without overloading your family with the same tastes. For example, I may make homemade baked means and serve them over rive for the … Continue reading →

The Cream of Soup Budget

Isn’t it funny how even someone who has been practicing living frugally for a while now can still learn new things? Times can change making certain practices that were once very frugal only moderately so. Also, new information pops up all of the time, or at least our awareness of that information does. Both of these factors came on to play with what I am going to talk about next, my use of those canned “cream of…” soups. Previously, I used a lot of canned cream soups in my cooking for a few reasons. The first was that these soups … Continue reading →

Low-Cost Party Foods

We all love to entertain, right? And maybe we would do it more often if we could spend less money on feeding everyone. The holiday season is a great time for parties, but we are already spending so much money in other areas, how can we afford to have people over? Like always, in order to spend less you just need to do a little planning. Here are some great ideas for providing your guests with good foods that cost very little to make. Opt for foods that use inexpensive ingredients. Some examples are: Caramel Corn Caramel corn is tasty … Continue reading →

Frugal Meatless Meals

If you are looking for ways to reduce the amount of money that you spend on groceries, try reducing the amount of meat that you eat. Not only will you save money, but you may even lose a few pounds. Check out these two frugal meatless meals: Pasta with Marinara Sauce Serve a simple, homemade pasta dish with a side of canned or frozen vegetables (bought on sale of course) and sliced bread. Approximate cost: $4-$5 Cost Breakdown: Pasta–$1.00; canned tomatoes–$1.00 each; Vegetables–$.50 to $1.00; Onions, oil, garlic, and spices?minimal cost, perhaps $.25 to $.50 Serves: 4-6 people 1 lb … Continue reading →