NOW THAT MY COMPUTER IS HEALED OF IT'S ISSUES I AM BACK ON TRACK! HOPING TO SHARE A FEW TIPS ON STARTING MEAL PLANNING. BY FAR MEAL PLANNING HAS SAVED US THE MOST MONEY OF ALL THE "PROGRAMS" I HAVE TAKEN UP. SO I WILL EXPLAIN WHAT I DID TO GET STARTED AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL INSPIRE SOMEONE ELSE!
FIRST STEP IS TO OPEN UP YOUR PANTRY, CUPBOARDS, AND FREEZER. MAKE A LIST OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR FREEZER AND A LIST OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR KITCHEN. THEN SEE YOU MANY MEALS YOU CAN MAKE BY USING UP EVERYTHING IN YOUR FREEZER AND USING THE INGREDIENTS YOU HAVE IN YOUR PANTRY. HAVE A LIST OF ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD NEED TO BUY TO COMPLETE A MEAL. EXAMPLE....YOU HAVE TWO PACKAGES OF HAMBURGER IN YOUR FREEZER.....ONE FOR A MEAL OF TACOS AND ONE TO HAVE BBQ HAMBURGERS.....I WOULD WRITE DOWN ON MY LIST TO BUY...TOMATOES, LETTUCE, SOUR CREAM, HAMBURGER BUNS AND A TACO KIT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ONE. MOST LIKELY YOU HAVE RICE OR POTATOES AND SOME VEGGIES TO ADD TO CHICKEN OR PORK CHOPS OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN THE FREEZER.
THE FIRST GOAL IS TO EMPTY YOUR FREEZER AND USE AS MUCH OF WHAT IS ALREADY IN YOUR KITCHEN AS POSSIBLE. SO MUCH GETS THROWN OUT FROM A FREEZER BECAUSE IT'S IN THERE SO LONG AND MEAT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM ON YOUR GROCERY LIST. WHY DID I BUY CHICKEN WHEN I ALREADY HAD SOME? NOT SURE!
THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS I ONLY SPENT 20-30 DOLLARS ON GROCERIES JUST ON ITEMS I NEEDED TO ADD TO WHAT I HAD WHILE I DID THIS PANTRY PURGE! HAVE FUN AND BE CREATIVE!
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