How is it possible? Plan plan plan!
A few days before my grocery day I plan all the meals we will eat for the next 14days. This includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. (One night a f/nite is Take away night much to the kids delight.) I list these on one sheet of paper, whilst at the same time I list all the ingredients on my grocery list, that I will need that I don't have in my stock pile.
When it comes to fruit and vegetables I will only purchase what is in season. We grow alot of our own vegetables but we still purchase some at the shops. For the meat I only purchase what we need, I have on occasions had not written a list and spent more and brought more than I need!
I also make everything from scratch, (not bread) cakes, jams, sauces, pickles. I have several old cook books that belonged to my great grandmother & great aunt and I have found they are an endless source of information. I think this also saves heaps at the check out. One good trick I have is I will buy all the items we need and put the treats at the end of the groceries. When the checkout operator gets to this pile I ask for my total. If I am under my budget I will get them or maybe only afew of them. If I am over (this is very rare!) or on budget I tell them the truth and say I have to leave it as I cannot afford it. I walk away feeling guilt free!!
These are afew of my old cook books, alot of them are hand written in real ink!
Have a great week!
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