Sunday August 21.2016

How many people  can say that their food budget is right on track and they have a house full of food on a food stamp fidget.   No, we are not on food stamps.    We just act like we have that budget so Can teach people how to eat the very best you can eat on a low, limited budget.   It doesn't have to be beans and rice every night or hamburger helper, but it's not organic vegan either.   It's just good nutritious food keeping in mind the fat, salt, and  sugar content.  

Basically, it  boils down to portion control and good shopping skills.  My granddaughter came in from school the other day and informed me she had made good decisions that day.   I think she had decided to behave herself, but making good decisions is always a good thing,  

I have about forty two dollars left in the budget and nine days,   Out fridge and freezer, amd pantry are almost full.  The pantry is beyond full.    Fred Meyers has a good oriceprice on fruits and be veggies.    We are shirt in that department.    I have an apple, blueberries and 2 under ripe pears.    I do have cucumbers from the neighbor, celery, carrots, baby romaine, cantaloupe, some cauliflower.

My intention is to get two .77 whole chickens and cook one on the pressure cooker and one in a slow  cooker to compare.    .77 is about the best price I've seen on chickens in a long time.  I will pick up some  of the 160 count tissue for a dollar ( not in the food budget) and a corn , peaches, radishes, zucchini, and a few oranges if they look good,    Have a plan, get in, and get out,   My usual grocery slip is about twenty dollars and about 46-54 percent savings, so the store calculates.   Percentages are deceiving because the regular price at one store can be a lot different than the regular price at another.
My goal is to spend close to twenty dollars.  


I have target ( nothing to do with the red ball store) prices for things.   Unless it's something like eggs that I am pretty much stuck with paying the price, I just don't buy something if it's too high.   Of its a lot lower, I buy multiples.    Even if there isn't a limit on something, I onky buy six or so usually.   Unless, it's something I'm buying for charity,    I still don't clear the shelves.    That's just plain rude.  Leave something fir the next guy, they may need it worse than you do.  


I got blue box pasta for .55 this week.   I got extra fiber and pronto for that price.   I have lots.   It has a very l o n g shelf life.   It's a good staple to have in a pantry.   That price was 67 roughly percent off.   That's the kind of shopping that nets you a low food bill.    It's also the kind if shopping that allows you to go to the pantry at the end of the month and still have something you can make a meal of and not just a jar of mustard.  


BGroceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from  a different perspectives. 

The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food  for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until they goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you  use  on a weekly basis. 

This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week. 
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level. 

You often are paying 1/2 price for your food.   This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget.   You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen )by
cooking more efficiently. 

 Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap.   My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending