Terrific Tuesday.

The ads are not here yet.   I did check Winco, but don't see any major bargains.    I did see that there are no blueberries.    I used the last of the coupons that were die to expire on anything that we would use and was a good buy,  

I did pick up a recipe book for cheap.   It helps to spice up things every now and then.  I have been reading Pinterest and u tube for inspiration,    So,emthingsmworked be good ideas of they pertains to our family unit.    Some mixes we don't use a lot of, but homemade mixes are a good way to avoid the       Preservatives in ready made.   You can sometimes avoid the hydrogenated oils too.  I have heard all the hype about cocoa it oil. So, I read the nutrition on organic cocoanut oil at 7.00 a pint or so.    It had a but,old of saturated fat.   .....so, don't eat meat because of the saurated  fat, eat cocoanut oil  at over thirty dollars a gallon.    Doesn't make much sense to me,

On to taste of home summer slow cooker recipes.   Been eyeing it for weeks now.   Since it is discounted at Winco, I decided I finally would get it.

Recipes

1. Chicken chop salad 
2. Pizza pancakes 
3. Sausage with jalapeño potatoes 
4. Orientation sausage skillet 
5. Parmesan chicken bites 
6. Chicken ranch flatbreads - sounds like it could be pizza too
7. Spinach gets chicken penne 
8. White beans and bow ties 

Many more.    A good resource,    

Groceries 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 it 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 more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.