First: hamburger lesson :I feel that part of a balanced diet should include at least one serving of beef a week. A good trick is to be demonstrated in the Alberways ad.
Extra Lean ground beef 6.99
Lean ground beef 20 percent fat. 3.49
Sirloin tip roast 2.87
All of this comes from sirloin. Back in the day, we had ground chuck, ground beef, and ground round. Ground round was the best quality. Then we went to percentage of fat. Obviously, the less fat the better your nutrition . A certain amount of fat is necessary for your body to function. Your brain is made up of cholesterol. But, too much fat, we all know , is not good for you especially trans fats.
Its not hard to see from the prices that the sirloin roast is less than half the price of the best hamburger—almost 60 percent . Honestly, it takes less than ten minutes to “grind” a 2-3 lb roast in the food processor. Like about 20 seconds a batch. Cut the meat into cubes. I usually save some for stew or soup. The rest can be ‘chopped’ in batches really fast. The difference is remarkable and you control the fat. If I want more fat for a meatloaf , I add ground pork from the scraps gleamed when I cut the pork loin.
Sometimes a little bit of work can save a ton of money.
Center cut pork chops are 1.87 a lb. If you got the .99 a lb pork loin from Kroger, you just saved .87 a lb. Pork Loin is 1.99 this week.
Lucerne yogurt 4/1 limit 8
Eggs .99 ( coupon ) in ad
Buns .78 (coupon) in ad
Mushrooms 2/4
Sour cream 1.25
QFC: kroger
Oranges .88
Draper valley chicken - whole .99
Apples 1.49
Buy 5, save 5 -net costs
Classico pasta sauce .99
16 ounces jiff .99
Goldfish .99
Breyers ice cream. 3.49
The best of this is the Classico pasta sauce. Meatballs were 1.50 a lb at qfc on sunday only with a electronic coupon. Add pasta on sale with coupons and you have a very inexpensive meal. Pasta can now be purchased with veggies or double fiber an be more healthy. Its a good way to get veggies into a non vegetable eater. Double fiber is good if you are watching your weight or diabetic. Even with our a discounted speghetti, that is 3.50 for fourndinners and that leaves you a 1.50 fr a veggie and maybe even a desert.
Pasta sauce is one thing that is cheaper than scratch. By the time you buy enough tomato product for a whole can of sauce, you might break even, but most of the time the ready made is a better buy.
Time is something you can never get back. Save your cooking time for cooking/ prepping things that make you money and you will be better off in the long haul.
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