I was watching a video about a 1940 kitchen, Having been an antique dealer, I have a few 1940 things, the interesting thing about this video was that it was set in England and it showed war rations and the food that was on their list. Those homemakers had to do a lot of improvising to make a balanced meal. It must have been a far cry from the vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, carb free, diets we choose these days to be on today. Just an observation
Our lives need to be balanced. When we deviate from balance in our lives, we fail. You can’t work and sleep and work, you need down time. You can’t play all day. You need to do a certain amount of work. Meals need to nurture our bodies in a balanced way.
Taking one food group at a time and finding ways to cut your costs. Get one tackled and start on another. Its a life long learning process.
- Meat can be purchased in bulk from the farmer. Haven’t done that yet, but I’m working in it. You can also purchase meat in bulk when it is in a good sale, Rotate your meats, Portion control. If you have a monthly allotment, set a budget, My budget for meat is 2.00 a lb. it was 2.00 a meal in the early 70s and I had the same sized family, We just eat different adjusting for COL.
- Dairy is on sale at least once a month at Fred Meyers, I got it free last time with cereal. I
- found yoplait for .25. Sour cream 1.25.
- Bread is cheapest right now at the DT. I’ve even seen bagels, dinner rolls. And hamburger buns, They are several dollars elsewhere. You can also make your own for pennies. Anthree dollar loaf of artisan bread can cost as low as a quarter.
- Vegetables can be frozen, canned, or fresh. Fresh in season is good, but frozen can be fresher because it is frozen soon after it is picked, Cans are shelf stable and a good fall back on item.
- Making your own waffles, etc is a real money saver. Muffins can cost as low as a fifty cents a batch.
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