Could you use a few tips to help you save money?
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Many of us are astonished when we finally check out our grocery cart. More often than not we have spent more money that we would have liked. Although meat products do take a reasonable chunk out of our grocery money, produce is also another item that can quickly add up at the till. Here are some tips that will help you to save money on produce.
Tips for Saving Money on Produce-
- Buy in Season- A great way to save on produce is to buy in season. Vegetables and fruits have a specific growing season and are often offered at a cheaper price. Some of these fruits and vegetables may be offered in quarts or bushel containers. Buying them in large quantities will reduce your overall cost. If you happen to purchase vegetables this way, blanch them and then place them on a cookie sheet to freeze them separately. Once they are frozen stick them in a freezer bag until ready to use.
- Check the Reduced Cart- A great way to save money on fruits and produce is to check the reduced cart. This is a great way to save money if you happen to want an assortment of fruits or vegetables in smaller quantities. The produce clerk may take some of the fruits and vegetables that are ripe and may contain a blemish and bundle them into one package and offer them at a discount.
- Learn to Improvise- Learning to improvise your dishes with different fruits or vegetables will also help you to save money. There are several different varieties of lettuce, switch them out from what you traditional buy in order to save money. Another way to save is to purchase canned pie filling if you want to make a homemade pie. Cherry pie filling, for example, is great for a cherry pie, seeing that cherries do have a very short growing season.
- Buy Frozen- When vegetables and fruits are at an all-time high, purchase their frozen counterparts. One way to save money is to buy frozen alternatives during the winter months.
Saving money on produce is easy if you learn the growing cycles of fruits and vegetables. Learning to improvise one fruit or vegetable for another or using their frozen counterparts is another way you can save money on your grocery bill.
Thanks for the great produce buying tips. I'll have to check and see if our store has a reduced cart for produce. I hope they do. Boy could that save me some money.
Thank you for the great tipe,I will have to try these out
Thank you for sharing these money saving tips. Have a lovely day.
Very helpful thanks for the info, I shop for veggies at least 3 times a week
Found this post VERY helpful. Thank you
Great tips. I follow many of these, but my family doesn't really like frozen veggies other than peas and corn so my options are limited in that area. In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables that tend to be a bit cheaper.
Found this post really helpful!!!
I was already doing three of the four but I never thought of improvising! How clever!
These are some very good tips. I find that buying frozen and buying from the reduced cart are very helpful for me. I have a hard time planning meals so frozen works best but if I'm buying to cook that night, I use the reduced cart option.
I think these are great tips. Unfortunately we can not buy from the mark down cart due to my husbands health. I would also suggest growing your own vegetables.
thank you for the reminder to buy in season. I tend to want a specific fruit or veg out of season then when I spend big bucks for it I am disappointed because the flavor is not the same as in season
These are great tips! I just can't believe how the price of produce has gone up. I like waiting for the farmers market to open, then, I will freeze certain things like chopped green peppers etc. 🙂
Everything is getting so expensive at the grocery store. I can't believe ground meat is 5.00 a pound. You have some good tips to save a bit.
I like buying some of my veggies and fruit frozen as it locks in the nutrients.
Substituting ingredients is a great way to save money! Sometimes it is as simple as using green zuchinni instead of yellow squash. Great list!
I have no problem at all buying frozen! Usually taste just as good!
I have really struggled this year with our fresh produce - usually we are able to get a decent selection year-round, but I found this year to be particularly challenging, especially with a 2 year old with very specific food preferences. Thanks for these tips!
Thanks for caring enough for us so much,,,even though you don't personally know us, to help us save money and find great deals on things. You are a big help to so many.
awww thank you Lynn, I'm glad you find it helpful <3
Great tips, I combine sales with coupons when ever possible
I love buying fresh fruits and vegetable . Yes prices of them are going up to. I plant a small vegetable garden every year and go to markets too. I prefer local foods to shipped foods. Thanks for all the tips
Your tips are very useful. Grocery shopping is such a chore, and high prices on even the fresh produce just makes it a lot harder!
I Love fresh Produce fruits and vegetables. These are good tips that you posted I like to buy bananas that way to use for baking. Thank you, Jerri Davis
I agree with your list. If you can time it just right, you can say some $ by checking out the reduced produce bin/cart at your grocery store. Of course, when it gets warmer you can shop your local farmers markets or even grow some of your own produce items (especially, tomatoes).