In a crisis, it is worth reviewing all spending, including on food. How to save money on food so that it does not affect your health? It should be noted that this is quite simple, although it requires planning and work.
Adequate nutrition does not involve very large expenses at all. Rather, organizing it requires proper planning and wise allocation of funds. Let's remember a few simple tricks that can help you significantly reduce your food costs.
1. Cut back on trips to cafes, restaurants, pizzerias and other places where food is offered as entertainment
If you analyze how much money is required to buy the products from which the dishes in the restaurant are prepared, it becomes clear that the lion's share of the costs of paying the bill there is "eaten up" by the services of the staff of the restaurant.
Helpful Hint: Set up a "restaurant" at home - try to cook some original dish at home. Complete it with a beautiful and unusual serving.
2. Begin carefully planning meals for the whole family
Plan your menu carefully for the day, week, month. These menus will allow you to compile lists of the products you need with the exact amount.
3. Do not buy ready-to-eat or convenience foods from the grocery store. Well, or reduce their number
Of course, semi-finished products or ready-made frozen food are convenient for those who have no time to fiddle around at the stove for a long time, however, the price for them is much higher than for products that require cooking. Maybe you should cook convenience foods yourself and freeze them for use during the work week?
4. Make a grocery list and snack before going to the grocery store
The secret is simple - everything in the store is aimed at selling you more products. Product layout, smells, music, promotions - these activities are aimed at increasing store revenues, so the list will not allow you to be distracted by "interesting" offers, and the muffled feeling of hunger will not push you to buy ready-made food.
Helpful Hint: When choosing products, remember that "best" and "expensive" are not synonymous. Read carefully everything that is written on the package! Remember that when you buy products from the most famous brands, you are paying too much for the brand.
5. Focus on seasonal products from local producers
Salad made from local cucumbers, greens, carrots, beets will be much tastier and healthier than what is transported thousands of kilometers away. And the blanks can be made without spending a lot of money on the purchase of raw materials. And the trick is this: during the period when the harvest is harvested, the prices for local goods drop very significantly, since this is beneficial for the seller - there is no need to pay for storage.
