I was reading through some really old blog posts and came across one about saving money and meal planning, and I thought (with the “current economic climate” etc), this is even more relevant to us in 2012 (especially to those eating a lot of pasties from Greggs)!
I find I always save money if I plan what I’m buying at the supermarket before I get there, and that means, putting together a really simple Meal planning template. It may sound like overkill, but it really works – for the reasons that you’re only buying foods for the meals you’ve actually planned to cook.
What’s a good time frame? I put together my Meal planning template for two weekly food shops. So I’ll count the number of dinners I’ll be having over the next 14 days (say 11), and as a rule of thumb, I always get 3 meals out of a 500g portion of meat. So if I bought 500g worth of chicken, this would serve me three meals (whatever they may be).
Next step, look up some recipes and start getting creative. If you want to save even more, I’d do your shopping online and especially browse the offers tabs. And remember, you can freeze your leftovers for the remaining days in your Meal planning template.
One other money saving tip – grow your own. I’m pleased to announce the first seedlings have started to sprout in the FitBrits garden. So far we have tomatoes, runner beans and sunflowers (with more to be sowed shortly) – bring on the Summer!
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This post was written by Warren Nash on April 3, 2012 |
