The average family spends about 35% of its budget on products. Naturally, many would be happy to avoid such expenses, only every time the cart in the supermarket is filled to the very top.
In order not to spend more on food than is required, it is worth listening to the tips that we presented in today's top ten. So, Top 10 Ways to Save Food.
10. Down with the semi-finished products!
Ready-made pancakes, cutlets and dumplings are much more expensive than self-made products. Moreover, the quality of such semi-finished products often raises legitimate doubts.
9. Make a menu for the week
This approach will allow a rational approach to the purchase of products. If the menu is planned, then you will not have any extra products that can go bad, and you don’t have to buy the missing ingredient at an overpriced price at the nearby store at the last moment.
8. Use lists
By purchasing products without a list, we buy a lot of excess. If during the shopping process there is a desire to buy something unplanned, it is worth including such products in the menu for the next week.
7. In supermarkets, study the goods on the lower shelves
Marketers have long discovered that more often we take products located at eye level. Therefore, the most expensive goods are displayed on these shelves. But below you can find the same pasta, cereals or seasonings at a lower price.
6. Buy in bulk
This tip is especially relevant for a large family. Sugar, flour and potatoes can be purchased in bags at a wholesale base, saving up to 40% of the cost. If there is no place to store so many products, you can cooperate for bulk purchases with friends, family and neighbors.
5. Make preparations for the winter
Vegetables and fruits in winter are very expensive. In this situation, berries, plums, bell peppers, zucchini and cauliflower frozen from the summer are very helpful. Dill, parsley, celery and other herbs can be dried and stored in a glass jar. Well, do not forget about pickles, pickles and sauerkraut.
4. Avoid catering
If you can take home-made food to work, you should definitely do it. Food in the restaurant will cost at least 50% more. The tradition of collecting houses for Friday and Sunday dinners will also help to save money.
3. Go to the store as little as possible
Every day you should buy only fresh pastries and dairy products. To buy meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits, it is enough to devote one day every week, and for everything else - 1 day per month. The more we visit the store, the more we buy.
2. Go grocery shopping alone
As a rule, unnecessary products are more often bought by men, as well as families with children. Therefore, the purchase of goods in a supermarket, where there are more temptations, it is better to entrust the woman. But a trip to the store by a large company is likely to result in unnecessary expenses, since everyone will certainly buy something not planned.
1. Do not go to the store hungry
Shopping for food on an empty stomach will result in buying a lot of unnecessary “snacks”. If you need to call at the supermarket after work, you should take care of a light snack for an hour or two before the trip, so as not to leave the store with a full cart of extra products.
