Comments on: How I stick to a $70/Week Grocery Budget

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By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:14:25 +0000

In reply to Anna Marie. Your parents were so smart to find so many ways to save money and still eat healthy. I think that it is a true talent to be able to make delicious meals out of really cheap cuts of meat. I bet your mom has lots of tricks.

By: Anna Marie

Anna Marie — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 18:01:52 +0000

Hi Christine! Liked this article a lot. My parents were immigrants and had 3 children to support. Each of them always worked a full time and part time job and they still barely made enough money to make ends meet. One thing my mother was a stickler about was we were not allowed any junk food and had to eat healthy, all fresh–no canned or frozen. (This was the 50’s so there was a lot less temptation.) To save money she would shop for the cheapest cuts of meat and then pound the heck out of them and cook them slowly so that they were tender. She also made a lot of pastas with fresh vegetables as part of the pasta dish. Desserts and bread were always made from scratch. She never wasted the water from cooking fresh vegetables–she would drink it. Although I don’t follow their examples, I sure did learn a lot from them and think they were ahead of their time!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:29:05 +0000

In reply to Chris. Thanks Chris!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:25:02 +0000

Great tips!