When the family budget is tight enough, you have to save. However, this should not be related to health. After all, money comes and goes, but you still can't buy health. Therefore, no matter how you are limited in funds, you need to try to eat healthy and varied. Therefore, the best solution would be to spend less on food while purchasing quality food.
Instructions
Step 1
Modern supermarkets are specially designed in such a way that consumers “grab” everything and spend as more money. Competently trained merchandisers lay out the product in the places where it will be most visible to customers. And it often happens that a consumer came to the store for bread, and then came out with full bags of unnecessary or unnecessary products and things chosen impulsively. The best way to avoid this temptation is to have a pre-made list of items you really need. And at the same time, it is worth taking with you a limited amount of money equal to or slightly more than the total amount of this list. Also try to stick to the rule of not making more than one extra purchase. And even then, as an exception, in that case, if you really want to please yourself with something "unplanned".
Step 2
To save on food, once or twice a month make a list of products that are more profitable to buy in bulk and for future use. These are, first of all, pasta, coffee, tea, cereals, spices, sugar, salt, flour, butter, milk, some vegetables - that is, products with a long shelf life, which are indispensable in the kitchen.
Step 3
Make a menu for a week or at least a few days. It's easy to do, but this way you can save money. Thanks to this, you will be able to stock up on the necessary products at a time, not to go to the store or supermarket once again and not to succumb to all kinds of "temptations."
Step 4
To spend less on food, make a list of versatile meals as well. Such dishes can be easily prepared from almost any product. For example, you can make a casserole from yesterday's rice, and add sliced sausages to scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs, etc. Helping sticks include omelets, scrambled eggs, casseroles, salads and a variety of sandwiches.
Step 5
If you want to save money on groceries, give preference to seasonal vegetables, fruits and berries. It is irrational to buy grapes or strawberries in winter, and in autumn to pay big money for raspberries and blueberries. But seasonal products are much cheaper. In addition, they are much more useful, because imported exotic fruits often contain nitrates and other harmful substances. And the taste of such products is very synthetic. It should also be borne in mind that such "off-season" berries and fruits often cause allergic reactions.
Step 6
Semi-finished products, slicing, ready-made minced meat is a familiar way for many to quickly feed the whole family. But it is much more profitable to buy a whole piece of cheese or sausage than similar products in a sliced form. In addition, whole chicken is cheaper than minced chicken, and homemade cutlets are not only cheaper, but also healthier, tastier than semi-finished products.
Step 7
When shopping in large chain supermarkets, pay attention to promotions for the sale of goods at favorable prices. Products that can be bought at a lower price are usually marked with multi-colored price tags and tags with special markings (“profitable”, “successful purchase”, “%”, etc.). This offer can be used if the promotion applies to those products that are stored for a long time. Also pay attention to products that are manufactured under the brand of the supermarket itself. You will be pleasantly surprised by the value for money.
Step 8
Save your receipts for purchases. Then at the end of the month you can see and analyze how much was spent on food, as well as compare prices in different stores. Typically, convenience stores near your home significantly inflate prices for many everyday products. So don't be lazy to find the cheapest store for basic shopping.
