Do you save on what you eat?

When we were living on 30.00 a week for groceries we ate alot of ramen noodles for lunch. We saved the meat and veggies for dinner time when our daughter was home from school. I have became a great bargain shopper. We eat alot of chicken,pasta and ground turkey dishes. We buy steaks and pork only when they are on sale really cheap. With gas prices so high and grocery prices raising all the time you have to learn to compromise sometimes on your favorite foods.

I live on food from my job. I mean I occaisionally eat outside of work but for the majority of what i eat comes from my job. I'd go as high as 90 percent. so yeah that says me some money.

I use coupons for everything. Like today when I went shopping I spent $39 on what I forgot to get yesterday. Yet Before the coupons it was over $100. So yeah I save on food and more. Like I bought Toilet paper today while it was on sale at 2 packs for $5 and I had a $1 off coupon. So I saved a lot. Figuring the normal price was $3.98 a package. Then to top it all off I had a $4 off your next grocery purchase coupon for that store so I saved an extra $4 today. I also use rebates to when I can so I get tons of little $1 checks coming in. Which add up monthly.

Hilda

When I was working I tried as you said to save money by eating
cheaper when I went out or bringing lunch once in a while.
It didn't work for me either. I felt that as long as I had
to work I might as well enjoy myself for the little time I
had to go out and get something I liked for lunch. I have
tried eating those cup of noodles. My boyfriend eats them
at home. No way could I eat them everyday. Like I said, if
I'm working I feel that I deserve to have at least a good
lunch and I want to enjoy what I'm eating and will try to
save money in some other way.

Honestly, I won't sacrifice my health for the sake of money. Let me briefly explain. The cheapest foods out there (hot dogs, fast food, ramen noodles) are all quite unhealthy and fattening. I'd rather pay more to get something healthy and nutritious to eat; to me, health is more important than money.

Luckily, though, I don't spend much on groceries. All I need in my fridge/freezer is fruits, veggies, whole wheat pita bread, and fish. It doesn't come out to much in the end, money-wise. Also, I get free meals at work (I work at a restaurant)! Quite convenient.

i save money on almost everything except in food that i eat...when it comes to eating what i want, to hell with saving as long as i'm satisfied..lol

Hi,
sometimes,I do that,maybe coz I'm broken nearly.
but,in normal times,I eat what I think is health.....
you know,mostly,your favorite food maybe isn't health food.
So,the most importmant thing is what is health.

thanks

I do my best to shop smart or eat at places that have healthy food for low prices. I try not to eat too much in a day because I cannot eat that much. I am doing my best to lose weight and that means that I am really trying to cut down.

Saving money does not mean you have to eat instant noodle a lot cause it will influence our colon.

What I do for save on eat is: I eat slower with the less portion. I don't avoid my favorite foods, jut eat them less than before.

In the past years, I ate a lot. I could even spent a plateful of food and eat fast. but that put me in problems on body weight and saving account:D.

By eating slower, chew at least 20 times per one spoon of food after entering mouth, it will make a half of a plateful of foods will be enough in the stomach. You can even feell full for a longer time.

Save money and save your health on what we eat it is not a joke. Just to know how is the right way.

Wow i definitely can't! The instant noodle is high in fat and low in fibre or vitamin, definitely not good for health. Why I say so? Cause i'm the one before=.=
Well i have stop this bad habit though. U see eating noodle can be easily fat. Really.. It also contain chemical ajinomoto which is so not good for our health. Worst, your hair can fall out easily. Even if i have to save money, i will still buy something to eat as long as it has vegetables and some meat. It cost me only like RM3.