Comments on: Family Food – Easy Ways to Keep the Budget in Check http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/family-food-%e2%80%93-easy-ways-to-keep-the-budget-in-check.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/family-food-%e2%80%93-easy-ways-to-keep-the-budget-in-check.html/comment-page-1#comment-231449 David Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:15:23 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1955#comment-231449 I agree wholeheartedly with everything in the post--all great tips. I could also add the following: On the items you use a lot of, when they are on sale--stock up!! Chicken breasts, canned veggies, anything really. Use generics if at all possible. I basically converted about 30% of my food shopping to store brands. There is a little bit of a taste difference, but nothing that you can't get used to, and the savings are well worth it. Find a farmer's market! If you can find one at all close to you, go and check it out. Their prices are tremendous, and a lot of times the quality and the selection are superior to your local grocer. I don't know what I would do without mine. I agree wholeheartedly with everything in the post–all great tips.

I could also add the following:

On the items you use a lot of, when they are on sale–stock up!! Chicken breasts, canned veggies, anything really.

Use generics if at all possible. I basically converted about 30% of my food shopping to store brands. There is a little bit of a taste difference, but nothing that you can’t get used to, and the savings are well worth it.

Find a farmer’s market! If you can find one at all close to you, go and check it out. Their prices are tremendous, and a lot of times the quality and the selection are superior to your local grocer. I don’t know what I would do without mine.

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