Grocery prices seem to be out of control!

[foodie.at.heart]

What are you doing to keep your grocery budget under control???

[michiganmom116]

Quoting e.sugarbaby:

Can you share your ketchup recipe?

6 oz. can tomato paste

1/2 c. honey

1/2 c. white vinegar

1/4 c. water

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. onion powder

1/8 tsp. garlic powder

Whisk together all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for about 20 minutes.  Let cool.  Refrigerate until needed.

[mommyprice09]

i havent grown a garden but i will next yr

[mommyprice09]

we also make a lot of casseroles nad such

[Kelly913]

We raise our own beef and pork, have hens for eggs and goats for milk and I make most of our own dairy products.  We belong to a CSA for a portion of our produce.  We're also part of a produce rescue and a lot of that goes to feeding our animals.  I buy the majority of everything else thru Azure Standard online.  The few things we buy at the store don't seem to have gone up.

[ReesesPieces]

I want to be like Kelly and Rhonda!!! Some prices have gone up but I coupon, shop sales and stay away from processed fake foods.

[LOswald0314]

Same here, except for produce, I shop sales elsewhere.

Quoting starreyedcutie:

I shop at the commissary for most of our groceries

[Jerichos_Mommy]

Last pay check ( 2 weeks ago this Friday, I went shopping that saturday) a local store had an anniversary sale and I got most of my groceries for two weeks for $125.00.  Meat wise I still have 5 or 6 lbs chicken breasts, 2 pkg smoked sausages and 2 or three lbs hamburger left.

They opened in 1981 so they had a lot of 81 cent stuff like watermelon was 5 lb for 81  cents, milk $1.81 per gal, roast (I had cut into steaks and got two meals out of) $2.81/lb etc.

[Mrs.Pool2Be]

I love Aldi's too and I would have to agree with you that they don't open early enough but as much as it's a pain sometimes I think it's wonderful they give their employees holidays.

Quoting jbyrd898:

Quoting Mrs.Pool2Be:

I do most of my shopping at Aldi.  

I do most of my shopping at Aldi's too. I love them! Only one problem with them though, they just dont open early enough.

[jbyrd898]

I really like to go shopping right when we wake up early in the morning; unfortunately aldi's isnt open then.

Quoting Mrs.Pool2Be:

I love Aldi's too and I would have to agree with you that they don't open early enough but as much as it's a pain sometimes I think it's wonderful they give their employees holidays.

Quoting jbyrd898:

Quoting Mrs.Pool2Be:

I do most of my shopping at Aldi.  

I do most of my shopping at Aldi's too. I love them! Only one problem with them though, they just dont open early enough.

[lyrick24]

 meal planning and making a list and sticking to it. buying cheaper cuts of meat and making portion size smaller. which is a good thing because i am losing wt and i need to.  getting less snacks for the kids and making them eat whats on their plate and try new things, so we dont have to cook more than one meal. also buying generic.