Cut Your Food Bill

It makes sense to take another look at how much you spend on food, what foods you buy, and how your family eats.

February 27, 2009
The Grit Staff 
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A lot of common sense goes into shopping for food and saving money. The advice from your mother about making a shopping list and sticking to it really works. And shopping locally, well, that just makes sense on so many levels: fresher produce, fresher flavor, less cost, and environmentally friendly.

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So take a tip from our sister publication, Mother Earth News, and learn how you can enjoy better and healthier food, while spending less. Author Barbara Pleasant takes you through each step: Follow a Food-efficient Diet, How to Run a Food-efficient Kitchen, Spend Your Food Dollars Wisely, How Much Do You Waste? And Fight the Urge to Buy.

Reading for a few minutes may help you take a bite out of that food bill come next month. Read more here.

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