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THERE’S no denying that food has skyrocketed in price in the last few years.
But according to a money-saving whizz named Jordan Page, there are 10 simple things you need to stop buying to help slash your food bill in half.
Jordan page revealed 10 simple things to ditch to help slash your food bill in half[/caption]
The money-saving whizz said to steer clear of prepared meals[/caption]
In the clip posted to YouTube, she begins by suggesting that you should ditch prepared meals.
“Frozen refrigerator meals, food that is prepared chopped and even sometimes cooked for you. Is it convenient? Yes, it sure is. Is there a time and place for it occasionally? Of course,” she says.
“But in general, if you regularly purchase pre-made frozen refrigerated or shelf-stable meals, you are spending way more than you need to.”
She goes on to say how you could have bigger portions and healthier food that’s way cheaper if you just make it yourself.
The next food item Jordan urges people to stop buying in a bid to save money is prepackaged snacks.
She explains that while they’re convenient for school lunches and road trips, people are often tempted to eat them all the time.
“A good rule of thumb to follow is if it’s in a wrapper, it is not to be eaten at home,” she says.
“Save it for school lunches, road trips, all that kind of stuff. Instead, buy bulk packages of your favourite items.”
Next, Jordan recommends steering clear of individual protein drinks and individually packaging drinks – warning that you can make your own for a fraction of the price.
The money-saving guru also recommends avoiding buying small packages of things you use regularly, such as cheese.
“Cheese is expensive, we use a lot of it in our house,” she explains.
“If you’re buying small, small packages of cheese, maybe just enough to use for a certain recipe, and then you buy another pack for another day and another pack for another day, you’re doing it the most expensive way, I promise.
“If it’s something that either can be frozen or something that you use fairly regularly, buy the biggest pack possible, and you will get the absolute best price per pound, price per unit, price per ounce.”
Jordan says that another major thing to avoid to save so much money on your food bill is pre-chopped or diced fruits or veggies.
She notes that not only is is just “incredibly expensive,” but claims that when you pre-dice fruits or veggies, they usually have to put “some form of product or chemical on it so that it doesn’t turn brown, doesn’t go mushy, and it preserves longer.”
The money-saving guru points out: “It just doesn’t taste as good. It’ll go bad faster, who knows what’s on it.
“Just trust me, cut it yourself, throw in an air pod, listen to something lovely, and just chop away. Worth it, I promise!”
She then shares her seventh item to ditch – packs of raw meat.
“There are a lot of ways to save money on it…but one of the main ways is to buy bigger packages and then portion them out, freeze them, or pre-cook them,” Jordan advises.
The savvy shopper notes that her eight item to ditch may surprise you, before revealing it’s salad dressing.
“Salad dressing is so easy and so inexpensive to make yourself, and you know what? It just tastes better, it does. Homemade ranch, you only need what, three ingredients?” she says.
Jordan points out that number nine is “instant anything” – so instant potatoes, instant rice, instant oats, before concluding with her final food product to avoid – canned beans.
“Beans are not hard to cook, in fact, they are incredibly easy to cook<” she explains.
“You might have to let them soak overnight or maybe put them in a slow cooker, but if you are tight on cash, if your groceries are keeping you from the life of your dreams, if it’s keeping you from getting out of debt, if it’s keeping you from living the life you want, isn’t that time well spent?
“Stop buying canned beans, buy dried beans, literally for pennies, I am not kidding you, lentils, so cheap, and make them yourself.”
