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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I grocery shop I try to buy primarily produce that is lower than $1.99 a pound.

This forces me to eat with the season and buy in bulk.

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+1 The key is knowing how much things cost and what actually is a good price. $1.99 for produce means you're buying in season, so the food is probably tastier as well as being inexpensive. Chicken averages $3/lb. so when it's on sale for $1.79, we stock up and freeze in meal-size Ziplocs. Next week, steak is on sale and we stock up on that. Eventually you fill the freezer and then you get to "spend down" what you have on hand -- meal plan based on what's in the freezer/house.

That's this week in our house. We're also going on vacation in a couple of weeks so I want to eat up the perishables by then. I have meals planned out for the next two weeks, along with the (as few as possible) additional ingredients I need to complete the meal. I don't buy produce more than two days out, so I actually go to the store every other day, but I only buy a few things each time.

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