Tip Tuesday: Eating on the Cheap

Here's a pic of one of my recent grocery hauls.  I think we actually stopped into the store for lunch meat and buns.  But the "managers specials" got the best of me... 
Yep, that's ground turkey for $1.29 a package.  Now, as we were leaving, the checkout girl mentioned that she really didn't care for ground turkey too much.  She was surprised to hear that I didn't either.  But, that's just how the cookie crumbles when you're a crazed bargain hunter.  You eat what you find.  On sale.  Period.

I guess it's a lot like the whole idea of eating what's in season.  I ate so many fresh tomatoes this past summer that I don't think I'll miss them that much this winter.  Same with cucumbers.  And peppers.  And the same is true about this here turkey. 

So, what I usually do --every time I go into a grocery store, even if it's just for two things--- is make my rounds around the outside edges looking for mark-down items.  We always check out the fancy, organic-type section, too. Since that stuff has a shorter shelf life, it gets marked down more often.  Sometimes I get a major score (like the turkey) and other times I get nothin.'  But that's OK, since it's sortof like hunting and gathering.

The last time I went to Kroger, I was looking for a quick, cheap dinner to run home and cook after worship practice.  I ended up with an entire cart full of bread!  Lots of it was the fancy sourdough bread that runs close to four bucks a loaf.  Yeah, but you know I could never pay that!  I think most of it was more like 40 cents.  And the way I see it, I can't even bake bread that cheap.  So, now we're set for bread for a few more weeks.  And that's one way we save on groceries.

Gotta love those Kroger managers...

And my deep freezer.


On a side note... is it raining at your house?
 Gosh, it sure looks like Fall here today! Brrr.  : /