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ingredient list for all your chosen meals and double you don’t feel like you have wasted money on buying
check your pantry for any ingredients that you already them.
have. Look at how much you have left of your pantry
staples, do you have enough for all of the meals that • Start from the Outside And Work Your Way In –
require that ingredient? yes I know it is from ‘Titanic’ but the same rule applies,
all of the fresh, healthy food is around the outside of the
Third Step: Do Some Research. Have a look at the supermarket. Fruit, veg, meat, dairy, bread, frozen food
catalogues for Coles and Woolworths or if you prefer all are kept around the outside of the supermaket aisles.
jump online and compare the prices from the major Once you have bought all of your fresh produce then go
supermarkets near you. If you have an Aldi in your area through the aisles to pick up your staple ingredients.
it is well worth having a look at there products and
prices. I regularly do at least a partial shop at Aldi. Even • Shop Only The Aisles You Need – when you have
taking into account the time and effort to go to 2 finalised your shopping list you will realise that you don’t
different shops I am saving close on $50 by going there need to walk up and down every aisle of the
and picking up some bits and pieces. supermarket. There will always be aisles that you can
avoid. E.g. The Soft Drink aisle, the chips and chocolate
Also visit your local butchers and fruit and veg shops aisle. This helps to stop impulse buying unhealthy foods
and check out there prices and quality. I prefer the that aren’t on your list just because they are on special.
quality and freshness of my local farmers market for my For example walking down the chip aisle and seeing the
fruit and veg and it usually lasts much longer. And I 18 pack of snack pack chips on special and thinking
much prefer the mince and sausages from my local “hmmm that would mean I don’t need to make the kids
butcher and the prices are better too. snacks this week” That may be true, BUT do you want
to send your kids off with more packaged stuff than real
It really is worth the time to shop around to find the best food?
value products and it will save you time and money in Besides you can make your own potato chips in about
the long run. 15 minutes at home

Fourth Step: Remember These Tips –
So you see it just takes a little planning and you can
• Never Shop Hungry!!! It is a golden rule for a feed your family healthy, wholesome meals and snacks
reason; if you go to the shops hungry then you will find every day on the same if not less money than you would
yourself buying a whole bunch of products that you don’t on packaged, unhealthy and not very nutritious
actually want or need but you are just craving at that products.
particular point in time. This is when the impulse chips,
chocolate, bakery products etc. will be bought and then Article by Katrina Gee - Healthy Family Healthy Budget
when you get home they will sit in the pantry and you
will end up eating them so they don’t go to waste and