It isn’t gourmet that’s for sure.

1. Meal plan

The fiancé and I will line up suppers for the week in advance. We’ll buy a breakfast food (english muffins, croissants, etc.) and then we both handle lunch. At the end of the day, we know what products we need (or how many meals we’re cooking), so we don’t end up buying extra.

This leads to…

2. Eat less (think European-sized vs American-sized portions).

The truth is most of us eat too much food. This is part of the slow “rounding of the tummy” that happens as people age. The people who stay thin are just better at adapting quantities of food as their metabolism and activity habits change. Having less food also generally means you’re eating less b/c the temptation is reduced.

Which leads to…

3. Waste less

Along with eating too much we often simply “have too much”. It’s like we’re worried about starving even with the grocery store across the street

The truth is, good food costs good money and you really are what you eat. The “fat” comments ring a certain truth b/c the mentality that leads people to being overweight is the same basic mentality that has people buying more crap than they need and going into debt. Here’s one of my favorite links on the subject.

Point is, good food and good health cost a fair amount of money, that’s just the way it is. The average person actually needs to reduce their food consumption while increasing the cost of the food that they are consuming. So trying to “trim” on food is a tough deal (no pun intended )

SNB, I think I found something else to save on food. I’ll write a post on it in a week or two (I need some time to figure if it worth it or not!).

I do appreciate RCSS besides my house, or Sobeys. They are so much cleaner, and you just feel better, even though prices may not ALWAYS be the lowest.

I dread the day I have to move away from RCSS, how will I survive….

That’s what trying to save money on food feels like sometimes.

Quantity doesn’t always equal Quantity.
I like shopping at our grocery store, RCSS. It’s clean, fresh, close by and food prices are reasonable. The $1.69/lb grapes do taste better than the $.99/lb Special.
Although I shop there sometimes, I trully dread the shopping experience at Walmart and Costco. Too many low class, rude and fat people. I don’t hate fat people, just the fat and their attitude.
Ever noticed the higher than normal rate of obese people at Walmart and McDonald’s? It’s as if Fatties gravitate towards cheapness. This might prove that people become what they consume.
Disclaimer: I’m far from perfect, and so is my family.