5 Food-Dollar Stretching Tips [HKPR YouTube]

Kawartha Lakes Mums - What Food Dollar Stretching Tips Can You Share?

Seeking budget-stretching food tips?
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit offers great budget tips on their Cogeco Cable Show,Your Health Matters, which they upload to YouTube. April's episode includes handy tips to help stretch your food dollar. What food budget stretchers can you share?

 5 Food Dollar Stretching Tips

There are many topics covered in this HKPR Episode including Immunization, dental health care and food budget-stretchers. The food budget stretching tips begin at 13:40  along with a couple of quick budget-wise recipes thrown in for good measure. Here are just 5 of the Budget - stretching food tips.

1. Buy large bags of frozen vegetables vs small tins.
2. Cook bulk packaged meat before freezing in portions to save time.
3. Buy bread on sale and freeze for later.
4. Peel, cut and refrigerate carrots when you bring them home.
5. Make your own 'minute' rice by cooking ahead and freezing packages.

Have you ever made your own chips? This PLaylist from Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Pine Ridge Health Unit includes easy instructions for Make Your Own 'Nacho' Chips too. What budget-saving food tips do you have? Share your tips in the comments below.

How to Prep Meats and Vegetables