Topic: Methods to cut food costs - page 5. (Read 1417 times)
Sometimes it's much cheaper to eat out than to cook yourself. Here people prefer to buy prepared food from outside because it's cheaper. Some of the restaurants here buy ingredients in large quantities and the price is much cheaper than individual purchases, therefore the food they offer is much cheaper and more practical.
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Same here it is much cheaper to eat out than to cook. Here in our place there are stores who sell ready to eat foods on the streets that is way more cheaper compare if you will buy the ingredients at the grocery store. It is practical to buy a ready to eat meal if your alone in your household or if you are 2 living in one roof. But for a bigger family i think it is not cheaper you will really need to cook food for the whole family specially if you are 5-10 persons in one household.
That is why it is better to have home cook now a days but again we people are getting used to eat outside to treat our selves and eat delicious food which is not that bad if we only do it rarely.
Sometimes it's much cheaper to eat out than to cook yourself. Here people prefer to buy prepared food from outside because it's cheaper. Some of the restaurants here buy ingredients in large quantities and the price is much cheaper than individual purchases, therefore the food they offer is much cheaper and more practical.
Those coupons are not available here in our country. Well to cut food costs, we need to list down all the food that we needed for the whole week. Buy only the vegetables and fruits that are in season so that we can save some money. If the vegetables and fruits are in season it means that the prices are much lower. That is one method to cut food costs. Buy only foods that is enough to the needs of the family, avoid buying excess foods that will not be consumed because it will only go to waste.
Having a healthy diet has become more expensive than eating fast food. People prefer packaged foods because they are cheap and to reduce costs. Since the food prices in every country are not the same, it can be more expensive to cook at home where i am. In this case, people prefer unhealthy and cheap fast food and reduce food costs.
I think there is only one reason for this. The wrong agricultural policies of the states and giving the right to cultivate their own land to the big food companies. There is enough healthy food in the world for everyone but some do not want access to healthy food. Instead of reducing our food costs, the government should implement the right agricultural policies and people can eat healthy.
No way, folks! Farm policies? Not the only reason for pricey healthy grub. Sure, they play a role, but there's more. Transport, distribution, seasons - all make fresh goodies cost more. Blaming the government? Too simple. People have choices, and they're not puppets. Let's look at the big picture. Dig deep, find out why folks pick junk food, and give them the tools for better eating. Be unpredictableI think there is only one reason for this. The wrong agricultural policies of the states and giving the right to cultivate their own land to the big food companies. There is enough healthy food in the world for everyone but some do not want access to healthy food. Instead of reducing our food costs, the government should implement the right agricultural policies and people can eat healthy.
Okay. Is it just seasons and distribution that raises prices? I think you're kidding. My country is an agricultural country and inflation is over 100% right now. People can't eat properly and are the seasons to blame? Get out of there. If there is only one reason for this, it is the government that does not implement proper agricultural policy. It is also the agricultural land of the people granted to global agricultural companies.
Having a healthy diet has become more expensive than eating fast food. People prefer packaged foods because they are cheap and to reduce costs. Since the food prices in every country are not the same, it can be more expensive to cook at home where i am. In this case, people prefer unhealthy and cheap fast food and reduce food costs.
I think there is only one reason for this. The wrong agricultural policies of the states and giving the right to cultivate their own land to the big food companies. There is enough healthy food in the world for everyone but some do not want access to healthy food. Instead of reducing our food costs, the government should implement the right agricultural policies and people can eat healthy.
No way, folks! Farm policies? Not the only reason for pricey healthy grub. Sure, they play a role, but there's more. Transport, distribution, seasons - all make fresh goodies cost more. Blaming the government? Too simple. People have choices, and they're not puppets. Let's look at the big picture. Dig deep, find out why folks pick junk food, and give them the tools for better eating. Be unpredictable I think there is only one reason for this. The wrong agricultural policies of the states and giving the right to cultivate their own land to the big food companies. There is enough healthy food in the world for everyone but some do not want access to healthy food. Instead of reducing our food costs, the government should implement the right agricultural policies and people can eat healthy.
Purchase your food in large quantities and freeze it if you have a freezer. If you live near a river, consider taking up fishing so you can avoid paying for food at the store. Move to a rural community and frequent the farmers market if you can't afford the cost of living in an urban area. You can find cheaper goods there. Join food organizations that, at the end of the month, provide their members a large amount of food. Another unconventional way to cut food costs which is crazy is to not have a large household - instead of 5 kids just have two.
That's too idealistic, it works but it's idealistic nonetheless. Have you been on a tight budget before? Because if you do then you would know that you're going to need to spend it wisely and balance it towards bills and other necessary stuff like hygiene products. Regarding the fishing part, not everyone can fish and not everyone lives in a clean body of water that has fish in it. Moving to a rural community might be counterproductive because there's less jobs there or if you still work in the city then you will spend more on transportation be it money or time. The unconventional way should be getting a vasectomy or not having kids at all and save money as much as you can.
Having a healthy diet has become more expensive than eating fast food. People prefer packaged foods because they are cheap and to reduce costs. Since the food prices in every country are not the same, it can be more expensive to cook at home where i am. In this case, people prefer unhealthy and cheap fast food and reduce food costs.
I think there is only one reason for this. The wrong agricultural policies of the states and giving the right to cultivate their own land to the big food companies. There is enough healthy food in the world for everyone but some do not want access to healthy food. Instead of reducing our food costs, the government should implement the right agricultural policies and people can eat healthy.
I think there is only one reason for this. The wrong agricultural policies of the states and giving the right to cultivate their own land to the big food companies. There is enough healthy food in the world for everyone but some do not want access to healthy food. Instead of reducing our food costs, the government should implement the right agricultural policies and people can eat healthy.
In today's conditions, it may be more beneficial to purchase the raw material and produce it yourself in order to reduce food costs. The things that the companies organize under the name of the campaign do not provide us with a great benefit, as they are in the form of discounts if you buy more than you need. To avoid this, you must know what you need and only buy what you need. Many people are now taking planned actions to reduce food costs. Among these plans, there are ways such as learning to cook, not consuming more than you need, and doing price research.
Producing your own food at home will save on usage costs for consumption, I usually cook food for lunch and dinner because I never order food online from any application, even some types of food can be stored in the refrigerator for breakfast. I have saved a lot of money for a month from the consumption expense list, so there are many ways to save on consumption costs but don't ignore adequate nutritional and nutritional needs for a healthy body. 
Purchase your food in large quantities and freeze it if you have a freezer. If you live near a river, consider taking up fishing so you can avoid paying for food at the store. Move to a rural community and frequent the farmers market if you can't afford the cost of living in an urban area. You can find cheaper goods there. Join food organizations that, at the end of the month, provide their members a large amount of food. Another unconventional way to cut food costs which is crazy is to not have a large household - instead of 5 kids just have two.
One of the best ways to cut food costs is to grow your own backyard vegetables, and there's no cheaper way to eat than to cook at home. Cooking yourself will cost less and the food is healthier. You order fish broth from any restaurant on any app. The price you have to pay is if you buy fish from the market and cook it yourself, you will spend less money, even with the cost of gas. It will save the cost and the relationship with all the family will be strengthened.
That is why it is better to have home cook now a days but again we people are getting used to eat outside to treat our selves and eat delicious food which is not that bad if we only do it rarely. Before I've just remembered that we used to buy foods through app as we are lazy to cook but when the pandemic hits that is really the struggle which i learned to cook that time and getting used to home cook foods and it saves you a lot of money and at the same time you enjoy.
In today's conditions, it may be more beneficial to purchase the raw material and produce it yourself in order to reduce food costs. The things that the companies organize under the name of the campaign do not provide us with a great benefit, as they are in the form of discounts if you buy more than you need. To avoid this, you must know what you need and only buy what you need. Many people are now taking planned actions to reduce food costs. Among these plans, there are ways such as learning to cook, not consuming more than you need, and doing price research.
Although those discount codes and coupons are unavailable in my nation, I believe that the majority of retailers do offer a loyalty rewards program that enables all of their customers to accrue points and take advantage of benefits. For instance, if you reach a certain threshold in a month, a local supermarket store provides 30% off of one of your purchases. Although many people with typical incomes won't be able to meet the criterion, it is at least there, even though the system should be improved.
The financial situation of many people is being severely impacted by the rising costs of basic items. Urban gardens might be helpful, but the yield will be much lower and they aren't really worthwhile unless you had a huge place where you could grow food and be self-sufficient on it.
The financial situation of many people is being severely impacted by the rising costs of basic items. Urban gardens might be helpful, but the yield will be much lower and they aren't really worthwhile unless you had a huge place where you could grow food and be self-sufficient on it.
Eating or consumption is everyone's need and if we have a small income then the best solution is to cut the cost of eating, currently there are many restaurants that provide interesting food menus, but if we buy often it will certainly disrupt our finances, it's better to buy ingredients raw in the market and we have time to cook, there are many advantages if we cook it ourselves, first of course it is healthier because we know the ingredients of the food, and second is it is more economical.
This is my personal experience its better to buy ingredients raw in the market and we must have to put time for cook our own food because this is also investment for ourselves. If we prepare food for us and we are eating healthy and fresh food than we don't have to admit to the hospital for food poisoning. Now a days there is lots of news, people use to die because food poisoning. If food can give you healthy wealthy life and happy mind then bad food can take your precious life as well. Once I admitted at hospital just because I had stale food.
And yes, this saves enough to cut of food costs, if we make kitchen garden and we start growing like green leafy vegetables, chilies, coriander leaf, as well and tomatoes, cucumbers, carrot and beetroots etc. The kitchen garden helps us to solve our food problems.
One of the best ways to cut food costs is to grow your own backyard vegetables, and there's no cheaper way to eat than to cook at home. Cooking yourself will cost less and the food is healthier. You order fish broth from any restaurant on any app. The price you have to pay is if you buy fish from the market and cook it yourself, you will spend less money, even with the cost of gas. It will save the cost and the relationship with all the family will be strengthened.
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we can also have interest in making a home garden for some other perishable crops like vegetables, they are easily grown and have a short growth circle of about three to five months.
Yeah absolutely correct because whenever you have this at the back of your house it lessen the expenses and can easily go the river to catch some fish over there, most especially we that are from the riverine area of Nigeria and i think life is much easier with us than those who lives at the up town. I can't remember the last going to a restaurant to buy food (except i trouble out of state), rather going to market in getting some food item to make them by ourselves is more easier, nevertheless its from people, there are some people who don't economized living a wasteful live that they can't control their expenses in general life not only food items. Maybe we can term it to be poor management of funds and resources.
In generally food stuff are really expensive but it would be more lesser if you make them yourself maybe going to the market to source all cooking items than going to the restaurant to eat. One thing we don't spend much money on is fish and vegetable leaves, pepper.
What you posted are not commonly with the western world most especially the Africans because they believe on their local delicacies.
What you posted are not commonly with the western world most especially the Africans because they believe on their local delicacies.
Yes, making preparation for the food items is one of the solution to tackle cost of buying food, since the mount you will spend in the eatery will be much higher compared to you cooking them by yourself servibg many people and still remaining, we can also have interest in making a home garden for some other perishable crops like vegetables, they are easily grown and have a short growth circle of about three to five months.
Eating or consumption is everyone's need and if we have a small income then the best solution is to cut the cost of eating, currently there are many restaurants that provide interesting food menus, but if we buy often it will certainly disrupt our finances, it's better to buy ingredients raw in the market and we have time to cook, there are many advantages if we cook it ourselves, first of course it is healthier because we know the ingredients of the food, and second is it is more economical.
This is my personal experience its better to buy ingredients raw in the market and we must have to put time for cook our own food because this is also investment for ourselves. If we prepare food for us and we are eating healthy and fresh food than we don't have to admit to the hospital for food poisoning. Now a days there is lots of news, people use to die because food poisoning. If food can give you healthy wealthy life and happy mind then bad food can take your precious life as well. Once I admitted at hospital just because I had stale food.
And yes, this saves enough to cut of food costs, if we make kitchen garden and we start growing like green leafy vegetables, chilies, coriander leaf, as well and tomatoes, cucumbers, carrot and beetroots etc. The kitchen garden helps us to solve our food problems.
From tomorrow I will cut sugar completely from my menu for 1 month. It will be tough but I will try.
This will definitely safe me a lot of money since all the small treats like sweets and drinks really mess up my body and my wallet.
Let's see how much I will actually safe after 1 month.
If you know stevia is more expensive than sugar. If you cut down sugar and buy an alternative than it is more expensive than that. Unless you have diabetes issue. This will definitely safe me a lot of money since all the small treats like sweets and drinks really mess up my body and my wallet.
Let's see how much I will actually safe after 1 month.
Just reduce the sugar intake - and save yourself from many other disease.
The factor that makes food ingredients more expensive is that many agricultural lands have turned into settlements, in my country many rice fields have now turned into buildings used for homes or businesses, when there is a scarcity of food ingredients such as rice, fruit and vegetables it will make food prices skyrocket and various state policies were ineffective.
Haha I hopped in this thread thinking there was going to be some Bitcoin related discussion about cutting food costs, but I don't see too much of that. Let me propose something pretty unrealistic, but at least it involves Bitcoin.
I do a fair amount of gardening, and it's frustrating when there's a plant you want to cultivate that just doesn't quite handle the cold in your region. I've wondered about setting up a Bitcoin miner in a way where the heat could then be funneled to the plant to help it make it through the sub-zero temperatures that kill that certain type. Extrapolating that, pretty much any ideas of recycling the heat produced by Bitcoin miners towards anything that needs heat (in this thread, certain crops) is an interesting idea. Not sure on the best way of capturing that heat and redirecting it without losing a lot in the process, but it's just an interesting thing to think about. Any thoughts on how this specifically could be used to increase crop yields, which would cut food costs?
Lol - I did mention the method to cut food cost by growing plant on your own. I will again read the OP and try to stay on the topic. I do a fair amount of gardening, and it's frustrating when there's a plant you want to cultivate that just doesn't quite handle the cold in your region. I've wondered about setting up a Bitcoin miner in a way where the heat could then be funneled to the plant to help it make it through the sub-zero temperatures that kill that certain type. Extrapolating that, pretty much any ideas of recycling the heat produced by Bitcoin miners towards anything that needs heat (in this thread, certain crops) is an interesting idea. Not sure on the best way of capturing that heat and redirecting it without losing a lot in the process, but it's just an interesting thing to think about. Any thoughts on how this specifically could be used to increase crop yields, which would cut food costs?
But you are right there are lots of people living in the regions where there is no possibility to grow the food.
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