Buy and Store Larger Sized Food Packages

Smaller sized cans of vegetables are intended to attract buyers who cook for just one or two people. The convenience may seem nice but buying small size cans means you're actually paying more for the item than if you purchased a larger can. I prefer saving money by purchasing larger cans and although I'm not opposed to leftovers, I like to find frugal and creative ways use the amount of vegetables that are in a large can.

Freezing a portion of the vegetables is convenient. I can then choose the vegetables I want from the freezer before having to restock my pantry. Once I have several containers of a variety of vegetables in the freezer, I take them out and make some delicious vegetable soup, a vegetable casserole, or add them to a chicken pot pie. Declaring one night a week "veggie night" and adding a special bread or dessert to the meal is a delicious way to empty the refrigerator of leftover vegetables.

Most of the time, meat is also less expensive when purchased in large packages. I consider that a convenience rather than a problem. I simply freeze the meat in portion sizes that match my cooking style and take out what I need when I need it.

Small packages or boxes of cookies, chips, cereal, and many other prepackaged items are more expensive by unit or volume amount than larger size packages. It's simply more frugal to buy the larger packages as long as you repackage them so that they stay fresh. These items will stay fresh for an extended period of time if they are stored in air tight containers.

By VeronicaHB