Meal Planning For A Large Family

Having a large family or even any family groceries are a large expense.  I know i spend less per week on groceries than my mom who buys for her, my brother and dad which is less than half the size of my family.  Here are some tips that help keep my family of 7 food budget semi-manageable.


Tips: 
-Keep an inventory of what is in freezers
-Shop clearance meats and lunch meats then freeze
-Do once a month meal plans going off what is in freezers and fridge first
-Plan meals 
-For example on Wednesday's we have spaghetti and Friday's we have breakfast for dinner usually, plus add in a day for leftovers each week if possible. 
-Make a list of meals everyone likes then rotate them adding in new meals to try once a month if possible 
-plan meals by what is on sale, in season vegetables and fruits 
-look for coupons Ralph's usually has coupons for the week on their Facebook page that you can add to the card for $x off $z or more and they rotate about every 3 weeks for meat coupon $5/$15 which I combine with clearance meat to stock up.
-shop at more than one store, I usually send my husband to the Mexican supermarkets near his gym to get produce since it is so much cheaper than the chain groceries, and have been known in the past to shop at 4 groceries to get everything at low prices.
-coupon but only for what you Will use and normally buy
-buy an extra ham or turkey, or two when it is on sale for holidays like thanksgiving, christmas,and Easter then freeze to use later in the year ( I do this and usually finish them right before they go on sale again in November, which is a great help when money gets tight.)






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