How to enjoy the meat you love on a Budget!

Happy Friday!

MEAT PRICES vs. Insanity! I can honestly say I’m not sure which is worse.

With our family of four on One income we have to make our Meal Budget work, and here is how I do it!

SALES!

I make sure to watch ALL grocery stores ads for Sales on meat! And with the help of my AMAZING neighbor I make sure to find the best prices I can!

Example, Last week at KROGER I bought Ground Beef for 80%/20% for 2.83 a pound! it was almost 44% off! I made sure to stock up! I got enough to last almost a MONTH, I processed it and packaged it in 1lb portions and put it in our chest freezer for later!

I also watch the coupons in the APP. Kroger had a sale on TYSON chicken that was less than $1.50 a LB. I made sure to stock up on that as well!

CLEARENCE!

You cant beat this if you have a Deep Freezer!

Please note I ALWAYS freeze my clearance meat that night! if not it goes bad!

When I buy my Clearance meat I process/trim it that day and then freeze it before I go to bed, I make sure to put a date on it and I mark it with an CX to remind myself that it was clearance and that I have to use as soon as it’s thawed.

Most of the time I am getting the meat at least 50% off if not more! This allows us a little more wiggle room with that we are eating. I honestly cant tell you the last time I payed full price for Steaks or Salmon.

AMAZING side note: Watch for clearance crab meat in a can! We got lucky one day and managed to get 7 1lb cans of crab meat for 75% off, and it still had a year until it expired!! We ate well the next few months after that!

SO…

While freezing everything isn’t always an option I make sure to save as much as I can so that we can still enjoy the little things!

Here is a link to the reusable freezer bags that I use!

ALSO

Here is a link to the Vacuum sealer that we love and we use for steaks and fish! Steaks and fish don’t last long in baggies.

Thanks for reading!

The Pennies, Pastas, and Pinatas Queen!