A great way to save money is to cut down on your food bill. For many this is hard, as you don't want to give up your favourite foods or even go hungry. A great way to combat this is to buy reduced items. Many foods which are reduced are going out of date on that day, therefore need consuming quickly whilst they're still edible.
This isn't always possible, and sometimes some reductions are too good to pass up even if you won't eat all of the food before it spoils.
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This is where freezers are great. It allows you to buy items which are discounted and then save once they're past their use-by and also is good for meal prepping and batched cooking.
Below is a list of foods which you can buy when reduced, freeze them and they'll still taste great when you come to eat them!
Unless stated anywhere on the packaging, I only recommend leaving food for 3 months in the freezer.
Fresh Fruit & Veg for Smoothies
I love to make smoothies. They're a great way of getting your daily intake of fruit/veg in a small hit. My local Tesco regularly has fresh food and veg discounted during the day. I like to make use of this by portioning out the produce (strawberries/raspberries etc.) into freezer bags, each bag having enough produce in for one smoothie.
This not only saves money on buying full priced fruit/veg, but also is convenient for early mornings when I need to make a smoothie fast!
There is also pre-frozen smoothie bags available at the supermarket but if you can get a box of strawberries for 20p this works out much cheaper!
Tomato/Pasta Sauce
I love making spaghetti bolognese, and it works out much cheaper to buy the larger jars of sauce than the smaller. As it's only me eating the meal, I obviously don't need the full jars worth of sauce. So I freeze the remaining to use another time. You can freeze pretty much anything which is tomato based.
Meat
Meat is often quite expensive to buy, and a staple in many people's diets. Buying it with a 50% reduction can help the food bill to stretch further and one of the best ways to save money. If needed you can cut up the meat and pre-portion it into the sizes you'd use for a meal, so when you're defrosting it you're not having to defrost the whole pack!
To save time, you can even cook the meat and then freeze it.
Ready Meals
Ready meals are great for convenience, but are often highly priced. Many are suitable for home freezing and can be great at filling up the freezer for the days where you "can't be bothered" to cook anything!
Left Overs & Meal Prepping
If you accidentally cook too much of a meal, then you can portion it up and freeze some for a later date! If you're meal prepping to save money too, you can make a big batch one day and freeze the rest. Make sure you write on the container what's inside so you don't forget!
Butter
Last year my local Sainsbury's had obviously over-ordered on Lurpack, and I was in the right place at the right time and managed to pick up 4 tubs for £2 reduced! I froze all of them, and they lasted me for ages! Tasted the same when they'd been defrosted.
Bread
I'm very particular about what brands of bread I will eat - so when I find my favourite loaf reduced I often buy a few and stick them in the freezer. Bread is a great food to freeze, as you can take pounds off your shopping bill each week by not re-purchasing every few days.
Soup
Home made soups are a great alternative to store bough ones, as they're better for you and it works out much cheaper! I like to freeze the left overs so I can have it for my lunches for the next week.
There are lots more foods which you can freeze which I haven't included on this list. Make sure you read the instructions on the packaging to ensure it's suitable for home freezing!
A great way to save money is to cut down on your food bill. For many this is hard, as you don't want to give up your favourite foods or even go hungry. A great way to combat this is to buy reduced items. Many foods which are reduced are going out of date on that day, therefore need consuming quickly whilst they're still edible.This isn't always possible, and sometimes some reductions are too good to pass up even if you won't eat all of the food before it spoils.
Related Post - How to shop supermarket reductions & The best times to go!
This is where freezers are great. It allows you to buy items which are discounted and then save once they're past their use-by and also is good for meal prepping and batched cooking.
Below is a list of foods which you can buy when reduced, freeze them and they'll still taste great when you come to eat them!
Unless stated anywhere on the packaging, I only recommend leaving food for 3 months in the freezer.
Fresh Fruit & Veg for Smoothies
I love to make smoothies. They're a great way of getting your daily intake of fruit/veg in a small hit. My local Tesco regularly has fresh food and veg discounted during the day. I like to make use of this by portioning out the produce (strawberries/raspberries etc.) into freezer bags, each bag having enough produce in for one smoothie.
This not only saves money on buying full priced fruit/veg, but also is convenient for early mornings when I need to make a smoothie fast!
There is also pre-frozen smoothie bags available at the supermarket but if you can get a box of strawberries for 20p this works out much cheaper!
Tomato/Pasta Sauce
I love making spaghetti bolognese, and it works out much cheaper to buy the larger jars of sauce than the smaller. As it's only me eating the meal, I obviously don't need the full jars worth of sauce. So I freeze the remaining to use another time. You can freeze pretty much anything which is tomato based.
Meat
Meat is often quite expensive to buy, and a staple in many people's diets. Buying it with a 50% reduction can help the food bill to stretch further and one of the best ways to save money. If needed you can cut up the meat and pre-portion it into the sizes you'd use for a meal, so when you're defrosting it you're not having to defrost the whole pack!
To save time, you can even cook the meat and then freeze it.
Ready Meals
Ready meals are great for convenience, but are often highly priced. Many are suitable for home freezing and can be great at filling up the freezer for the days where you "can't be bothered" to cook anything!
Left Overs & Meal Prepping
If you accidentally cook too much of a meal, then you can portion it up and freeze some for a later date! If you're meal prepping to save money too, you can make a big batch one day and freeze the rest. Make sure you write on the container what's inside so you don't forget!
Butter
Last year my local Sainsbury's had obviously over-ordered on Lurpack, and I was in the right place at the right time and managed to pick up 4 tubs for £2 reduced! I froze all of them, and they lasted me for ages! Tasted the same when they'd been defrosted.
Bread
I'm very particular about what brands of bread I will eat - so when I find my favourite loaf reduced I often buy a few and stick them in the freezer. Bread is a great food to freeze, as you can take pounds off your shopping bill each week by not re-purchasing every few days.
Soup
Home made soups are a great alternative to store bough ones, as they're better for you and it works out much cheaper! I like to freeze the left overs so I can have it for my lunches for the next week.
There are lots more foods which you can freeze which I haven't included on this list. Make sure you read the instructions on the packaging to ensure it's suitable for home freezing!
This isn't always possible, and sometimes some reductions are too good to pass up even if you won't eat all of the food before it spoils.
Related Post - How to shop supermarket reductions & The best times to go!
This is where freezers are great. It allows you to buy items which are discounted and then save once they're past their use-by and also is good for meal prepping and batched cooking.
Below is a list of foods which you can buy when reduced, freeze them and they'll still taste great when you come to eat them!
Unless stated anywhere on the packaging, I only recommend leaving food for 3 months in the freezer.
Fresh Fruit & Veg for Smoothies
I love to make smoothies. They're a great way of getting your daily intake of fruit/veg in a small hit. My local Tesco regularly has fresh food and veg discounted during the day. I like to make use of this by portioning out the produce (strawberries/raspberries etc.) into freezer bags, each bag having enough produce in for one smoothie.
This not only saves money on buying full priced fruit/veg, but also is convenient for early mornings when I need to make a smoothie fast!
There is also pre-frozen smoothie bags available at the supermarket but if you can get a box of strawberries for 20p this works out much cheaper!
Tomato/Pasta Sauce
I love making spaghetti bolognese, and it works out much cheaper to buy the larger jars of sauce than the smaller. As it's only me eating the meal, I obviously don't need the full jars worth of sauce. So I freeze the remaining to use another time. You can freeze pretty much anything which is tomato based.
Meat
Meat is often quite expensive to buy, and a staple in many people's diets. Buying it with a 50% reduction can help the food bill to stretch further and one of the best ways to save money. If needed you can cut up the meat and pre-portion it into the sizes you'd use for a meal, so when you're defrosting it you're not having to defrost the whole pack!
To save time, you can even cook the meat and then freeze it.
Ready Meals
Ready meals are great for convenience, but are often highly priced. Many are suitable for home freezing and can be great at filling up the freezer for the days where you "can't be bothered" to cook anything!
Left Overs & Meal Prepping
If you accidentally cook too much of a meal, then you can portion it up and freeze some for a later date! If you're meal prepping to save money too, you can make a big batch one day and freeze the rest. Make sure you write on the container what's inside so you don't forget!
Butter
Last year my local Sainsbury's had obviously over-ordered on Lurpack, and I was in the right place at the right time and managed to pick up 4 tubs for £2 reduced! I froze all of them, and they lasted me for ages! Tasted the same when they'd been defrosted.
Bread
I'm very particular about what brands of bread I will eat - so when I find my favourite loaf reduced I often buy a few and stick them in the freezer. Bread is a great food to freeze, as you can take pounds off your shopping bill each week by not re-purchasing every few days.
Soup
Home made soups are a great alternative to store bough ones, as they're better for you and it works out much cheaper! I like to freeze the left overs so I can have it for my lunches for the next week.
There are lots more foods which you can freeze which I haven't included on this list. Make sure you read the instructions on the packaging to ensure it's suitable for home freezing!
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