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Meals on a

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Cost-saving Tips

Created by: Stacy Wang RD, LRD Extension

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Cost-saving Tips: At Home

Use planned-overs.

Keep a grocery list.

Keep cabinets

and refrigerator

organized.

Cost-saving Tips:

At the Store

Things to Do

Shop

alone(when possible).

Snack before going

shopping.

Cost-saving Tips:

At the Store

Things to Do Buy in-

season

items.

Check unit

prices.

Cost-saving Tips:

At the StoreAvoid buying

nonfood

items at the

grocery

store unless

they’re on

sale. Avoid

shopping when tired.

Avoid buying

duplicates of items

already on hand.

Things to

Avoid

Cost-saving Tips: At the

Checkout

Be alert for

checkout

mistakes.

Use coupons.

Bring reusable

grocery bags.

Cost-saving

Tips: At the

Restaurant Take advantage of 2-for-1 or kids-eat-

free specials.

Order water

instead of pop.

Share a meal.

Visit the NDSU

Extension

website:

Contact your local

Extension office

To Learn

More:

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ndsuag/food-nutrition

www.ndsu.edu/eatsmart

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Source: Garden-Robinson, J., Peterson, G., and Sandvik, T. 2008. “Week 3: Cost-saving Tips, Menus and Recipes” (FN 1385), NDSU Extension Service.