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Lee Tiburzi, of Tempe, shops inside a Bashas' store in Tempe, Thursday, August 4, 2011. [File photo]
Saving money doesn't mean you have to sacrifice flavor. Use these tips to make your shopping budget go further.
-- Plan ahead before you shop.
While it's tempting to run into the store on your way home to pick up food for that night's dinner, you'll save money if you plan ahead.
Plan the week's meals in the kitchen, so you can check the cabinets and the fridge to avoid buying duplicate items. Making a list ensures you'll have what you need on hand, and will help you avoid impulse purchases.
-- Reconsider convenience foods.
Compare the cost of convenience foods versus foods made from scratch.
-- Keep your eye out for bargains at the store.
Once you've put together your list, you can still save money at the store with some smart shopping strategies.
In the produce section, stick to in-season fruits and vegetables. In the deli, look for bargains on day-old breads and bakery products. Look for specials at the meat counter. Buy cuts of meat that are on sale and freeze the extras. Buy a whole chicken and chop it yourself to save a few more dollars at the store.
-- Let leftovers do double-duty.
Using leftovers for another night's dinner or a quick lunch helps cut cooking time and food costs. Use leftover pork butt in pulled pork sandwiches, or shred short ribs to serve with rice and beans.
-- Make freezer-friendly foods in big batches.
When your schedule and food budget allow, take a day to make big batches of your go-to dishes. Cook up a big batch of meatballs or chili, then freeze for later in the month. Freeze single-serving portions of soup for quick lunches.
-- Be creative with protein sources.
Try cooking cheaper cuts of meat. Tough, fatty cuts of meat like pork butt, pork spare ribs, beef short ribs and beef shoulder are inexpensive, and get fall-off-the-bone tender in a slow cooker.
Build meals around less costly grains. Stir-fries and pasta dishes are a great way to build a tasty dish around a small amount of meat, poultry or fish.
Arizona consumers are benefitting from having a lot of grocery stores competing for their business.
Gilbert resident Nancy Kolowitz sympathizes with Fry's and Safeway workers who could be on strike soon if negotiations fail between their union and employers.
Garrett Kolowitz, 9, loads a pumpkin into his mother Nancy’s car Wednesday at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Stapley Drive and Baseline Road in Mesa.
Last-minute holiday shoppers should be glad to know that most local grocery stores are extending their hours for Thanksgiving shoppers.
If you haven’t noticed it already, many of the Target stores in the East Valley are changing to a format that includes more fresh produce and a larger assortment of food.
If you haven’t noticed it already, many of the Target stores in the East Valley are changing to a format that includes more fresh produce and a larger assortment of food.
Mesa police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank inside a Bashas' grocery store at 339 E. Brown Road on Wednesday morning.
A Loomis armored truck employee was robbed at gunpoint in a south Scottsdale supermarket parking lot this morning.
Marketside grocery stores open for business Oct. 4, making them the most recent player in the Valley — one of the nation’s most crowded markets in the grocery industry.
A fist fight in a Mesa grocery store ended in the arrest of one man Friday.
Mesa police arrested a man Friday who tried to rob a Fry's grocery store with a small knife, then fled and barricaded himself in his home.
The first major grocery store in Florence will open today as Safeway celebrates the opening of its 114th store in Arizona.
Luv” the clown paints a picture on the face of Jacob Luzanilla, 4, of Queen Creek, during the preview party at the new Safeway store in Florence on Thursday afternoon.
The pace of development in Queen Creek continues with construction of a 20-acre retail center featuring a Bashas' grocery store at the intersection of Power and Chandler Heights roads.
Striking Southern California Albertson’s supermarket workers plan to picket Valley grocery stores, Arizona union leaders said in a statement.
More women have reported finding sexually explicit notes and pornographic materials on their vehicles after shopping at Ahwatukee Foothills grocery stores.
A speciality, full-service market unique to the Valley is coming to Chandler as the anchor tenant of the Promenade at Fulton Ranch, taking over the spot vacated by AJ’s Fine Foods.
Southern California members of the striking United Food and Commercial Workers union brought their fight to Arizona on Thursday, urging Valley consumers to boycott Albertson’s stores until the California labor dispute is settled.
Fry’s, Fry’s Marketplace and Safeway are advertising for workers — just in case of a strike.
About 14,000 Fry’s and Safeway workers in Arizona whose contracts expired eight months ago may have a new deal.
There's no one item to blame it on. But Arizonans are paying slightly more to put dinner on the table now than they were three months earlier - and a lot more than the same time last year.
By Mark Scarp, contributing columnist
By Jerry Brown, contributing columnist
Guest Commentary by Bill Richardson
Guest Commentary by Shawn Thiele
By Mark Heller, Tribune
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