As a farmer's wife I really liked the following tips:
- Buy in season food.
- Plan your weeks meals listing ingredients needed and then shop for those ingredients.
- Take a packed lunch to work or for the children to take to school.
- Use up left overs - boil the carcass of the chicken to make stock for gravy and soups and use left over veg for homemade soups which are very tasty.
- Make a little extra of your favourite meals such as lasagne, casseroles/stews, and shepherds pie and then freeze the extra portions.
- Cook your own food.
- Buy in bulk - potatoes.
- Grow your own fruit and veg.
- Make your own compost by recycling certain food scraps and compostable materials.
- Buy from the farm gate as you get fresh produce at good prices and you know exactly where the food has come from - egg, potatoes, fruit and veg.
- Trade in take aways for home cooked meals - Pizzas, chicken nuggets and curries can be easily made from scratch and taste delicious.
- Start baking - bake your own bread (you could use a bread maker) cakes and biscuits.
- Make your own pastry so you can make pasties, sausage rolls and jam tarts.
- Make your own preserves and chutneys.
- For those who enjoy a tipple why not make your own wine, beer or cider, I can't guarantee the results but I'm sure you'll have fun making it.
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