Money Saving Tips For Your Kitchen

Every penny Counts - start saving in your kitchen with these tips

Use your Oven for Double Duty

Any time you are using your oven, always use that heat to your advantage. If you are preparing a meatloaf, throw in some potatoes wrapped in foil or a veggie packet w/seasonings and wrap in foil. Even after your meal is ready, use the heat to make some low fat muffins or warming up a pie. Also, you can prepare extras for a meal later in the week.

Paper Towels

These are sometimes over looked as an expensive item. In fact, paper towels are very expensive. If an average household used two rolls a week, and the cost was $3.50 a week, then, in one year that adds up to $150.00. Go to your local discount stores and stock up on tea towels and always keep these handy within easy reach and the paper towels inside a cabinet.

Top 5 Meal Stretchers

Always have these five items in your pantry.

(1) Pasta; can always be a main dish and in combination with some other ingredients you will have a great meal.

(2) Canned Salmon and Tuna; a very inexpensive source of protein that goes great on top of salads, fish patties or stir into pasta.

(3) Frozen Veggies; these are great for casseroles or stir-fry.

(4) Rice; try instant plain rice, you can add your own ingredients and seasoning. You have a lot of choices from, wild, yellow or try boxed rice with its own seasoning. Serve with spicy beans, grilled chicken or salmon.

(5) Canned beans; always have several types of beans in your pantry. Once again there are a lot of choices, use all to your advantage. Add to soups, chili or top of salad. You can also blend beans into dips.