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Saving Money by Cooking at Home

Hi Singapore Parents

Eating out often can zap your budget in times of economic crisis.  Also, busy schedules make it difficult to find the time to cook healthy, tasty, and economical home-cooked meals.

Below are some suggestions that can help tighten your belt:

  • Cook in bulk.  When you make chili, make enough for three meals.  Eat one tonight and pack the extras in labeled freezer bags.  You now have two meals ready to go in just minutes for those nights when you’re in a hurry.  Just pop the freezer bag in the microwave or pour the thawed chili into a pan on the stove top.  Toss together a green salad and dinner is served.

    For additional savings, plan your bulk-cooking sessions around the supermarket’s sales.

  • Use a slow cooker.  A slow cooker (shown in this figure)  is both convenient and a money saver.  When you come home at dinnertime, the food is already done.  This eliminates the temptation to run out for something quick (and more expensive). Slow cookers can save you money in other ways:

    • You can cook larger meals, providing leftovers and possibly a second meal from one cooking time.
    • You can buy tougher (and less expensive) cuts of meat because the slow cooker acts as a tenderizer.

    • Meat shrinks less when cooked in the slow cooker and does not dry out.

    • A slow cooker uses less electricity than an oven.  It also does not heat up the kitchen nearly as much as the stove top or oven.  So it is a perfect hot-weather cooking appliance.

    • Tofu, an inexpensive meat substitute, tastes better cooked in a slow cooker because it has time to soak up the flavors of the broth, spices, and other ingredients.

    • Besides stews, slow cookers can also broil soups.  There are just too many things you can do with slow cookers.  Vary the ingredients and the whole family can enjoy different meals all the time.  The library is a good source to borrow books on food preparation for slow cookers.  Even children can be involved and help in the cooking.  Make it a family affair where everyone can take turns to prepare his or her speciality for their loved ones.

  • Go green and eat more vegetables.  Not only are vegetables healthy for the family, they are also rich in vitamins.  You will be amazed by the varieties and different colours you can mix and match to make your meals appetizing.  Pop lesser pills and go the natural way.

Well parents, happy saving money and cooking at home.

Posted on August 19th, 2009 by June
Filed under: Food and Juices, Parenting Tips

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