Comments on: Frugal Food Ideas For 2009 http://thepassivedad.com/2008/12/frugal-food-ideas-for-2009/ Sharing Passive Income and Money Saving Tips Tue, 03 May 2011 23:44:32 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Scott http://thepassivedad.com/2008/12/frugal-food-ideas-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Scott Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:55:07 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=690#comment-2251 @Mark My mom used to make homemade bread when I was younger, and it was wonderful. We should look into making bread again. @Asithi I do prefer my wife's homemade cookies to those purchased at the store. Although we have a bakery that has a vanilla cookie dipped in chocolate that is fantastic. I have a weakness for cookies and I eat way to many of them:) @Andy I'd like to try making yogurt at home. My kids love it and we generally spend about $5 a week on yogurt. I guess you could flavor the homemade yogurt with vanilla or strawberry, as you would ice cream. @Blake I know what you mean. In college, my roommate and I would devour ramen noodles each night. He would even add extra flavoring packages to it. Yikes! So much salt in those. @Mark

My mom used to make homemade bread when I was younger, and it was wonderful. We should look into making bread again.

@Asithi

I do prefer my wife’s homemade cookies to those purchased at the store. Although we have a bakery that has a vanilla cookie dipped in chocolate that is fantastic. I have a weakness for cookies and I eat way to many of them:)

@Andy

I’d like to try making yogurt at home. My kids love it and we generally spend about $5 a week on yogurt. I guess you could flavor the homemade yogurt with vanilla or strawberry, as you would ice cream.

@Blake

I know what you mean. In college, my roommate and I would devour ramen noodles each night. He would even add extra flavoring packages to it. Yikes! So much salt in those.

]]> By: Blake http://thepassivedad.com/2008/12/frugal-food-ideas-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2191 Blake Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:05:47 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=690#comment-2191 "you can’t put get too cheap when it comes to your health right?" - Asithi Spot on... As a college student, Ramen Noodles definitely come to mind, although I my frugality would have to become even more extreme for me to put that over-processed crap into my body. At less than $.10 a pack though, it's easy to see why they are so popular. Water is a frugal, healthy way to save some money. Cut back on soda and sugary juices and give your body what it really craves. It's also an easy way to save money every time you do eat out. “you can’t put get too cheap when it comes to your health right?” – Asithi

Spot on… As a college student, Ramen Noodles definitely come to mind, although I my frugality would have to become even more extreme for me to put that over-processed crap into my body. At less than $.10 a pack though, it’s easy to see why they are so popular.

Water is a frugal, healthy way to save some money. Cut back on soda and sugary juices and give your body what it really craves. It’s also an easy way to save money every time you do eat out.

]]> By: Andy @ Retire at 40 http://thepassivedad.com/2008/12/frugal-food-ideas-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Andy @ Retire at 40 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:21:38 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=690#comment-2162 I always make my own yoghurt. No, it's not even hard either (it's kind of a half way house). It's those yoghurts that you mix with water and let it develop over 12 hours inside a specialised container. And voila, you get a nice 1l worth of yoghurt. It's just so easy and a fair bit cheaper than the normal 1l yoghurts (and way cheaper than the 6 packs). I always make my own yoghurt. No, it’s not even hard either (it’s kind of a half way house). It’s those yoghurts that you mix with water and let it develop over 12 hours inside a specialised container. And voila, you get a nice 1l worth of yoghurt. It’s just so easy and a fair bit cheaper than the normal 1l yoghurts (and way cheaper than the 6 packs).

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]]> By: Small Steps to Health http://thepassivedad.com/2008/12/frugal-food-ideas-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Small Steps to Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:12:22 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=690#comment-2129 I am starting to find that homemade treats beat some of the store brought stuff. Though I would never buy an ice cream maker myself (too much of a temptation for me), I find that baking cookies and bread usually taste so much better and have higher nutritional value because I make sure to add in cranberries, whole wheat flour (50/50 with white flour), and sometimes protein powder. I can buy a bag of cookies for $2. But it usually cost me a little more to bake cookies, but you can't put get too cheap when it comes to your health right? asithi I am starting to find that homemade treats beat some of the store brought stuff. Though I would never buy an ice cream maker myself (too much of a temptation for me), I find that baking cookies and bread usually taste so much better and have higher nutritional value because I make sure to add in cranberries, whole wheat flour (50/50 with white flour), and sometimes protein powder. I can buy a bag of cookies for $2. But it usually cost me a little more to bake cookies, but you can’t put get too cheap when it comes to your health right?

asithi

]]> By: Mark Framness http://thepassivedad.com/2008/12/frugal-food-ideas-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2128 Mark Framness Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:43:07 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=690#comment-2128 Hmmm, I haven't made pizza in a while but when I do I find it very very very good: http://frugal.framnett.net/avoided-a-restaurant-visit/. I very rarely drink coffee outside of home or the office (typically only when it is free) so homebrewing is a well established routine for us. I usually get MJB and occasionally I'll buy a pound of whole bean coffee. We have an ice cream make and need to try using it. I too had homemade ice cream years & years ago, boy it was real good. I don't make chili in a crockpot, but in a big pot (dutch oven), again, it is fairly inexpensive & simple to make one's own. I make our own bread regularly too. It tastes better and surprisingly enough keeps better. From time to time I also make my own pasta but its been sometime since we have done that. Hmmm,

I haven’t made pizza in a while but when I do I find it very very very good: http://frugal.framnett.net/avoided-a-restaurant-visit/.

I very rarely drink coffee outside of home or the office (typically only when it is free) so homebrewing is a well established routine for us. I usually get MJB and occasionally I’ll buy a pound of whole bean coffee.

We have an ice cream make and need to try using it. I too had homemade ice cream years & years ago, boy it was real good.

I don’t make chili in a crockpot, but in a big pot (dutch oven), again, it is fairly inexpensive & simple to make one’s own.

I make our own bread regularly too. It tastes better and surprisingly enough keeps better. From time to time I also make my own pasta but its been sometime since we have done that.

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