Rachel Turner and her family of four started My Food Bag for a number of reasons, including better food choices, ease of cooking on busy weeknights and being more conscious of their finances.
“We’d done a budget and I was shocked at how much we were spending at the supermarket – and I was still cooking mince more often than I wanted,” she explains.
Rachel now lunches on My Food Bag’s tasty leftovers most days, which satisfies her inner greenie as there’s less food waste. Plus, the family are spending less overall thanks to a reduction in supermarket trips.
“I think it saves us around $100 a week and I don’t have to toss a coin with my husband for who will do that hideous Sunday-afternoon food shop when we’d both rather be at the beach.”
If you want to save money in the kitchen, here are some tips:
Plan your meals at the beginning of the week to ensure no last-minute disasters.
Keep refrigerator and freezer inventories and match your shopping list to what you already have.
Freeze leftover herbs life rosemary, sage and thyme in ice-cubes of oil, and just keep them in the freezer.
Buy produce in season when it’s cheaper – and hopefully locally grown.
Or, start a garden and grown your own!
If you’re keen to try My Food Bag, use the promo code OWN2017 to receive $10 off your first My Food Bag. Visit myfoodbag.co.nz.
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