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| happymama58 |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 7:12:15 PM
I know there are no hard & fast answers to this question, but in general, which do you find to be cheaper per oz --
frozen veggies or veggies in a can
frozen juices or ready to serve
frozen fruit or fresh
I'm thinking it's frozen across the board, but am I wrong?
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| Hideaway Farmgirl |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 09:33:20 AM
Patti -
I buy both ready to serve and frozen juice but I have been picking up more frozen juice lately for its portability and storage space; I haven't priced out the comparison ( and sometimes there are great deals on the ready to serve juice)but I got so tired of lugging home cartons and large bottles of liquids...now I prefer thawing a can and mixing it with my own tasty well water, as needed.
I also changed how I buy non-dairy creamer...after the prices spiked on those Coffee Mate containers found in the milk/creamer section, I had an epiphany. I also detested using powdered creamer in my coffee, and being lactose intolerant I have to watch how much dairy I consume. Anyway, reading the label of the powdered CoffeeMate one day, it says - To make powder into liquid, mix 1 part powder to 2 parts hot water! Duh....
Anyway, this saves big bucks, especially when I buy the big containers of CoffeeMate at Costco. I saved the last couple of empty CoffeeMate liquid containers and I just wash them thoroughly and refill as needed.
I do this with Gatorade now, as well. A sailing buddy told me about how they take the gatorade powder on board, and mix with bottled water as needed...no lugging those big jugs of gatorade around. So, I reuse and refill our drinking bottles with home-mixed Gatorade and keep them chilled in the fridge. Not sure how much of a savings that is monetarily, but I appreciate not lugging all the bottles home from the grocery store every week, and I also think it helps to keep a few hundred plastic bottles out of the landfills.
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Sep 02 2007 : 09:42:29 AM
Canned veggies tend to be cheaper than frozen in my store. Frozen juice is usually cheaper. Frozen vs fresh fruits depend on the season and availability. I think you are probably right in that there is no fast rule.
I used to spend a lot of time comparison pricing and would buy the cheaper. Then I would find I wasn't please with the product and it would go to waste. I now buy what I know I will like and I actually spend far less on groceries than I used to because I am wasting much less.
As a general rule I look for fresh first, frozen 2nd and canned as a last resort. The only veggie I always buy canned it Trappy's Jalapeno Black Eyed peas. My husband loves the things and we go through about 5 cans a week! If I was makeing them fresh everyday I would never have time for anything else!
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