Comments on: How to save money on your student food shop

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:26:21 +0000

Great tips! I learned the hard way when I had to start grocery shopping in university! Even till this day, I still make tables for grocery shopping!

By: Katri Emilia Manderbacka

Katri Emilia Manderbacka — Fri, 04 May 2018 07:09:44 +0000

Hello! There was some great tips, thanks! Here in Finland, frozen vegetables are not cheaper than the fresh ones. Actually it is the other way around. But for the frozen food tip, I might add up a new one: Every time you cook, cook more food than you eat and put the rest in the freezer. This way, you won’t get bored eating the same food for many days. You can cook rice for two days and a sauce with it for two days, put half of the sauce into freezer and eat the rest of the rice the next day with a new sauce. Half of that also to the freezer. Mashed potatoes can be made into bread which can also go to the freezer. Just melt the amount of bread you eat every time. Larger packages are usually cheaper so if you want to buy your bread ready made —> freeze it. Thanks for the post and I hope I gave some more useful tips!

By: Adam Garratt

Adam Garratt — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:44:25 +0000

Another useful thing to learn is simple butchery. I’m not talking how to butcher a whole pig. But butchering your own whole chickens is really simple and you can save a bunch of cash that way, as you normally pay way over the odds for chicken that’s already portioned. Takes me around 5 minutes to cut a whole chicken up in to 2 breasts, legs, thighs, wings and the carcass I chuck in the freezer to use for a soup or something.

By: Brent ~ College Recipe Cafe

Brent ~ College Recipe Cafe — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:56:18 +0000

Great tips! My tip is to eat more meatless meals. Meat is one of the priciest items in the store.

Another food shopping tip is to organize the items on your grocery list based on the layout of the store. Saves time.

By: James

James — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:52:34 +0000

Thanks for the tips Josh, will add them in!

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:56:01 +0000

Two tips from me: Buy in bulk! Get cupboard staples that’ll last for a while (e.g pasta, tins) in big quantities f you can as it’ll be a lot cheaper.

Also, don’t chuck off food away! Search online for recipes, e.g. stale bread can be made into bread and butter pudding and overripe bananas into all sorts (cakes, pancakes, etc).

By: James

James — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:16:09 +0000

Hey Louise,

Great shout – will add that in now Thanks for the tip

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:55:14 +0000

Your local greengrocer/market is your friend!
In season fresh produce is way cheaper than super market packaged stuff and can often be frozen if you find a huge bargain.
Also: Shop at the end of the day when they’re packing up and you’ll get even more for your money!