Beat Inflation
How To Spend Your Food Dollars Wisely
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Consulting their shopping list are Mr. and Mrs. David E. Alley, both which the shopper should not deviate. Mr. Alley is a retired oi
retired Fieldcrest employees. Maintaining a reasonable food budget can be from the Bedspread Finishing Mill. Mrs. Alley (Clara) is a retire
particularly difficult for persons living on fixed incomes. Both Mr. and from the Bedspread Mill.
Mrs. Alley stress the importance of a well-thought out shopping list from
The continuing inflation of
food prices has made family
food planning and buying a more
challenging job than ever
before. Offering nutritious,
attractive meals while at the
same time maintaining a budget
nowadays takes knowledge,
good judgement and a sharp
sense of food values in relation to
food costs.
substitutes for protein; dairy
products; breads and cereals;
and fruits and vegetables. If the
food budget must be trimmed, it
is recommended that foods
outside these four basic groups
should be the first to be
sacrificed.
Nutritionists seem to agree,
however, that for most
Americans, the inflated cost of
food can be a very good thing, at
least from the standpoint of
nutrition. The average
American, experts say, should
probably cut one-third to one-
half of the meat from his or her
diet. The result would be a
saving in food dollars as well as
less intake of unnecessary and
possibly harmful animal fats.
Home economists agree that
many shoppers are fooled by
budget inflators, that is items
which add dollars to the food
budget but give very little in
frrms of nutrition. These items
include convenience foods such
as TV dinners, prime cuts of
meat, weiners, other sausages,
smoked and specially cured
meats, cold cuts, and snack
foods.
casseroles. Not only will this
type of dish provide an adequate
supply of protein, but it will also
furnish a source of necessary
grain products. The home
economists warn, however, that
packaged extender products are
no more than seasoned noodles
and are usually more expensive
than ordinary noodles.
Chinese dishes are highly
recommended for their ability to
extend meat in tasty, satisfying
dishes. Soups also rate high,
and
both nutritionally
economically.
Other budget extenders
include buying lean ground beef
which, due to less shrinkage
when prepared, provides more
edible meat for the money.
Extra lean ground beef has few
advantages and should be
avoided because of its high
price, the home economists say.
An alternative to ground beef
is the new combination of ground
beef with ground soybeans
which offers an
amount of animal |
less money.
In times like th
keeping to a family
difficult at best,
management of b
necessity. By using;
of the information
here, it should bepos
food dollars to
economical use wh
same time serving
and satisfying meals
The following information on
how to shop wisely and get well-
balanced meals on a budget was
supplied by the Rockingham
County Agricultural Extension
Service.
To simplify food shopping, the
home economists stress the need
for a complete, well-thought out
shopping list from which the
shopper should not deviate for
impulse purchases. Another
money-saving idea is to shop for
a minimum of a one week time
period, or longer if possible.
Groceries purchased in larger
amounts usually result in money
saved.
Prinie cuts generally are
expensive and contain too much
marbled fat, so much so that
they may be detrimental to good
nutrition. Smoked and specially
cured meats are high in salt
content and can affect the blood
pressure. Weiners and cold cuts
are very expensive for the
amount of meat purchased when
compared to chicken, turkey and
ground beef.
Snack foods such as potato
chips, crackers, etc. offer no
nutritional value, only
calories.
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In making a grocery shopping
list, foods from four basic groups
should be included to provide
proper nutrition. The four
groups are meat and meat
Budget Extenders recom
mended by both home
economists and nutritionists
include using less meat by
substituting other sources of
protein such as cheese, milk,
cottage cheese, eggs, peanut
butter, nuts, baked beans and
split peas. Also recommended is
the stretching of meat by mixing
it with noodle products in
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