Find fresh fruit and vegetables when they are in season and on sale; then prep and freeze them to use later. Also, a full freezer saves on electricity costs because

the frozen foods keep the temperatures low in the freezer space. Escoffier Online shares this.

Have your pantry stocked with staple food items and buy them when they are on sale. Even if your current budget is small you can build a supply by getting

a few items a week when the price is right. Starry Hilder shows us how.

Here are a number of tips from Super Saver TV on how to buy meat when it is at its best possible price and save up to 80%

on the cost.

Make your meal preps faster by planning your meals ahead of time, shopping for the best prices, then prepping them just once on the same day. Just pop the prepared meals in

the freezer and they are ready to use in a hurry. 5 dinners 1 hour on YouTube gives us the details.

Jenna of The Vegan Artist shares her experience of shopping at an ethnic market for really great food prices. 

You can make couponing easier by simply downloading apps to your phone and getting money saving discounts at the cash register. In this video The Krazy Coupon Lady walks

us though the steps.

Consumer Reports gives us great tips on how to compare prices on the labels for the food you buy. It is not always consistent but it can really help you

to save money if you know where to look.

It can really save you money and help you to control your budget if you use your phone calculator to keep track of how much you spend while shopping. Expense

Manager shares the why.

Being hungry even a little bit when you go to the grocery store can make you spend more in high calorie items. Go food shopping when you are fueled up

says GeoBeats News, and, you will save money!

We might not all want to have great abs like Mike, but he does show us how to save money by buying inexpensive yet healthy proteins to replace

the high fat and more costly protein of meat.