Blueridge Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I am working on budgeting and really, really need to cut the food spending. I cook most everything from scratch but can't seem to save anything at the store. Thanks for your insights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Interesting! I've also looked at the smaller plan offered at Nourished Kitchen which seems inspiring (I need that, too) but I can't tell if it would actually save me money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 E-meals has the option to choose a grocery store, and they make the menu based on sales, but they don't offer the stores in my area. I haven't noticed any savings for the same reasons Sparkly listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Same here. They do have Aldi and Walmart here, but not for the plans I want. I'm actually not all that thrilled with the selections they offer. And they don't offer choices. Relish lists several choices to pick from each week. I guess I'm just picky. There are a lot of foods I won't eat. You are making me want to try Relish! I have not enjoyed e-meals, and plan to cancel. We have a 3 month membership, only because I thought it was worth a try. But it's not thrilling. I would not say we've saved money, though it is a good reminder to meal plan every week. That's good in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Nope. We've done stints on e-meals with the low carb, clean eating, and the kid lunch plan. We enjoyed quite a few of the meals, but many of them were more expensive than I would normally make. For example, a fish dish each week. Even on sale, cod and salmon are more per pound than I would normally spend. Some I adapted to a different ingredient, such as subbing out flank steak for another type of beef. Or, recipes that use ingredients we didn't usually have around, like capers or pearl-type couscous or fish sauce (need a whole bottle to get a tablespoon or so). Once we identified recipes we liked and wanted to use again, I could watch for the more unusual ingredients to go on sale and stock up then. I liked it because it took the work out of the planning, which is my downfall. Last year we got a subscription to Plan to Eat, which does the same shopping list sort of thing, but with the recipes you put in yourself. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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