1. Try and go to the same store all the time, that way you know where everything is. This means shopping goes faster.
2. Build a supply of dry foods. For example, boxed or bagged pasta. If you frequently eat this, wait for a sale and then buy 20 boxes of it. If you have it 1x per week, that's 20 weeks worth of your pasta night. You can buy huge boxes of dehydrated potatoes at Sams or Costco and quickly reconstitute them for mashed potatoes. They last forever.
3. Build a supply of canned goods. We like Le Sueur small greened peas, Libby French cut green beans, Green Giant corn. I keep about 100 cans. Takes only 5ish minutes to heat em and eat em. We have 1 can of vegetables as part of a meal 5 or 6 days a week. Find out what your family likes. I also do boxed soups, TRY THEM, the soups have improved over the past few years. I have 10 or so boxes of roasted red pepper and tomato soups.
4. Build a supply of frozen foods. Our grocery store has pre cut, sized, and seasoned fish and meat. Find out if yours does, and which ones your family will eat. Then buy and freeze. I have 20 - 30 servings of salmon, 20 - 30 servings of crab, same on steak, same on burger patties. There is frozen 'bake at home' bread. Regular, garlic, rolls. There are also frozen vegetables, I have a lot of Green Giant frozen veg.
5. Build a supply of dry goods like toilet paper. Wait for a sale, the buy loads. I have 5 packages of 24 rolls of Angel Soft right now. Next time it's on sale, I'll buy however many I need to have 5 packages again. Also have stocked up paper towels, paper plates, bottled water, canned sodas.
With just what I listed, here are some meals:
Cup of soup, crab, green beans
Salmon, peas, garlic roll
Burger & fries
Salmon, 1/2c pasta salad, green beans
Crab, peas, corn
Cup of soup, 1/2 sandwich
It's not hard, you just have to learn what your family eats and adjust, it takes time. Once you have it worked out, life is much easier. I can serve meals like I described above that require VERY LITTLE time to prepare for weeks without going to the store.
We usually go to the store once every 1 to 1.5 weeks to grab a few small things like eggs, bread, milk, cheese, and fruit. Once 4 - 6 weeks to replenish canned, dry, and frozen goods.
2. Build a supply of dry foods. For example, boxed or bagged pasta. If you frequently eat this, wait for a sale and then buy 20 boxes of it. If you have it 1x per week, that's 20 weeks worth of your pasta night. You can buy huge boxes of dehydrated potatoes at Sams or Costco and quickly reconstitute them for mashed potatoes. They last forever.
3. Build a supply of canned goods. We like Le Sueur small greened peas, Libby French cut green beans, Green Giant corn. I keep about 100 cans. Takes only 5ish minutes to heat em and eat em. We have 1 can of vegetables as part of a meal 5 or 6 days a week. Find out what your family likes. I also do boxed soups, TRY THEM, the soups have improved over the past few years. I have 10 or so boxes of roasted red pepper and tomato soups.
4. Build a supply of frozen foods. Our grocery store has pre cut, sized, and seasoned fish and meat. Find out if yours does, and which ones your family will eat. Then buy and freeze. I have 20 - 30 servings of salmon, 20 - 30 servings of crab, same on steak, same on burger patties. There is frozen 'bake at home' bread. Regular, garlic, rolls. There are also frozen vegetables, I have a lot of Green Giant frozen veg.
5. Build a supply of dry goods like toilet paper. Wait for a sale, the buy loads. I have 5 packages of 24 rolls of Angel Soft right now. Next time it's on sale, I'll buy however many I need to have 5 packages again. Also have stocked up paper towels, paper plates, bottled water, canned sodas.
With just what I listed, here are some meals:
Cup of soup, crab, green beans
Salmon, peas, garlic roll
Burger & fries
Salmon, 1/2c pasta salad, green beans
Crab, peas, corn
Cup of soup, 1/2 sandwich
It's not hard, you just have to learn what your family eats and adjust, it takes time. Once you have it worked out, life is much easier. I can serve meals like I described above that require VERY LITTLE time to prepare for weeks without going to the store.
We usually go to the store once every 1 to 1.5 weeks to grab a few small things like eggs, bread, milk, cheese, and fruit. Once 4 - 6 weeks to replenish canned, dry, and frozen goods.