Food costs are on the rise. Lower your food costs by planning before you shop. There are many creative and easy ways to save money at the grocery store.
Watch a few videos below to see some great grocery shopping tips for lowering your food costs and shopping healthy on a budget.
Want to know when the best time to buy citrus is? Or how about how to tell if the fruit is ripe? Check out Joan and Leslie at their local grocery store as they discuss how to get the best buy for citrus fruit.
Did you know you can get diced bell peppers in the freezer section? Great to speed up nightly meals. Check out more tips for buying bell peppers.
Mangoes are great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Add them to different recipe or enjoy on their own. But how to you tell if a mango is ripe? Or when the best time to buy one is? Brenna and Anne-Marie answer these questions and more.
Leslie and Brenna make choosing fresh asparagus easy. Check them out at the local grocery store as they talk everything asparagus.
Very few people have to be talked into liking strawberries, but how to you please your whole family while still staying within your grocery budget? Check out these great tips for buying strawberries in and out of season.
No more soggy spinach! Check out Anne-Marie’s great tips for choosing the best fresh spinach and her best options for when fresh spinach isn’t an option.
Maine is known for the amazing wild blueberries. But ever wonder how we can enjoy these great berries when they’re not in-season? Anne-Marie and Brenna share their great tips for choosing the best options for blueberries without breaking their budgets.
Fresh, frozen, or canned. Green beans are a great buy in whichever form you prefer. Joan and Leslie talk more about what to look for when buying all different forms of green beans.
Cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew… so many choices! But how do you tell when a melon is ripe? Check out Joan and Leslie tossing around melons in the grocery store.
While Maine is known for white potatoes, sweet potatoes are gaining popularity for adding color while also adding nutrition. Check out this video for easy tips on finding the best and freshest sweet potatoes at your local grocery store.
While we can usually only get fresh cranberries around the winter holidays, dried and frozen cranberries are available almost year round. Anne-Marie and Brenna tell us tips on buying fresh, frozen, and dried cranberries.
Broccoli is fabulous because it comes in so many different forms. Fresh or frozen, cut, chopped, or just the florets. Whatever way your recipe calls for broccoli, check out these great tips for buy broccoli.