The following list is from SCD social media sites from from multiple topics regarding SCD on a Budget.
Lentils and beans are inexpensive, calorie dense and can add more servings to any meal. A great addition in soups and stews.
Buy frozen vegetables and fruits/berries – frozen doesn't spoil.
Make Soups. Make big batches and freeze some for later. If you have leftover meat that need to be eaten, use it to make soup.
Plant a garden, even if it just an herb garden. Store bought herbs are expensive. Perennial herbs are a great start.
Buy vegetables and fruits that are in season.
Can sauces, vegetables and fruit when items are in season.
Plant some berry bushes or fruit trees.
Find local Farms, CSAs, Farmer Markets for produce, eggs, meats, honey, etc...
Get a freezer and buy meat by the ¼ or ½ of an animal.
Buy meat when it is on sale and freeze.
Buy turkey after the holidays. Stores will put turkey on sale to get rid of extra inventory. Try to buy unfrozen and then quarter and breast out the turkey at home and freeze in portions that work with your family. Example 2 bags each with 1 leg + thigh and 1 wing, 2 bags each with 1 breast. Or put ½ of the turkey in each bag. 1 leg + thigh, wing and 1 breast. Then take turkey carcass put it in a big pot and make soup and freeze ½ of the soup batch. 1 Turkey can make many meals.
Do not buy premium cuts of meat.
Buy whole chickens. No boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Don’t eat out. Homemade meals cost much less than eating out/carry out. Especially when living in a big city.
Stay away from Health Food Stores. Sometimes you can only find a couple of things there, but most things are overpriced.
Cut back on material things and use that money for a food budget.
Buy up all those brown spotted bananas on clearance and freeze them.
Do not over buy on produce that can spoil. Go shopping for produce every week and buy just what you need for that week.
Plan your meals in advance.
Don’t overdo the baked goods. They require a lot of costly nut flours and honey.
Pay more for food but pay less at the Doctors office in the long run.
Consider buying at Whole foods, Costco, Sams Club, Trader Joe's or Sprouts.
If you have the space you can raise chickens, turkeys, rabbits or larger livestock. Depending on your initial investment on coops/cages and feeders the pay back may take a few years. When raising chickens, turkeys or rabbits for meat you can expect to save 1/3 to 1/2 the cost compared to someone selling pasture raised animals. You also get the benefit of knowing where your food comes from.
Don’t buy probiotics in a bottle. Homemade yogurt, sauerkraut, fermented vegetables and fermented food is superior in probiotic colony forming units and have many other healing properties. They also cost much less.
Avocados spoil very easy. Buy them green and make sure they still have the stem intact. The stem will help prevent air from getting inside and accelerate spoiling. Leave them on the counter until they start to turn brown. Once they turn brownish then put them in the refrigerator. This will keep them good for a few extra days.
Honeyville has 30% off almond flour once in a while. Buy in bulk and freeze.
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