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Money Saving Tips: Look for Seasonal Produce

June 1, 2012 - Leave a Comment

Are you looking for some simple ideas to save money? We have simple solutions that you can easily apply to your lifestyle to save money!

Produce that’s in season tends to have the best sales.

Buying out of season usually means paying outrageous prices for fruit or veggies that are not very good.

For example, it costs around $5 or more for a little carton of strawberries in the wintertime and they are usually green. However, during the spring and summer I have gotten ripe, delicious strawberries on sale for around $1.25 per carton. That’s 4 cartons for the price of 1. (Zaycon Foods has Strawberries on sale for the Boise area right now!)

Buying in season is not only cheaper, but it’s also healthier for you because the fresher fruit has more nutrients.

Plus, you can always freeze your bounty after a sale. That way, come fall, when you’re craving some strawberry shortcake, you can make it without paying $5 for one small carton of berries.

You can also make jam with your cheap strawberries. Once you have made a lot of jam, put the jam in freezer-safe containers and store it in the freezer for later use.

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By Angela

Boise/Nampa: Fresh Strawberries $1.39/pound {Zaycon Foods}

May 25, 2012 - 5 Comments

Time to Stock Up on Fresh Strawberries!

Zaycon Foods just gave me a call to let me know they are bring fresh strawberries to Boise in June! The time to order your strawberries is NOW!

So FRESH, they are picked the same day they are delivered!
Buy in bulk… 32 pounds {4 flats with (8) 1-pound clam shells in each flat}
Limited quantities, so order yours now before they sell out!

You’ll be able to pick up your strawberries on Saturday June 16th. Out of town? Get a friend to pick them up for you!

Here is a great way to preserve your strawberries in the freezer (if now isnt’ a good time to make jam, or if you want to save some for smoothies). And watch for a “How to Make Homemade Freezer Jam” tutorial soon! It’s about the only “canning” I do! :)

Trying to determine how much to buy?

You can get 2 cups of pureed berries in one pound (source). You’ll need 2 cups of pureed strawberries for 1 batch of freezer jam (about 5 pints).

How do you get your hands on some yummy strawberries?

Register with Zaycon Foods
Pick it up or arrange for a friend to pick it up (in a few different locations in the Treasure Valley) on the delivery date.
Enjoy!

Don’t live in Boise? You’re in LUCK!

You can still register at Zaycon Foods! They deliver chicken, ground beef, seafood, and fresh produce all over the country! If you register now (use a good email address, you want to be on their list!), then you’ll get email notifications when they bring great deals on food in your town!

By Cathy of Fabulessly Frugal

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Money Saving Tips: Easy Way to Freeze Strawberries

May 24, 2012 - 3 Comments

Are you looking for some simple ideas to save money? We have simple solutions that you can easily apply to your lifestyle to save money!

If you find fresh strawberries for a great price during these spring and summer months, here’s an effective way to freeze them:

After washing and cutting the tops off your fresh strawberries, put them in ice cube trays [cup cake tins work too] and stick them in the freezer for a few hours. When they’re frozen, put the berries in a freezer container [a plastic bag or a rigid container works] to store long-term.

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This will help them freeze individually before you put them in a freezer container. If you freeze them all together in a bag after washing and cutting them, they tend to stick together.

You can also lay them out on a cookie sheet or a platter [not touching each other] and freeze them that way. The point is that they don’t touch while they’re freezing so you have individual frozen strawberries!