Lists for Life

1. Add refried beans to taco meat
2. Mix diced potatoes or chickpeas with meat curries
3. Divide meats into smaller portions before storing (most cuts are significantly larger than 4 ounces)
4. Add cooked rice to hamburger patties and meatloaves
5. Supplement spaghetti sauce with diced tomatoes
6. Use smaller amounts of more flavorful cheeses in casseroles
7. Mix fancy greens with head lettuce for crunch and color
8. Turn juice into a spritzer with mineral water
9. Freeze a cup of wine for a later crock pot or stew (not good enough to drink but fine for cooking)
10. Save the odd bits of cereal for mix-and-match marshmallow bars
11. Blend “old” fruit into smoothies
12. Grind stale bread or crackers into crumbs and store in freezer or make bread pudding
13. Toss rotisserie chicken bones into the crock pot to make stock overnight

How do you make expensive foods go further?

This is a Guest List from Lists for Life reader Steph. Thanks Steph!