Comments on: Guest Post: How To Save Buying Produce

By: Kids and Produce

Kids and Produce — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:01:15 +0000

These are great produce tips. It can be hard to feed kids healthy, fresh fruits on a budget, and this certainly helps out quite a bit.

By: cennaka

cennaka — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:25:25 +0000

These are some great tips, but I do have one more to add: No Beer Purchase Required Rebates. Basically, you find a rebate from an alcoholic beverage company that offers something like $10 off your purchase of our product and $20 worth of produce. The thing is in some states, you can NOT be required to purchase the alcohol. So, you get $20 worth of produce for $10 (50% off!). eBay has auctions for these rebate forms all the time and some can also be found on company websites. Unfortunately, I live in a state that requires the alcohol.

By: michelle

michelle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:12:17 +0000

Great article! Thanks for sharing your tips. I’m a vegetarian too, and found this very helpful.

@Deb – my Tampa Bay area Publix won’t accept competitor coupons either, nor will they double any coupons. You’re not alone.

By: Elizabeth @ The Thrifty Divas

Elizabeth @ The Thrifty Divas — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:53:54 +0000

Meagan, this is great information! So many people think that you just can’t save money on produce…..NOT TRUE!!!! I love using competitor coupons at my local Publix. And you’re right, Publix has the best quality produce!!!

Question: Do you ever freeze produce? If so, do you cook it first? I am curious from your perspective what has worked.

~ Elizabeth @ The Thrifty Divas

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:22:51 +0000

Question — Is my Publix the only one that will NOT accept a competitor’s coupon for $XX off your purchase?? They will accept competitor’s within a 5 mile radius, but not the $XX off ones

By: Jillian

Jillian — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:39:45 +0000

Great post, i’m a part time vegetarian and feel as if i spend a lot of our budget of produce. These are great tips, i just wish the organic stuff went on sale more often!

By: Amanda@ A Few Short Cuts

Amanda@ A Few Short Cuts — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:44:26 +0000

Great Job Meagan! Love It!

By: leanna

leanna — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:35:18 +0000

not a vegitarian, but suprised at how low publix will price their sale produce. I used to think I was getting a good deal shopping at sams club. And they are a good deal, but they don’t beat publix sale items. So I plan my menues around those and suppliment anything else i need from sams or walmart.

By: FrugalMom

FrugalMom — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:28:43 +0000

This is a great post. I too am a vegetarian, and the majority of my grocery bill goes toward fresh produce each week. I do everything you do except making meal plans, but I still do this in my head anyway. I love Publix for it’s fresh produce, and I just wish my Publix would be more flexible in regards to competitor’s coupons.

If there is a great deal on peppers, onions, mushrooms or olives, I usually blanch them and freeze it for later use. This works especially well when it comes to stews or pizzas, as the veggies will be cooked anyway. If I ever have a piece of tomato left over, or if I don’t want to use the ends for a sandwich or salad, I will put it in a ziplock bag for later use in tomato sauce or stews.