Comments on: 5 Tips for a Frugal Gluten Free Diet http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/frugal-gluten-free-diet-tips/ Lessons and Recipes for the Gluten Free Cook Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: eileen http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/frugal-gluten-free-diet-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7909 eileen Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:14:51 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/?p=515#comment-7909 I buy my milk (about $2. gal) and cheese (2 lb. for under $5.) at Sam's or Costco. (Mostly Sam's its closer) also buy frozen chicken in bulk and plain instant potatoes at one or the other. Sam's has a GF cracker-certified- very good- now. Usually anything you use in bulk if available will be a better price. One bad part all the GF products are not available at both- Costco has GF rice crackers and Sam's the other that have more taste to them. One thing we buy at least 1x a month is Hummus....a favorite of ours. With 2 GF daughter living at home- one can't drink soy and the other no dairy. Oh almost forgot- like to buy Jenny-o ground turkey (Sam's) a bulk pack for $11.99 and it get divided into 4 to 6 meals depending what I'm making. I buy my milk (about $2. gal) and cheese (2 lb. for under $5.) at Sam’s or Costco. (Mostly Sam’s its closer) also buy frozen chicken in bulk and
plain instant potatoes at one or the other. Sam’s has a GF cracker-certified- very good- now. Usually anything you use in bulk if available will be a better price. One bad part all the GF products are not available at both- Costco has GF rice crackers and Sam’s the other that have more taste to them. One thing we buy at least 1x a month is Hummus….a favorite of ours. With 2 GF daughter living at home- one can’t drink soy and the other no dairy. Oh almost forgot- like to buy Jenny-o ground turkey (Sam’s) a bulk pack for $11.99 and it get divided into 4 to 6 meals depending what I’m making.

]]> By: Marisa http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/frugal-gluten-free-diet-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7707 Marisa Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:55:54 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/?p=515#comment-7707 I would just like to add that Amazon.com is a great way to buy in bulk also, especially if you want snack foods. I would just like to add that Amazon.com is a great way to buy in bulk also, especially if you want snack foods.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/frugal-gluten-free-diet-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7632 Michelle Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:21:42 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/?p=515#comment-7632 Can you ask Heather about milk? Our family of 5 goes through 5 gallons a week; other than that I follow most of her suggestions and yet still end up spending about $140/week. Thanks, Michelle Can you ask Heather about milk? Our family of 5 goes through 5 gallons a week; other than that I follow most of her suggestions and yet still end up spending about $140/week. Thanks,
Michelle

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/frugal-gluten-free-diet-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7626 Stephanie Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:59:55 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/?p=515#comment-7626 I have just joined the dried-beans bandwagon! I had 1 lb of pinto beans, which I have been sitting around with for about 2 months, planning to make. With the recent cost-savings posts of everyone, I saw the recommendation to use a rice cooker for them. So, tried it. One $.99 bag of beans created two nights of great bean dishes. Would probably have used one large can ($1.30 ish when I buy on sale) or 2 small cans ($.88, $.66 if on sale) for each of those dishes. My one problem--eventually I have to buy a larger rice cooker! Mine boiled over, so I'll have to make 1/2 lb at a time if I want to keep doing it that way. I have just joined the dried-beans bandwagon! I had 1 lb of pinto beans, which I have been sitting around with for about 2 months, planning to make. With the recent cost-savings posts of everyone, I saw the recommendation to use a rice cooker for them. So, tried it. One $.99 bag of beans created two nights of great bean dishes. Would probably have used one large can ($1.30 ish when I buy on sale) or 2 small cans ($.88, $.66 if on sale) for each of those dishes.

My one problem–eventually I have to buy a larger rice cooker! Mine boiled over, so I’ll have to make 1/2 lb at a time if I want to keep doing it that way.

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