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Now that I'm an empty-nester, shopping has become more difficult. It has more to do with local stores in general than the fact that I'm shopping-for-one. Virtually everything is "supersized."
O.K., it's not "too" much of a problem when I buy fresh meat and immediately separate it into smaller packages, but when it comes to products like bread and cereal I rarely buy them at all anymore. I simply don't have the time to divvy-up huge packages of stuff every time I return from a grocery store.
Has anyone else encountered this- and if so, what's the solution?
The local stores don't stock small or even normal sizes of anything. Heck, they don't even carry one-pound boxes of cat food!
We have no such problem. In fact shopping is easier like everything else. But then we have always sorted into meals portions anyway; just more time to do it. I often wander even dividing the chores like shopping now we managed before retiring.
Now that I'm an empty-nester, shopping has become more difficult. It has more to do with local stores in general than the fact that I'm shopping-for-one. Virtually everything is "supersized."
O.K., it's not "too" much of a problem when I buy fresh meat and immediately separate it into smaller packages, but when it comes to products like bread and cereal I rarely buy them at all anymore. I simply don't have the time to divvy-up huge packages of stuff every time I return from a grocery store.
Has anyone else encountered this- and if so, what's the solution?
The local stores don't stock small or even normal sizes of anything. Heck, they don't even carry one-pound boxes of cat food!
I shop the "bulk" section as much as I can. I am able to take only what I need. I can get cereal, grains, nuts, seasonings--truly a lot of things.
If you shop in a store where there is a working bakery, ask them if they have a "mini-loaf" of bread, or a small round that can be quickly sliced. They often do or will custom bake one for you.
I have resigned myself to setting aside one day every so often ( once a month is enough for me) as my food prep day. I buy my bulk items and then split things up, vacuum seal what I need to in smaller portions and chuck them into the freezer. Seems to work for me.
Now that I'm an empty-nester, shopping has become more difficult. It has more to do with local stores in general than the fact that I'm shopping-for-one. Virtually everything is "supersized."
O.K., it's not "too" much of a problem when I buy fresh meat and immediately separate it into smaller packages, but when it comes to products like bread and cereal I rarely buy them at all anymore. I simply don't have the time to divvy-up huge packages of stuff every time I return from a grocery store.
Has anyone else encountered this- and if so, what's the solution?
The local stores don't stock small or even normal sizes of anything. Heck, they don't even carry one-pound boxes of cat food!
I always used to buy the small jars of spaghetti sauce......which disappeared years ago.
The solution? As others have said, I have to spit it up into smaller containers and freeze........but I feel I shouldn't have to.
My bread goes immediately into the freezer. I toast before eating.
Do you like tortillas? I eat a lot of tortillas, and they will stay fresh longer than bread. I keep mine in the fridge and just nuke them for 30 seconds, and they're wonderful - especially the corn tortillas.
Cereal should keep a long time just in the box, or you could get some tupperware containers for the cereal.
Even when I buy fresh, I often freeze most everything. Got a big bag of fresh broccoli tops and just put the whole bag in the freezer.
I enjoy canning, so when I make up a big pot of soup, I'll can a bunch up. I make batches of stuff and then eat it for lunch for a week - like a rice cooker full of rice (in my fridge now) and a crock pot full of roast (in my fridge now). There's nobody around to give me a hard time about just putting the pot in the fridge LOL! So, the rice and the roast gets put into a fresh tortilla and thrown into the microwave, and I'll do that for a week. If there's too much to eat in a week, I freeze portions.
The big discount stores like Target are interesting. Where do you store 36 rolls of TP?
In the trunk of my car!
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