It is that day of the week again – Friday!
How does Fun Fabulous Friday work? Well, at the end of today one of our readers will win a $10 Amazon gift card. You will need to enter to have a chance to win! You can get two possible entries each today.
Each week, we have had a fun topic for everyone to leave their quick comment/insight on. It has been so much fun and help to read the awesome tips and comments that you all have.
This week is going to be – Fresh Produce Style! Fresh produce savings is a hot topic around here and so we thought it would be awesome if everyone gave their tips on how each of you buy produce. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a thrifty tip.
Here are the two ways to enter. Make sure to leave a comment for each one as each one is a separate entry.
- This is the “mandatory” entry. We love hearing from each of you and your tips. So, this week we want to know your tips on buying produce.
- For your next entry, leave a second comment if you are a “liker” of The Thrifty Couple on Facebook. Its not too late if you’re not a liker yet, just go to our page and click ‘Like’. We also post extra deals and information on Facebook for our readers that you will not find on the site here.
We will share some of our tips when we make the announcement of the winner tomorrow!
This giveaway is for TODAY – Friday, August 20th ONLY! It ends at 11:59 MDT tonight! The winner will be announced on Saturday!
ErickaK
I know it sounds ridiculous, but you really should smell your lemons before you purchase. A lemon should actually SMELL like a lemon. You’ll be amazed at the difference once you start sniffing…
Tanya
My tip is to look for local farms and roadside stands-they usually are much cheaper are local and fresh!
LiFang Wen
My tip is not to judge the book by its cover.
Joe Meany
Oranges do not have to be orange they can even be somewhat green tinged to be ripe. Bananas are picked totally green and ripen during shipping, so they will continue to ripen until they rot. Thrifty tip loose bananas in a discount bag are cheaper, sweeter, make wonderful banana bread and can be frozen right on their skins for later use for baking or smoothies.
Joe Meany
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Tracy F
I’ve started to plant the fruits and veggies that we use a lot of in our backyard. So far I’ve got tomatoes, onions, okra, chillies, and I think I’m gonna get my first zuchini soon!
Tracy F
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Kristalyn Ford
I smell the ends of the cantelope and see if it smells like I want to eat it, not too strong (too ripe), but if there is no smell than it is not ready yet. Also I buy fruit at Walmart, they seem to have low prices and price match if there is something cheaper somewhere else
Bella
Love the local farmed produce stands/truck on the side of the road. I always ask if I can buy just one fruit (like peach) to taste first. Many times, they are glad to give it free. If it’s tasty, I’ll buy a basket.
Kristalyn Ford
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Holly
We eat TONS of produce so being thrifty with it is a must. I try to always check the flyers before going. When items hit rock bottom, that’s when I stock up on them for things like canning & freezing. Certain produce, like cucumbers, tomatoes, & basil, will be cheapest at our farmers market this time of year (peak season). Other items, like peaches, are usually better to buy at the grocery store since we live far north & they don’t really come into season in our area. Summary: Know your prices before you shop. Know what grows when locally. Stock up & freeze/can when the price is the best.
mary j
In the summer, I go to the farmer’s market,
mary j
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Brandy
Buying produce… scope out the stores that are not big chains. I have found that smaller, yet sustainable stores have the best produce and are willing to fight for your business. One about 2 miles from my house is the best to buy produce, if nothing else!
Tina
We love fresh produce so we look for what is on sale and stock up for the week!
Tina
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MaryBeth
A few weeks ago I wouldn’t have had a tip for buying produce. I’d just buy what we were going to eat. Couponing for other items always left enough room in our budget for fresh produce. Now, however, I price-match at my local store that does it. It saves my time and gas, which are both very precious to me!
MaryBeth
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alecia
I have been using 2 different food co-ops. I also have a garden in the backyard.
alecia
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Julie
Just bought a “corn zipper” from Amazon….I think the brand is Kuhn-Riker.
Anyway, it is THE best utensil purchase I have made in a while! That thing literally just zips the fresh sweet corn off the cob.
I highly recommend this dandy little tool for processing all that yummy sweet corn that’s out right now!
April
I love using a produce co-op to buy my produce. I get things I may not try otherwise.
April
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Amy
The best thing I can do to keep my produce fresh, is to cut it all up right when I get home from the store. That makes it easy for me to use right at dinner time, and then it doesn’t end up in the back of the fridge rotting.
Amy
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Carrie
My tip is to know your prices. Typically farmers markets are the cheapest but our local one is actually the most expensive produce around. Don’t just assume that you are getting a good deal because it is a farmers market. As a result of this I know do bountiful baskets.
Carrie
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Olivia
My best tip is to take advantage of one day only sales for produce. In Utah, they had these on Wednesdays at Buy Low Market. There were some really great deals on those days.
Anna
We have a veggie garden in the back yard.
Anna
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Alena W.
I grow as much of my produce as I can. I live in town on a small lot, but my husband and I planned our landscaping with edibles in mind, so we have blueberry bushes and apple trees etc. in our landscape (which looks beautiful I must say!) along with some raised beds for veggies in our backyard. What I don’t grow, I turn to local farms and fruit stands for and I also enjoy doing u-pick.
Alena W.
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amber
I don’t usually buy fresh produce from the grocery store becuase I get most of my produce from the Angel Food Ministries. However, my kids love apples…so I have to get those when they are onsale and pop them in the fridge. A warm house always makes them rippen quicker…the fridge keeps the crisp for a little longer.
Joan Vera
We love to purchase our fresh produce from our local farmers market every week.
Annalisa
I like to buy local, or use food co-ops!
Annalisa
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Andrea Hales
Seriously–only buy what you will eat before it goes bad. That may sound silly. But, it’s true. I’ve thought, “Oh, that would be nice to have” and bought something–but without a real plan to use it. And then it’s gone bad. Wasted my own money.
Andrea Hales
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Debbie P
A tip that I have is to separate all of your bananas from the bunch. They will ripen slower that way. Alternately, if you’re wanting your bananas to ripen quickly, leave them the way they are, or you can always stick them in a paper bag to really ripen them fast.
Debbie P
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Ashley R
Buy extra produce when it’s a killer deal and freeze it. We buy mostly organic produce, so when organic strawberries were really cheap earlier this summer, we bought TONS of it, cut them up, and froze them for smoothies throughout the year!
Ashley R
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LRog
Watching the sales ads are the way to go. Almost everything is on sale weekly.
LRog
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Jen Cochran
My best tip? Buy where they have quality produce! When I buy from Walmart it seems to go bad before we can eat it. If I shop the sales and buy for just a few cents more at my local City Market the fruit & veggies last longer. It’s not saving money if it ends up in the trash!
Jen Cochran
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Rachel @ Busy Mommy Media
We joined a CSA that allows us to pick up produce every week. It’s always so fresh and we get a great variety.
Katie Linden
Fresh produce is hard to buy, but I usually spend alot of time searching through what they have to find the best ones. For certain fruits I either feel or smell them.
Michelle
I’m a big fan of growing your own produce if possible. Otherwise farmers markets are a great place to get fresh produce and still know where it’s coming from.
J'Laine Newcombe
We have a local farmer’s market on Saturday mornings – great source for fresh produce!