| No doubt about it, convenience foods save
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| | bottom shelves for bargains.15. Learn how
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| you time. But - and it's a big but -
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| | to cut up a whole chicken.16. Eat
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| convenience foods don't save you money.
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| | seasonal fruits and vegetables.17. Buy
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| If you rely on frozen dinners, helper
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| | staples in bulk.18. Make your own
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| foods, kits and take-out you are spending
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| | pudding. You will get twice as much for
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| too much money on food. These tips will
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| | your money.19. Buy a refrigerated or
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| help you lower your bills and eat
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| | prepared crust and make your favorite
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| healthy, flavorful meals.1. Plan meals
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| | pizza.20. Use meat for flavor, as in
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| by the week.2. Make a grocery list,
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| | stir-fry, instead of making it the
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| grouping foods by category. (Meat,
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| | feature of the meal.21. Maximize
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| dairy, produce, etc.)3. Only buy what is
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| | leftovers. Make cream sauce for a little
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| on your list. Don't succumb to impulse
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| | left over spinach. Use leftover
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| buying or kids' demands for products
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| | vegetables in soup.22. Put leftovers in
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| hyped on TV.4. Shop at stores that have
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| | sturdy plastic zipper bags to prevent
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| the most specials.5. Use coupons for
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| | freezer burn and waste. Label and date
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| healthy foods only. Don't buy a product
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| | the bags.23. Turn old bread into new,
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| just because you have a coupon.6. Roll
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| | delicious croutons. Cut the bread into
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| your cart past "helper," "partner,"
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| | cubes, drizzle it with olive oil,
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| "bakes" and "kits." These products are
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| | sprinkle with garlic powder, oregano and
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| over-priced, over-salted, and you can't
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| | basil. Bake in a 350 degree oven until
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| even pronounce some of the ingredients.7.
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| | crispy.24. Make your own baking mix and
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| Mix up your own rubs. They take only
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| | store in a tightly covered jar. (Recipes
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| minutes to make and you can customize
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| | are posted on the Internet.)25. Involve
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| them to your tastes.8. Buy store and
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| | kids and grandkids. The involved kids of
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| less-known brands, often made by top
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| | today will turn into smart shoppers
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| manufacturers.9. Buy lean hamburger. It
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| | tomorrow.Copyright 2006 by Harriet
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| is better for you and there is less
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| | Hodgson
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| waste.9. Drink water instead of pricey
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| | Hodgson has been a nonfiction writer
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| soda pop, which is often loaded with
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| | for 27 years and is a member of the
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| sugar and erodes your teeth.10. Make your
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| | Association of Health Care Journalists
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| own salad dressing. You'll save a
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| | and the Assocition for Death Education
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| bundle!11. Make your own granola. Lots
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| | and Counseling. Before she became a
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| of recipes are posted on the Internet and
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| | health writer she was a food writer for
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| kids will enjoy helping you.12. Eat boxed
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| | the former "Rochester Magazine" in her
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| hot cereal, not the kind in packets.13.
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| | hometown of Rochester, MN.
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| Buy day-old bread and coffee cake. The
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| | Her 24th book, "Smiling Through Your
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| bread is perfect for French toast and
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| | Tears: Anticipating Grief," written with
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| grilled sandwiches. Stale coffee cake
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| | Lois Krahn, MD, is available from A
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| makes some of the best bread pudding you
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| | five-star review of the book is posted on
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| will ever taste.14. Stores put pricey
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| | Amazon. You will find another review on
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| foods - the foods they want to push - at
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| | the American Hospice Foundation website
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| eye level. Bend down and look on the
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| | under the "School Corner' heading.
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