Have you ever found unexpected sales on food at that were too good to pass up at the grocery store and then wonder how to make room in your freezer to store it?
Last week I found a great deal on ground beef and was only 10% fat - great for grilling yet still healthy. Other grocery shoppers began to swarm around ground beef, so I quickly stacked five pounds of ground beef into my cart and rushed off to avoid the crowd. Then I noticed a ground developing in the produce section. There was a 2-for-1 sale on blueberries so I reached in between the greedy hands of my fellow grocery shoppers and snagged four pints of blueberries.
I passed the bakery aisle as I made my way to the checkout and was brought to a dead stop by kaiser rolls that were reduced for quick sale. Those rolls were just baked the day before and would perfect for turning the ground beef in my cart into gourmet creations. Twenty four kaiser rolls were added to my sale bounty for that week's grocery shopping.
As I unpacked the groceries I felt good about having taken advantage of some really great deals at the grocery store. But then I wondered out loud how I would use those grocery deals before they spoiled. While my family loves blueberries and enjoys burgers I could not serve blueberries and hamburgers all week long.
While it had been some time since I did some creative freezing to fit more food into my freezer, I quickly remembered I knew how to freeze the food I bought in bulk so it would not be wasted. Read How to Freeze Food and Save Money to learn tips I have picked up over the years for safely freezing food more compactly so you can fit more grocery store sale treasures in your freezer.
