Once a quarter, I rotate one bag of groceries out of my stockpile to be used before expiration. I replace it with things that I have bought on sale over the last few weeks. It still feels like a free trip to the grocery store.
especially grabbing things on sale
I emailed this to a few folks earlier in the Summer. Had I thought of it then, I would have posted it here:
I use grapes in chicken salad, but don't want a lot of them around due to the carbs. I learned that you can freeze grapes. I bought a bag, washed them, dried them froze them in a couple of loads on a baking sheet. After a short time in the freezer, you can transfer them into a ziplock bag. They don't freeze solid and you can eat them right out of the freezer. I'm thinking that they will be great in hot weather.
we make smoothies out of frozen fruit often ..... very cool