Money Saving Tips for Food Budgeting

my child has teamed up with independent money saving expert Alvin Hall and Organic Milk Co-operative (OMSCo) to bring you some top money saving advice to help you manage your family's budget, and show you how to introduce organic produce into your family's diet without it breaking the bank...  

Alvin Hall

First, let me be honest. I buy semi-skimmed organic milk. I had been an on-again, off-again purchaser until about a year ago when I decided that the benefits - and better taste - were well worth the little extra money it cost me every week.

I am actually surprised that it took me so long to make this change. For well over 20 years I have bought much of the food I cook and eat, from staples like apples, eggs, and potatoes, to more exotic fare like rocket, haricot verts, and exotic, colourful hot peppers from Farmers' Markets and local sources near the places where I've lived.

Switch to organic 

I encourage you to give organic and local sources foods a try. Importantly, I've found from personal experience that the additional costs (both perceived and real) are worth it and are not nearly as much as most people think they are going to be, especially when compared to the expense of buying prepared foods. It's a simple matter of making buying some organic products a priority in your life and then adjusting spending in other areas of you life so that the cost is never a burden; instead, it's a trade-off.

I want to share with you some of my money-saving tips for all areas of your day-to-day life that will help you to "trade up" (as I have done) to some tastier, more nutritious organic foods at only a modest extra cost. I guarantee that your palette will be excited and your body and mind will feel better-nourished as a result.

Click on each individual tips box to read more of Alvin's top money saving tips...

It costs approximately £1.00 per week for a family of four to switch to organic milk. Alvin's tips help families to make savings in all areas of their lives - leaving them money to upgrade other in other areas.