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Flashfood: Spaghetti Sauce
Flashfood Find: Produce box Regular Price $10.00Flashfood Price $5.00Total Savings $5.00 Menu Inspiration One thing I always try to keep stocked in my freezer is veggie-packed spaghetti sauce. It’s a simple, frugal meal that helps me stretch my grocery dollars. It’s also perfect for those weeks when I don’t want to cook! There was no specific recipe that I followed. I usually just throw items on hand into the crock pot and let them cook up. I was inspired to make pasta sauce from this Flashfood box specifically because of the tomatoes, peppers and carrots. What I added to my sauce: – Flashfood Peppers– Flashfood Carrots– Flashfood Diced Tomatoes– Diced…
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Flashfood: Egg Bites
Today's Flashfood Inspiration: Egg Bites! See the blog for this cost-effective, quick, and delicious breakfast option!
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Easy Vegetable Broth
I’m an admittedly lazy cook. I like recipes to be easy and quick, so the thought of making vegetable broth from scratch has always intimidated me. I also like to be healthy, though, so know that homemade items from real vegetables is the better way to go. In this post, I’m sharing how I make a super easy vegetable broth with my leftover vegetable scraps! Where I Found My Vegetable Broth Recipe When I started eating a plant-based diet over 15 years ago, this cookbook became my Bible. I had no clue what I was doing in the kitchen to begin with and needed all the help I could get!…
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Flashfood: Yogurt Bran Muffins
Flashfood Find: Skyr Plain Yogurt Regular Price $5.78 Flashfood Price $2.89 Total Savings $2.89 Menu Inspiration I often purchase yogurt through Flashfood because it’s very versatile: you can freeze it in single servings for snacks, use it in baking, or use plain yogurt in place of sour cream in recipes such as curries. My favourite way to freeze in single servings is to fill these pouches* with a mixture of yogurt, cinnamon and ground almond to make a healthy and filling snack. Simply take out of the freezer in the morning to thaw for use later in the day. With this batch of yogurt, I decided to make muffins! Find…
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Flashfood Introduction
I first came across the Flashfood app in a budget-related Facebook group several months ago. At the time I was actively looking for ways to save money on our grocery budget and found Flashfood to be very helpful in stretching my grocery dollars. And bonus, as their slogan says, using Flashfood promotes sustainability by allowing individuals to “save money while reducing food waste”! It has been well documented that food waste is a significant problem in our world today. Flashfood was created to divert nearly expired food, that would ordinarily be thrown away, to consumers willing to purchase these items at a reduced price. Flashfood locations are somewhat limited at…