To piggyback off of the first posting about spaghetti sauce jars, I wanted to add my two cents...
I've been buying sauce for quite awhile. There are frequently coupons and sales for them, they help me with quick meals for my family of six, AND I keep the jars too!
- Instead of buying plastic storage containers for left-overs, I try to re-use glass jars instead. **BONUS** No icky chemicals like BPA leaking into your food when you use a glass jar!
- I like to buy things like spices and dry food ingredients in bulk and then store them in jars. Since I just learned about how to vacuum seal jars with a pump and electrical tape (see Lil' Sissy's previous post), I can keep them fresh for longer.
- Salad in a jar! Chop up all of the ingredients (leave the dressing out till you are ready to eat it) and then vacuum seal and store in your fridge for up to a week. That means you have salad ready to go all week long and less food waste (which saves money)!
- Can your own food! Instead of buying a case of mason jars, you can use some brands of sauce for canning in. Classico is one brand that typically has a good discount. They use standard Mason jars. All you need to do is buy rings and lids and simple canning equipment. http://pickyourown.org/ has lots of information on preserving foods. Not only is it cheaper to can your food for future use, but it's much healthier too. You don't have to worry about chemical preservatives, HFCS (high fructose corn syrup), or anything else that you don't want in your food.
You don't have to limit yourself to spaghetti sauce jars either... I keep jars of all sizes. In my house they come in handy for craft/office supplies (crayons, paper clips, and buttons to name a few), gifting (just cut out a circle of fabric and tie it on with some string for cute packaging), sprouting seeds, and infusing vinegars. What creative uses can you think of for reusing glass jars?
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