First comes the planning
Do it like a nutritionist and map out a 7-day meal plan. This way, you ‘ll have a full picture of the products you ‘ll need to buy, as well as of the products you already have and can use, thus significantly minimizing the risk of throwing away food that is about to expire.
Replace expensive foods
Regularly consuming certain foods, such as fresh fish, can be very expensive. However, you can easily replace it with other types of food, which however are of equal nutritional value, such as legumes. In any case, your efforts should focus on not choosing processed foods or foods that are not seasonal.
Look for offers
Some people shop on the basis of the offers that are available, while others first set up their 7-day meal plan and then shop while looking for offers relative to the foods they want. In whichever category you fall under, you'll definitely be a winner. Offers can significantly help your monthly budget, but you should try to resist them if they don’t truly support your meal plan.
Storing food
Your strongest ally in your effort to spend less on food is effective storage. Because by preparing a larger quantity of food than what you need for one specific meal you'll be able to use it in the near future in the same or some other form. This way you’ll always have ready to eat meals in the fridge and avoid ordering in.
On-line recipes
Online you can find many healthy recipes that need only a few ingredients. Searching online will help you enrich your diet plan, so that you don't get bored, but also help you cook with whatever ingredients you have handy in your fridge.
Proper organisation, market research and determination will help you to stop consuming fast food and improve your cooking skills, while ensuring better health.
Sources: Focus Bari, Οι Έλληνες, τα Τρόφιμα & η Διατροφή