10 Freezable Foods To Save You Money

When you went grocery shopping last, did you find any good sales? If so, we you able to stock up on the items you wanted or did you only pick up a few of each one because you were concerned about them “going bad” or spoilage? Now ask yourself, were any items you picked up a freezable foods item? If so, why you didn’t just buy those items and freeze them for later?

Buying when an item is on sale and freezing it for later is an incredibly effective way of creating a stockpile out of something other than pantry goods. It gives you the ability to expand what you’re buying on sale to avoid paying full price for later by putting your fridge and freezer into the palm of your hands. The trouble starts when you aren’t sure what you can freeze and what you can’t. These 10 Freezable Foods To Save You Money are a fantastic place to start. The next time you see them on sale, grab an extra or three and save later on!

Freezable Foods

Milk – Milk can be frozen quite easily to save money so there is no reason not to grab an extra gallon or two when you find it for an amazing price. To freeze, open it up and pour a little bit off of the top into an empty gallon or bowl of cereal. Replace the lid and freeze. Milk will expand as it freezes so by pouring a little bit off of the top, you’re preventing the gallon from expanding too far and exploding in your freezer.

Bread – Bread can be frozen as-is straight from the store and will keep for 8 weeks or so before starting to lose its “flavor.” Just be sure that you place it on top of everything else because even frozen bread can be crushed easily.

Butter – Real butter can be expensive but during the bigger baking holidays (Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas), it can go on sale for half of the regular price. Buy a few pounds and freeze them as is. They’ll store for several months before you will need to use them.

Cheese – Cheese is another one that can be frozen. You can freeze almost any type of cheese but be aware that soft cheeses such as cream cheese or American cheese will lose their texture. Freezing block cheese is fine, but if you plan on shredding it, do that first and then freeze in
Ziploc bags. It can become crumbly after thawing. Taste however is not affected.

Eggs – Eggs are great to freeze since they go on sale at predictable periods of time. You’ll need to freeze them in “special” ways. Take them out and scramble them then fill an ice cube tray with your scrambled egg mix. You can freeze cooked scrambled eggs. Separate the yolks and whites and freeze them separately. Just don’t freeze them in shell.

Corn – Find a great deal on fresh corn? Take it off of the cob and freeze it! Fresh corn can be expensive depending on where you live so this is a great way to save when you find a deal. Don’t ruin your knives trying to take it off the cob, use a handy kitchen tool for this.

Sour Cream – Sour cream is one of those items that a lot of families buy a full size container of but never use all of before it spoils. To keep this from happening, toss it in the freezer upside-down! Yes. Freeze sour cream upside down. It will lose some of its fluffy consistency when it thaws, but the taste will not be affected.

Flour – It sounds silly to throw flour in the freezer, right? Wrong. Flour is susceptible to tiny little bugs that can get in the bag during transport from the packaging plant to the store or even in your cupboard. Throwing it in the freezer will take care of any issues like that as well as keep it fresh longer.

Onions – Onions are something that a lot of different recipes call for and lucky for us frugal people, they freeze very well. Dice them up and freeze in freezer bags. They can also be frozen sliced or chopped roughly but not frozen whole.

Whole meals – Finally, the biggest food that you can freeze to save money is entire meals. Freezer cooking is a fantastic way to save money especially if you combine it with planning a monthly menu. Practice once a month cooking or just cook double each night and freeze the leftovers. Your budget will thank you.