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To many seniors are in the position where they have to choose between eating right or buying medicine!

Seniors Helping Seniors doesn't have all the answers, but we'll try to give you as many tips as we can on getting the best food buys that you can for your money.

A good example might be one group of seniors that buy food at Sams Club. They buy the bulk packages and devide them. Buying bulk is a lot cheaper then buying single portions, and by doing it as a group nothing gets wasted as it would if you were to do it alone and try to store the food.

If you have other ideas to save money on food purchases please let us know so we can share them with other seniors!
You can Email your ideas to Seniors Helping Seniors or you can leave your message on the Seniors Helping Seniors Message Board!

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One way for a community to save on food bills is to form a coop!
Seniors can ban togeather to buy food in quantities at a much cheaper price and resale it to members without marking up the prices.
Members could do the work at the coop on a rotating basis to eliminate any labor cost. This not only keeps the coop operating but give the seniors a place to enjoy each others company and stay active.
You can check out a coop in operation at Park Slope Food Coop!
Click Here for a great article on how seniors feel about their COOP!

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Below is a great article on shopping for food!
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Saving Money When Buying Food
Save money on your food bill by planning before you go to the store. 
Planning includes keeping in mind your family's needs. The basic needs to remember are:

What does my family like?

How many of us will be eating?

What do the kids or older people need?

Is it too hard to make?

How much money do I have for food?

Will we be eating away from home, so that I should buy less food?

Will friends and relatives come over for meals?

Another important part of food shopping is planning the menus for your family meals. Here are some tips to follow when planning a menu:

Your family needs

Good nutritious foods

Variety of foods keeping in mind texture, color, flavor, and temperature

Consider wise use of leftovers.

Weekly specials and seasonal food, such as fruits and vegetables.

Using a shopping list saves you time. It helps you control your spending. It also helps you remember all the items you need. Here are some helpful hints for making a shopping list: 
Keep paper and pencil in the kitchen. You can write down things you need when you think of them.

Check your kitchen cabinets and refrigerator as you make your list.

Organize the list the same way the grocery store sections are laid out. You will save time and avoid forgetting items when you shop.

Look at the newspaper and ads for sales and coupons. 
Here are some other helpful tips to get you through the grocery store without going broke: 
Eat before shopping for food. Hungry people tend to buy more food than they planned on.

Know the current prices of the foods you buy most often.

Read food labels to learn about: contents, nutrition, quantity, number of servings, steps to prepare, serving and storage tips, and other useful facts.

Buy the amount of food that fits your family's needs and your storage space.

Buy larger sizes of items that won't spoil. It may be cheaper.

Buy the quality and size of food that fits how you will use it. 
Compare your costs seven different ways. 
Compare:

prices of different brands.

cost of frozen, canned, fresh, and dried items of the same food.

number of servings in each food package.

prices at different stores.

prices of similar foods, such as fresh peaches and pears.

larger packages and two smaller ones of the same product to get the better value.

the cost of convenience foods vs. the cost of making it from scratch. 
Prepared by Katherine J. Reuter, Consumer & Family Economics Educator, University of Illinois Extension.

Preventing Foodborne Illness!
Here's a good article on what seniors should not eat!
For more articles Click Here!

What's a Senior to Eat?

Nutritionists agree that a healthful diet includes a variety of foods. Food choices also can help reduce the risk for chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancers, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis, that are the leading cause of death and disability among Americans. But for seniors, certain foods may pose a significant health hazard because of the level of bacteria present in the product's raw or uncooked state.
Seniors should avoid these products:

Raw fin fish and shellfish, including oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.

Raw or unpasteurized milk or cheese.

Soft cheeses such as feta, Brie, Camembert, blue-veined, and Mexican-style cheese. (Hard cheeses, processed cheeses, cream cheese, cottage cheese, or yogurt need not be avoided.)

Raw or lightly cooked egg or egg products including salad dressings, cookie or cake batter, sauces, and beverages such as egg nog.

Raw meat or poultry.

Raw alfalfa sprouts which have only recently emerged as a recognized source of foodborne illness.

Unpasteurized or untreated fruit or vegetable juice. When fruits and vegetables are made into fresh-squeezed juice, harmful bacteria that may be present can become part of the finished product. Most juice in the United States, 98 percent, is pasteurized or otherwise treated to kill harmful bacteria. To help consumers identify unpasteurized or untreated juices, the Food and Drug Administration is requiring a warning label on these products. The label says:

WARNING:
This product has not been pasteurized and therefore may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems.

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