The Season for Freezin’

March is National Frozen Food Month!  That doesn’t mean you put your food on your back porch and let Nature take it’s course.   Even in Nebraska.  No, it’s time to fill up the freezers!  Yay!  My favorite sport.

Even with my recent romp through the appliances, and finding more than a month’s worth of dinner fixin’s, I still have plenty of room.  There are jugs of water taking up the voids, and precious deals to be found in the stores.  Keep an eye out for your family’s favorites.  Here are some of the good ones I’ve found:

At BagNSave, buy 3 Our Family frozen products (any products), and take $1 off with the in-ad coupon, in stores, use once per visit.  Also, fish, fish, fish!  This will only keep more than a week if you repackage; my preference is Foodsaver.  Several varieties of seafood are on sale for Lent, so pick your favorites.

At HyVee, bags of shredded cheese are just .99 (the lowest price we’ve seen in a looong time!), so buy several kinds for use within 4-6 months.  10# bags of chicken leg quarters are 4.99.  Butter is just 1.48, and freezes well in packaging for about 4 months, but I’ve had luck Foodsavering for several months.  Thurs-Sat only: boneless, skinless chicken breasts are 1.79 per pound, and frozen vegs are .77 (the magic price for stocking up around here).

There are some good meat deals out there, but I’ll only pay rock bottom, so I’m still looking for the very best bargains on lean meats.  The store I don’t like has some incredible pork deals, and hot dogs for .88/package.

A nod to the major manufacturers: their items are on seeming endless sales this month, and there are coupons out there for most of it, if you consume those products.  I try to limit our consumption of this food genre to frozen, self-rising pizzas.

Remember, too, that you can freeze produce you process at home (even cole slaw), baked goods, prepared meals/leftovers, and unused portions from most canned goods.  Extra sauce from dinner?  Seal it well and toss it in the freezer.

What are some great deals you’ve found?