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Mailbag: All Of Your Grocery and Cooking Questions, Answered

2025/2/21
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Ali Slagle: 要省钱买菜做饭,关键在于根据自身生活习惯来安排烹饪。例如,善用Costco购买常用的大包装食材,例如罐装鹰嘴豆或橄榄油,可以节省不少开支。批量烹饪一些可以多种烹饪方式使用的食材,例如豆类或全谷物,也是一个好方法。我个人喜欢批量制作白豆,它可以用来做沙拉、蘸酱或配菜,非常方便。豆子的质地类似于意面,可以在很多意面食谱中用豆子代替或部分代替意面,扩展了食材的用途。 至于食物的保质期,我不再像以前那样严格遵守“最佳食用日期”了。根据《纽约时报》的一篇文章,‘最佳食用日期’指的是食品质量最佳的时间点,而非食品变质的时间点。许多食物在‘最佳食用日期’之后仍可安全食用,但质量会下降。判断食物是否变质,应依靠感官,例如气味和外观。如果食物闻起来或看起来异常,则不应食用。 冷冻食物时,无需真空封存机,可以先将食材铺平冷冻至凝固,再放入保鲜袋中冷冻,防止食材粘连。适合冷冻的食物是那些结构松散、不会因冷冻而改变质地的食物,例如汤、炖菜和砂锅菜。不适合冷冻的食物是那些需要保持酥脆或耐嚼质地的食物,例如炸鸡和意面。 常备一些豆类等蛋白质丰富的食材以及风味浓郁的酱料,可以方便快捷地烹饪出美味的餐点。鹰嘴豆用途广泛,可以添加到沙拉、汤中,也可以单独烹制。一些常用的食材,例如意式肉酱和沙拉酱,可以自己在家制作,既经济实惠,又可以控制食材和口味。除了豆类,扁豆和鸡蛋也是经济实惠的蛋白质来源,鸡蛋的价格通常比猪排便宜。 Jean Chatzky: 节约食品成本,需要结合购物和烹饪技巧。合理的购物计划,例如根据每餐需求购买食材,可以有效控制开支。同时,掌握一些经济实惠的烹饪方法,例如批量烹饪,可以减少食物浪费,降低成本。

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This chapter explores money-saving strategies for grocery shopping and cooking. It covers bulk buying at Costco, using versatile ingredients like beans in multiple dishes, and the implications of "best by" dates on food quality.
  • Costco is great for stocking up on pantry staples.
  • Cooking a large batch of beans or grains can save time and money.
  • Best by dates indicate peak quality, not spoilage.

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In this week’s Mailbag, where we’re diving deep into all things grocery shopping, meal prep, and saving money on food! 

Ali Slagle, author of I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To) and writer of the 40 Ingredients Forever Substack joins us again to answer your questions about how to stretch your grocery dollars, make meal prep effortless, and cook delicious meals with just a few staples.

Have you ever wondered how to shop smarter at the grocery store? Or how long past the "best by" date you can really eat that yogurt? We’ve got you covered.

More From This Episode:

📚 Ali Slagle’s Book: I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To) )

📖 Ali’s Substack: 40 Ingredients Forever )

📑 New York Times Article on Expiration Dates: Read it here)

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