Eating Organic

Often times I have people ask me about couponing, which I love! I have really grown in my confidence in using coupons and not paying full price for certain products now. Our income is hard earned and I have a hard time parting with it unless we need to - so, saving hard earned money is worth it! Plus, there are better things in life I'd like to spend our money on.

However, some folks have this perception that coupons are just for junk food or better yet... 'stuff we don't use'. That one kind of makes me smirk simply because I take it as an excuse to not take the time to coupon.

Coupons exist for just about anything and I mean anything. Personal goods we all use- toilet paper, paper towels, laundry soap, feminine products, diapers, lotions, soap, toothpaste, dish soap, etc.... You can find coupons for your favorite shopping mall stores - Old Navy, Gymboree, JC Penny, Macy's, The Gap, Carters, etc... Toys galore - individual brands, Toys R Us, Target, etc... And of course - foods.

You can find coupons for just about any kind of food you desire - including organic food. If you are eating organic foods then your grocery bill is probably higher than the average household. A higher grocery bill to me justifies seeking out coupons to offset the cost of quality food - meaning I would work harder to find more coupons than normal.

Organic companies DO offer coupons, and usually pretty decent ones. You might have to search a bit harder but you can find them. Here are some basics to get you started in your organic search - these are ones I use all the time.

Organic Valley - They typically have $1.00 off coupons for milk, soy milk, cheese of all kinds, butter, sour cream and cottage cheese. This is a reset coupon, meaning available all the time. It prints for just a couple week expiration date so you can rotate this into your shopping experience frequently.

Earthbound Farm - They will send our email newsletters along with possible online coupons. As well, they send a hard copy newsletter with wonderful information every couple months. My newsletters have always had nice valued coupons for fresh produce. In fact, my fridge is currently stocked with organic produce all purchased using their coupons.

Muir Glen - This company is often a very easy coupon to find online. I simply google Muir Glen and often find several I can print. Their coupons are almost always for $1.00 off of one product. I stock up on organic fire roasted diced tomatoes a lot. I use them in cooking a couple times a week, easily. When you take this coupon to Walmart you can get organic canned tomatoes for .24 cents a can. They also carry organic pasta sauce which is very nice.

Cascadian Farms - This company is a diverse organic company. You can buy anything from cereal to granola bars, frozen fruits to frozen vegetables, frozen juice to fruit spreads. And, they have good product. Again finding a coupon for them is usually not tough. If you can't find one through their immediate site, google them. I always have coupons from Cascadian Farms in my coupon box - always! They are usually $1.00 off coupons on any one product and Fred Meyers has them on sale a lot.

Wild Harvest - This is Albertson's organic line of just about anything you can imagine! Their website always has a coupon you can print for $1.00 off - any product. I typically use this when their canned beans are on sale for $1.00 and get free beans.

O Organic - Safeway has their own line of organic products as well. If you use their printed coupon site you will often find fresh meats like chicken on coupon (and on sale) and produce, etc... Check these coupons weekly as they change often.

More:
Mambo Sprouts
Stony Fields
Kashi
Barbara's
Dreamfield's Pasta
Earth's Best
Horizon
Imagine Foods
Annie's

Local Store - Double Coupons

If you are local, Summit Trading Company grocery store is once again accepting double coupons this week. I went last week and took advantage of it and I saved a TON! When I went last week I saved $142.16 on groceries by double coupons! See my post HERE. So, I have been stockpiling again this past week and will hit the store this weekend sometime. If you have children, try to go kid free and plan for a long trip with a lot of thinking and number crunching.

If you need some resources for coupons here are few links to use. When you go to print them out remember that you can hit your back button a couple of times and reprint some of them (brick coupons) before it will limit you out.

Coupon Cabin
Cool Savings
Coupons.com
Brick Coupons
Mommy Saves Big
Hot Coupon World

And, remember to check out your favorite brands online - they often have coupons on their websites, newsletters you can sign up for with monthly or weekly coupons and even sweepstakes often times offer you a coupon just for playing! Happy Shopping!

Double Coupons

Summit Grocery and Alberstons Grocery are currently doubling coupons of up to $1.00, making them a $2.00 off coupon! Happy Shopping!!!