3 Ways to Find Coupons for Fresh, Natural Foods
Extreme couponers may be saving big bucks, but they seem to be eating a lot of packaged, processed foods. That's because few, if any, of the coupons in a typical Sunday newspaper are for sustainable, organic or natural products. As a result, shoppers like me, who prefer to buy more natural products, rarely use coupons. But it doesn't have to be that way.
"Despite popular belief, there are indeed coupons for healthy foods and sustainable household products," says Sarah Eve Fulghum, social media manager for couponing site AFullCup. "But it's true that most of the coupons available are not, so be prepared to put in a little extra effort to find coupons for healthier items."
The good news is that since avoiding processed foods and buying sustainable products is more expensive anyway, consumers who prefer these products will actually benefit the most from couponing, Fulghum says. Here are three ways to find and use coupons for natural products.
1. Seek out favorite manufacturers. If you like products from certain companies such as Nature Valley or Earthbound Organics, sign up for the company's newsletter, "like" the company on Facebook, or Google the brand name and the word "coupons." While they may not run coupons in your newspaper insert, many offer special "members only" coupons to their newsletter or Facebook groups. In addition, sites like MamboSprouts and OrganicDeals aggregate coupons from many different organic and natural food companies.
2. Get to know your local stores. Chances are your local health food store also offers coupons or discounts of its own, so ask. The coupons may be available online, in the store or through a customer loyalty card. By using store coupons and combining them with manufacturers' coupons, you'll get the most savings, Fulghum says.
3. Buy in-season and local. Check the grocery ads for the produce that's in season and on sale, and buy it at its lowest price. To really save money, stock up on your favorite produce in season and learn to can or freeze it. If you don't know what's in season for your area, search by state and time of year at SustainableTable (scroll to the bottom of the page). To find other local options for fresh produce, such as co-ops, Community Supported Agriculture, farmers markets and organic buying clubs, visit LocalHarvest. And if you want to save money by buying directly from a farm, visit the searchable database of farms that sell directly to the public at EatWild. Some farms and farmers markets offer their own coupons to customers.
Read more: Living Green: 10 Ways to Be a Locavore and 8 Simple Tips to Start Canning
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Coupon may also be used to increase the sales of a certain newspaper for example, as many people who have discovered the savings they can do with these coupons, tend to buy more than just one copy of that newspaper or magazine.
Unfortunately, peanut butter is not that healthy. It is loaded with Aflatoxin, a neurotoxin from the molds found on peanuts. High amounts of mold exposure can lead to Asperigilliosis in later life. It is thought that molds may be contributing to both ADHD and Autism. A healthier option is Almond Butter.
I would love to get into couponing, but I don't use packaged food at all and even the coupons for Organic products seem to be packaged soups and breads Gluten containing products. I don't use commercially canned products because I am recovering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and the BPAs inside the can really sets off my symptoms. I make all of my soups fresh. My mother in law would clip coupons and tried to get me into it, as she would get good deals on detergent and packaged food. I tried to explain to her that I don't use Crest or Colgate and I only use scent free, phosphate free detergent and it is hard to find those on sale. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can save money on non processed food and other organic products.
If you need healthy lunch ideas to get kids eating healthy, there is some hope for you yet. There are some great ways to get your kids to eat healthy foods for lunch. For example, you can make them "ants on a log," which is simply peanut butter on a celery stick topped with raisins. You can also swap out healthy lunch meats for bologna, and give them smoked sausages instead of hot dogs.
I agree, the daily deals stick a number of people to internet shopping.
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Useful tips. In the modern society, it is more and more difficult for people to slow down and live a quiet and healthy life. We have little time to take care about what we eat. However, with the help of the high-developed technology, we are able to shop online for fresh, natural and healthy foods. I visit those three sites frequently and benefit from them, too. I recently got another site Coupon Snapshot dot com for natural and organic foods. Maybe it's helpful.