Buying in bulk and storing can save you a ton of money. Every home manager loves to shave off an extra penny here and there from home keeping expenses and this is one of them.
I was at the frozen foods section of a large supermarket chain recently and i saw the price on a bag of chopped vegetables, good lordy. There is no way i was going to parting with that amount of money on imported packaged food, that lord knows what sorts of preservatives is in it.
Fried Rice is a regular meal in my home and i have learnt to save a lot of money by buying my vegetables in bulk and storing in the freezer.
The vegetables in the picture below cost me the following from Mile 12 Market , Ketu Lagos Nigeria.
Carrots 300 naira
Green Pepper 300 nairaRed Pepper 200 naira
Runner Beans 200 naira
Green Peas 300 naira
Spring Onions 200 naira
Total cost 1500 naira.
Green Pepper 300 naira
Red Pepper 200 naira
Runner Beans 200 naira
Green Peas 300 naira
Spring Onions 200 naira
Total cost 1500 naira.
From this amount of vegetables, i will get a total of 6 -600g- bags of vegetables enough to make fried rice for my family of 5 (sometimes more) at least 6 times.
So on the average each pot of fried rice will cost just about 250 naira or less for vegetables.
Procedure.
- Wash your vegetables properly under running water to get rid of dirt. Peel the carrots, de-seed the peppers, and chop them up separately.
- Combine all the ingredients in the bowl, toss properly to ensure that the vegetables combine evenly.
* If you want, at this point you can bag it up and store in a freezer at this point.
- I prefer to season the vegetables so they are ready to use when i want to cook. I season with salt, bouillon cubes,curry, thyme.
- Toss it well to ensure that the seasoning is well incorporated. Let it sit for 30mins before bagging.
Pack into air tight, freezer bags or polythene bags and freeze till you are ready to use. I’ve stored mine for as long as 2 months in a freezer.
This also saves you a lot of cooking time.
Ounje Aladun 
Wow! This is lovely. Thank you so much for the tip. I am a first time reader. But I am going to stick with your blog. Please where can I get ziploc bags from?
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Thanks a lot. Life can only get easier and better.
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This is lovely…. Thanks alot.
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Very lovely but how and where to get the nylon and celler
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Ziploc bags are mostly sold in supermarkets. However you can use polythene bags, like the type they use to make iceblock.
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Thanks for this, please how do I use the seasoned vegetables when I want to use.
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