To Freeze or Not To Freeze...That is the Question!

Stockpiling is a big part of couponing.  When something is on sale and you have a stack of coupons for it, you should stock up.  The hard part of stocking up is knowing what you can freeze and understanding that sometimes you will pay full price for something that you need that can't be frozen.  Thankfully you will be saving on all your other groceries so that occassional full price purchase won't break your budget.


Foods That Don’t Freeze Well:
•Cream cheese

•Sour cream

•Cottage cheese

•Heavy cream (not to whip)

•Pies with cream or custard fillings

•Mayonnaise

•Lettuce

•Cabbage

•Celery

•Endive


Foods That Do Freeze Well:
•Kale (blanch it first)

•Pesto

•Yogurt (best if eaten frozen)

•Fresh Herbs (chopped in ice cube trays with water)

•Butter

•Beaten Eggs (for quiches, scrambled eggs)

•Shredded Cheese/Block Cheese

•Dough i.e. Pillsbury Biscuits, Pizza dough (just fully defrost before you work with it)

•Grapes, Blueberries, Strawberries (eat them frozen)

•Lunch Meat


Remember that you should always freeze nuts (oils can go bad) and grated parmesan.
Did I miss anything?  Please let us know.