Caitríona Redmond: Here's how to save money on your grocery bills this year

Plus — Caitríona Redmond's chocolate and caramel banana bread recipe

Caitríona Redmond shares her top tips and a tasty chocolate and caramel banana bread recipe.

Visualise yourself standing over a bin throwing coins and notes inside because they are no use to anymore. That’s what happens when you don’t use up the groceries you have bought. Some shoppers seem to have a set idea that once paid for, food is free, unfortunately food is not free if you have to throw it out. I wouldn’t call it ‘girl maths’ but I’d definitely call this calculation “frugal maths”.

I also still throw out food, even though it pains me to; I find myself wondering what else I could have used that money for. The reality of having a home and a family is that something always has to be paid for.