Savvy Shopping Continued & Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter
26 Sep
Well the title pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? 
What can I say; it’s been a long Monday so my creativity is waning!
First up, I forgot to mention two of my favorite savvy shopping tips in yesterday’s post, so I wanted to share them tonight!
Lauren commented about this first one on last evening’s post (thanks for reminding me Lauren!)…
Buy Generic
I frequently buy generic products instead of brand name items (Market Pantry, anyone?). Very, very rarely can you notice a difference in the taste of the product!
To be honest, the few products that I purchased generic of & could taste a difference with were usually condiments! Items such as pasta, sauces, & fruit snacks (yes, I’m 5) all taste exactly the same!
“Frequent Buyer” Cards
The grocery store that I frequent offers a “Bonuscard” that usually saves me at least $5.00 per visit! Plus, in addition to saving money, there are some store sales that are only available if you have a Bonuscard.
Another “bonus” to the card? At my store, you earn .10 off a gallon of gas at the store’s gas station for every $100 you spend (you can build up your savings over quite a few weeks).
If YOU have any other tips, please share! 
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I’ve seen tons of bloggers mention sunflower seed butter & their love for it. I’ve even spotted it on the shelves at Trader Joe’s myself. However, being the “savvy shopper” that I am, I’ve avoided purchasing it since it was something I didn’t really need & cost upwards of $4.00.
Then, a few weeks ago, I saw this post on Mama Pea’s blog! I could buying the ingredients to make my own sunflower seed butter! (It ended up costing me about the same as the jar, but I got the satisfaction of making it myself!)
Yesterday, I finally decided it was time to whip out my food processor! I followed Mama Pea’s recipe, but added an extra tablespoon of oil to help with the consistency.
Immediately, I spread some sunflower seed butter on some leftover beer bread. I also made a sandwich for lunch today & an after-school snack with it as well (tortilla + sunflower seed butter + Nutella = not pretty, but delicious!).
I love the consistency of this butter & the fact that it tastes so much better because it’s homemade.
What should I try to make next in my food processor?
PS – I know the comment error still exists, I just haven’t had the chance to look into it yet… forgive me!
Everything is better when its homemade!!!!!
Way to get after it!
I still haven’t tackled the nut butter attempt, but one day! I’m confident of that.
I vote that you make pesto or hummus
Oooh, I like both ideas!!
I use mine to make banana frozen yogurt all the time. Its also awesome for small batches of cookie dough.
Now I’m hungry for cookies!
I just made almond butter from scratch! Great minds think alike! I never thought to do sunflower butter–you are one smart cookie!
I can’t take the credit — it was Mama Pea’s idea!