buy simple ingredients in bulk. beans, rice, lentils, etc. tofu can be frozen and kept on hand for a while too. at that point you just need to get produce to finish meals. store brand products are helpful and cheaper
I’ve noticed recently that smaller packets can be cheaper per kg than the bigger packs so you have to check every price tag. Even the big packs with ‘bulk save’ or ‘value pack’, etc, aren’t necessarily the cheapest. Scamming bastards.
That said, with dry store ingredients with long dates, when you find a good price per kg, buy loads and stock up, whether it’s one big pack or a few smaller ones!
Do this across stores, too, as you might find that rice is cheaper in one while pasta is cheaper in another.
buy simple ingredients in bulk. beans, rice, lentils, etc. tofu can be frozen and kept on hand for a while too. at that point you just need to get produce to finish meals. store brand products are helpful and cheaper
I’ve noticed recently that smaller packets can be cheaper per kg than the bigger packs so you have to check every price tag. Even the big packs with ‘bulk save’ or ‘value pack’, etc, aren’t necessarily the cheapest. Scamming bastards.
That said, with dry store ingredients with long dates, when you find a good price per kg, buy loads and stock up, whether it’s one big pack or a few smaller ones!
Do this across stores, too, as you might find that rice is cheaper in one while pasta is cheaper in another.
I have a 5 gal bucket that I store my rice in because I usually buy it in 20 lb bags. Lasts me a year or so.
Used to do the same for crude beans but got lazy and started buying canned because it makes it easier to make my ghetto beans and rice.