My grocery bill is steadily climbing and I am not sure what to do. I make too much for SNAP. Any tips or tricks? It’s just me in my household, so would buying in bulk be worth it?
Edit: I want to thank everyone for their responses. I have a lot to think about.
I’ve been meal prepping more and getting into tinned fish.
Sardines are nature’s protein bars and are full of healthy fat and cholesterol. Lots of vitamins too plus calcium from their bones, plus they taste good! I quite like smoked sprats or just Deenz in olive oil or tomato sauce.
They also work well as an ingredient. I haven’t tried this recipe yet but it looks fantastic!
I would get dried beans and rice and make that a staple. You can soak the beans overnight, rinse them, and then boil them for 10 minutes with salt and freeze them. Then when you need beans you take a bag out (I freeze mine in flat sheets. Same with soups stews and home made stocks) and either simmer them for 3 hours or you pressure cook them for 20-60 mins (depending on what type of bean)
Mexican and Brazilian recipes use a lot of rice and beans so you can use those as a reference on what to make and which seasonings to use.
$/kcal it’s hard to beat those two.
Love sardines. Watch out for the bigger tinned fish though, mercury levels can sneak up on you if you consume them regularly.
I’ve found even tinned fish is getting muuch more expensive than I remember it being not that long ago
Yeah I’ve noticed the same… It’s still worth the price for what you get out of it but it’s gone up a lot