3 WAYS TO SAVE ON GROCERIES THAT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT!!! 🤫

Yes, totally agree. Definitely something to stick on the wall to remind me as I try to get ready for the bad winter we're predicted to be getting here in UK due to the cost of living crisis. Our energy bills are going up by 60% in October, and again in January, right smack bang in the middle of winter. It's going to be a tough ride, so this mantra is the perfect one to live by right now.

I just left a doctor’s visit with my dad who has no diabetes and isn’t pre-diabetic. His new doctor was amazed and he said this is rare. He hardly ever sees a patient who doesn’t either have diabetes or is pre-diabetic. My dad is on no medications. Discipline yourself and take control of your health early on. It will pay great dividends later.

So true 👌

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Everyday could be your last one, so don't be too harsh on yourself and have some fun first sometimes. There's no winner. We all have to die. You will be completely forgotten after two generations, so don't care that much about what others think. Balance is key.

Ikr? I grew up doing this and the real problem is usually enough $$$ isn’t coming in if you have to spend an hour agonizing. I know rich ppl grow up with no food discipline though so maybe that’s why it’s hard 🤔

Right? Tip 1: Spend less money. Tip 2: Buy less food. This isn’t helpful…

True spend less money but you have to plan it. You still have to eat, and eat to with health in mind. instant noodles with some vegetables and and egg is still cheap but at least it contains some goodness and filling. Potatoes are very good for you filling and cheaper than meat.

All she said is be smarter about it.

Don’t eat lol you’ll save a lot

Yes, and freezer meals.

I do that every month when planning my meals. If I’m making lasagna then I make extra meat sauce for spaghetti the next week. I buy can goods that match my six month meal plans. I grow some veggies in season and freeze or can them. I eat a lot of salad so I grow it year round. I bought two boxes of toilet tissue with 96 rolls in each box in 2018. I just ran out today! It was $40 a box. I looked today those same boxes are $62! I was pissed lol 😂. I was concentrating on food stock but forgot about tissue and trash bags. It’s easy to shop with a meal plan! I usually add 3 new ideas a month so we want get bored. My husband and I built a seven foot pullout pantry last month. I love it! It’s nice to change my mind about a meal and have an almost fully stocked pantry. I don’t grocery shop with my family because things get off track quickly lol 😂. They do ride with me for pickups. There are so many ways to save money. I make 2 5 gallon buckets of washing powder but I buy 6 gallons of the store brand of dawn. I got to have my dawn. I made some before but I didn’t like it lol.

@@TheNinnyfee aren't they more expensive? Maybe depends on the meal...

@@tymondabrowski12 I think they meant freezing leftover meals. I do that too

@@xiibu ahh, yeah, that's smart. Especially if you live alone or with one other person and cook lots of food that is good for freezing, and then freeze half of it.You save time, electric energy, it's convenient and could even mean buying kore in bulk, though that difference is probably small.

@rambunctiousvegetable oh la la, Cannes may be not the only solution, having freezer space is. Frozen foods still contain a maximum of vitamins, so try to prefer them. Tin seem to have an impact on brain ( Alzheimers,...) Of course the plastic bags of frozengoods are also healthazard. Don't hesitate to try to get leftovers from shops, markets, farmers.Abit overripe or crunched produce you can still enjoy in many ways. Here organic shops always have a cardbox in the back car park with produce they judge not sellable anymore.Now I'm going to cut partly damaged overripe oranges for a snack. I got a 5 kg box for free!!! At Lidl's they make big boxes for a symbolicprice. Enjoy your meal

@rambunctiousvegetable just want to tack on to this in case people don’t get your meaning: of course fresh produce is best, IF you can get it when it really is fresh. Most grocery store produce has long ship times and by the time you buy it, it’s lost a lot of nutrients. Freezing produce preserves nutrients from their state when they get frozen, ie produce that’s picked and immediately frozen is much more nutritionally dense that what’s sitting out at most supermarkets! For freshest possible, grow your own or get it from roadside stands (they’re usually cheaper than farmers markets too!) (edited bc my first post sounded totally illiterate, I’d just woken up 😅)

for sureee. unhealthy stuff just looks.. gross when you're full. it looks like a whole feast when you're hungry

Was looking for this comment. That’s the #1 way to avoid overspending.

These are so much more helpful than the the actual video, thanks!

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I've done the opposite of your tip to shop more frequently and try to shop only once-a-month! I buy fresh meat and veggies to use in the first 1-2 weeks then buy frozen (and I'm limited for freezer space with only a small fridge freezer) and canned items (canned beans, veggies, soups/broths, tuna, etc) for weeks 3-4 and rarely will go pick up a few items in the last couple weeks. Doing things this way forces me to use cheaper stuff and meat alternatives instead of always buying fresh meat and veggies weekly which is more expensive and it also takes away the option of buying splurge/impulse items for 3-4 shopping hauls and just having some of those kinds of things in ONE haul! It's probably been the biggest thing I've done to save money on groceries and it has been the difference of still being able to afford to eat decent food!

@@Bluestarrydreams I do a big haul at the beginning of each month too, it's nice to know that I have food for the entire month. I do shop things like dairy, some fresh vegetables and bread once a week but since I hate shopping for food I tend to have a list that I stick to and then I get out of there.

Wow that was very helpful thank you

I do this as well and I rarely need to grocery shop every week. I went grocery shopping last weekend and only spent around $30 and only because I needed to stock up on general items like olive oil and bathroom tissue. This weekend, I don’t need to shop for anything.

This! I bought a box of macaroni noodles for one recipe one time… I used it up by using them in place of spaghetti noodles, In place of penne etc. I used to buy different noodles for so many different recipes

Actually that's a pretty damn good idea. Thank you for sharing. Isn't it funny how we can sometimes overlook such a simple solution? 😁👍

@Queenie Maja first I find it helpful if my pantry and fridge are organized. Keep the furthest expiration dates towards the back and also if you have multiple of an item, then use the one that will go bad first. Also if possible keep everything in eye sight. It’s easy to forget you have ingredients buried in the back of your cupboard. I try to do one pasta dish, one chicken dish, one ground beef/ground turkey dish, seafood/shrimp/fish dish, sausage/hotdog/pork dish, easy meal(frozen food, ramen, sandwiches, canned soup etc.) , one junk food meal, and one take out meal a week. Have a protein and green veggie and a carb with each meal… when planning meals or writing your weekly grocery list look in the fridge/pantry and see what you can use (sauces,noodles,rice,veggies etc.) Things that I buy weekly are meats and fresh produce. I keep my emergency food for when power goes out in a separate area than all my other staples

Same here! I'm honestly surprised how much money this has saved my family in the past two years. (and the extra time saved is priceless) 😄

I will literally shop the same way I do in store, see how much it is, put half the goodies I don’t need back lol.

Except you miss the half price salmon,the 10lb bag of chicken leg quarters for .99,the ham for .49/lb. My little ruler store often has surprise veg markdowns. Have enjoyed getting only markdowns and building menu... usually goes way further than a week.

@@cherylcarlson3315 Those markdown and closeout stickers are gold. My favorite score was some fancy $10 pasta sauce they stuck in clearance for $1 a jar, still well in date. Bought the whole case and had truffle pasta for months.

My only issue with this is it limits me to a one hour shopping window. I have 5 kids and finding all the items I want can’t be done in one hour because I buy for 2 weeks at a time. Sometimes if it’s items that wont ruin I’ll buy up a months worth at a time to save my time having to pick up. After spending an hour putting things into my cart then having them tell me my time expired then they wiped my cart clean that was the last time I’ve done that. I can’t believe I wasted all that time! This was on Walmarts website so I don’t know if Kroger and others do this? But I’d love to know because I’d gladly use them if there isn’t a limit.

She's talking about saving , not surviving without money.

Yes obviously budgeting only works for people who actually have an income to budget

The problem this intends to solve is overspending on groceries and sticking to a budget…not finding employment.

@@mermaidtingzzz op didn’t say anything about employment… 0 dollars in your bank account doesn’t imply you have no job, it just implies that your job doesn’t pay well enough to cover much more than your rent. Which is the case for a *lot* of people these days

For those with little money, I suggest quick oats oatmeal for breakfast. Inexpensive, healthy, fills you up and you aren't hungry for awhile. And bananas are inexpensive, healthy and already packaged and ready to go and ready to eat. ...Also, generic canned vegetables, instant mashed potatoes, and good old fashioned peanut butter sabdwiches.

You get offended easily

@@bodyofhope or maybe you do? Since they were just giving their take on what they just consumed… (?) you’re weird

Yh I was just sat here thinking "yeah my brain is NOT going to listen to me, I have tried. Getting strict means don't buy that applies to everything for my dumbass neurodivergent brain". Like seriously, it's why when I go grocery shopping I either end up overspending or not spending at all (thank the lord I don't do the absolute 'need to live' essentials organising or I'd literally die) 🤦‍♀️

I thought they were helpful. How was it patronizing?

I found it helpful. There’s no magic pill that makes you wake up overnight and have a bunch of money saved up

A firm budget runs a tough line of defense.

I agree. It's so expensive

Complaining isn't a solution 😂 One can get around many high prices by using their brain

What you have things in your pantry all we have is a cup of flour, a bottle of vinegar, peri peri spice and a jar of peanut butter.

​@@TheKeeperMadzwell you had better work on changing that. Buy an extra can of SOMETHING every time you go to the store. Get stocked. Go to a food pantry if you have to. Relying on our "just in time" delivery system for grocery stores is a disaster waiting to happen.

A bag a week or so is def in my musts

Amen to this, Sis!

I avoid those aisles on purpose at the supermarket but then regret it at night when I want to snack 😬 but it does save a lot of money and calories lol

@@hadilayyad6147 Make a mug cake! (;

@@Itsunclegabby I tried it once but it turned out too eggy for my tastes lol

i’m sorry and i hope you can afford the things you love soon 💜

That's life, some people can't even buy groceries.

Right, we’re in a cost-of-living crisis. Tips from content creators about how to afford to EAT during a recession feel depressing and dystopian to me. 😅

@@claire1kam Tell that to a homeless person.

@@priscilladeacon3503 There will Always be people who are better off or worse off than you. That's just the way it is. That doesn't mean it's not hard to tighten your belt!

^^^^This! 😅😭

Is that why I go to the store just for a snack run ?

@@carochan86 It might be, yes! I do that too, since I have two small convenience stores right at the foot of my building, I can go and get snacks until they close, at midnight. The psychiatrist who diagnosed my ADHD explained that it is due to the brain seeking a quick shot of dopamine, especially with sweet snacks (hence why I'm addicted to Krispy Kreme doughnuts that I can get at one of the previously mentioned stores almost anytime I want 😂). The cravings are much less intense on days I take my medication, though!

Yup lol

For real

And the things you might use is $0.25 cents

Meat is something I buy once a year or two. I save up and buy half a cow from a local farmer 😅. This year was a bit more expensive cause everything went up in price but it came out to 8$/lb for like 175 lbs I think. Of like all the cuts, good cuts. I had a lot of hamburger which is normal but ribs, tongue, steaks, liver, stew cuts, etc etc. Just like paying car insurance once a year is cheaper sometimes than monthly depending on your provider. Plus it was organic grass fed beef. So high quality and normal grocery stores are like 5$/lb for hamburger. So a little higher price in that part but you also cant find like steak for less than 10$ or the ribs for less than like 18$.

I have a friend who buys and sells cows for a living. He told me of a mom & pop shop one state over that sells exclusively meat from their own farm where they butcher it themselves. A few times per year they sell half & whole cows. He told me if I let them know ahead of time they can let me know if they have any customers who want just half and prefer the upper half of the cow as I prefer the back half. He also told me if I have any Jewish friends they usually prefer the front half and are great to split a cow with. I haven’t done this yet and thought of just buying the whole cow because my grandma left me a giant 1960’s Maytag deep freezer that runs great! But after looking I really just want the back half. So I’m hoping to be able to get 2 halves. Just getting the back halves. He sent me a diagram of a cow that showed it from a side view and had the cuts of meat drawn on it. You can find it on google but it was helpful in deciding what I really wanted.

I used to be a serial couponer, now I just do rebates and sales. Still save a ton of money and I get the healthier choices I want in my house

If you shop at places like jewel or Mariano’s and clip digital coupons there are good deals and after you make purchases they send more relevant coupons and sometimes there are free items or ones you can get with rewards.

Her advice is to budget the bulk for the important stuff. For example, organic meats and dairy. This can truly impact health and the environment. Then she goes cheap on the "filler" stuff and cuts back on the splurge stuff. Makes perfect sense, if like she said, a healthy diet is important.

@rambunctiousvegetable In what way are they taxing on the environment? They don't use toxic chemicals for pesticides or fertilizers, the soil is amended with natural materials and is far more nutrient dense, instead of stripped by conventional methods, the manure is typically composted and reused, instead of being stored in huge pools then trickled into waterways... they graze on grass, as nature intended, making their meat healthier, and saving open space from overdevelopment, the vegetables aren't contaminated with chemicals that get into our bloodstream, the list goes on and on and is backed by many studies. Could you be specific in what ways organic is BAD for the planet??

Some items are better organic and some don't matter to health as much. They say not to buy organic bananas if you are on a tight budget because non-organic bananas don't impact your health. However some things you should always try to get organic, like strawberries.

@rambunctiousvegetable oh, I saw that coming. I'll tell you the same thing I told my fanatical vegan step father. If the environment and animal welfare are truly important to you, take the victories as you can. Organic animal production is FAR better for both than factory farming. Don't poopoo on organic in an attempt to get people to go vegan, because you'll turn people off to both, instead of at least getting a partial win. They can always transition away from animal products bit by bit once they go organic, but it's a huge difficult leap from mainstream conventional consumer to vegan.

@rambunctiousvegetable The entire reason humans were able to evolve the way we did, was because we ate meat. Sure, back then everything was pretty much hunted and gathered. But something's dying to get fruit and vegetables, and food tasting good is something vegans want too. Rice and beans get flavor, the same way meat does, seasonings. All of which end something's life to obtain, well unless you want a diet of bugs with everything you eat. Those delicious fruits and veggies, are invaded by organisms, that must be stopped to actually get the end result of having said fruits and vegetables. Some groups who say they fight for animals, end up euthanizing 95% of them in shelters. How is that helpful?

Remember, kids. If you see someone stealing groceries, snitches get stitches.

No need to steal, go to a food pantry. Nothing fun about mom/dad in jail and children are in foster care for Christmas. No children, feel free to steal, the consequences are 3 free squares in jail/prison. Free food!

Same, there are 7 people in my family so we have a shopping list on the fridge so if anyone notices that something ran out or they want something they'll write it down and my mum will add it to the list online if it's reasonable and that way we don't get extra things and only buy what we need. I also live in Sydney

I don't take any one shopping with me. It makes it much easier and faster. No grown man throwing adult tantrum in the store because I tell him we already have that at home nobody has time to make that or it costs too much. Or it's not in the budget. He's the kind of guy that would be happy eating fruit lips frozen pizza tacos and hamburger helper every night with ice cream for dessert. Problem is he plows through a large family size of fruit loops in 3 days 2 half gallon cartons of ice cream in about 5 days. It would be ok if we didn't survive on stamps but come the middle of the month he's ate everything up the sweets and crap junk food. Then expects me to come up with something out of thin air

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I actually air pop my popcorn instead of buying chips. Cheaper and healthier and my kids love to eat it as a snack with lunch.

A bag of kernels is 1.25 at Dollar Tree. Not always in stock though.

I was searching through the comments in the hopes that someone would have mentioned the wonderful clearance sections! There are typically several in some grocery store chains, usually divided into categories (meat, freezer items, shelf stable, home goods, etc.). I always check them first for items on my list, and I don’t usually buy meat unless it’s on sale/put on clearance. These sections allow me to save on typical staples, and occasionally splurge on trying something new that normally would have been way out of budget. Thank you for mentioning those money-saving nooks!

We don’t have Aldi in Washington state

I absolutely love Aldi. We have a family of 8 and several freezers. I will buy their mark-down or sale meat and freeze to eat over several weeks, so I rarely pay full price for meat.

I lost money at Aldi when their produce can't even last a couple days. Every time I go there, my produce goes bad the next day. And their brand new stuff is way more expensive than at another store

@@rosegroshek1218 Yeah,where I live Aldi isn't a deal at all. The big chain grocery store near me have permanent BOGOs on meat,chicken and other foods and that saves money. Aldi can also be more chaotic in store with their advertising as "cheaper"

If you’re on disability for your physical problems, aren’t there any community services that can help you? You managed to type a fairly coherent detailed comment without struggling, so what is the mental health problem you have?

Okay… then maybe how about this video isn’t for you…

I have mental and physical health problems and thought this was a great video. Not for everyone.

Thank you fort this mind numbing "stating the obvious" video

This is the opposite of great advice

@Queenie Maja oh thank you 😊 sometimes the frozen version is just superior. broccoli and peas are my staples, the suck when bought fresh. and the vitamins are preserved better in the frozen version. i freeze some veggies on my own, too: cut onions, fresh garlic, celery, spinach (it goes bad so quickly), sometimes herbs. i also freeze fruit that will go bad otherwise. brown bananas, overripe kiwis. just throw them in a smoothie later. the only veggies i keep fresh are veggies for salads and starchy veggies. carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, leafy greens, onions for salads, spring onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers. and my canned staples are: dices tomatoes, sweet corn, sundried tomatoes, jalapeños, beet root, sauerkraut, red cabbage, kimchi. my dried goods are lentils, chickpeas, grains,… i hope this helps anyone else ☺️

@Queenie Maja i live in the city too and i killed every plant i owned in the past lol. the easiest is aloe vera, you can utilize it and it hardly ever dies. i am just experimenting now. i got a bag of veggie soil for 10€ and some free pots from facebook market place. i just plant whatever i have on hand and see how it goes. i planted a used spring onion and it regrew! i just planted the base of a lettuce. i bought herbs from the supermarket, repotted them, trying to keep them alive and propagate basil. start small and cheap! 😊 youtube and google help a lot. just google one plant that you have and start from there, learn how to care for it, then go on to the next one. good luck!

The cost of living everywhere is going up, that plays a huge factor in it too. Higher gas prices make everything else more expensive to transport and the final cost gets put on us the consumer. I’m struggling to budget because every month it seems like it just gets worse and worse having less and less money to feed my family with than I did 4 years ago.

@@birbenthusiast515 it’s been outrageous. I can totally relate.

Absolutely bang on. Snacks tend to up the expenses quite high. And good healthy 3 meals reduce snack cravings drastically.

@@minic578 True.

@@minic578 Same. We try not to buy snacks. For my dad and I, we enjoy snacking, so we try to satisfy that with things like fruit (whether fresh, frozen, or dried), nuts, etc. Stuff that's both healthy and relatively inexpensive

I'd love this too!

Some of my cheap eats for this week: whole wheat spaghetti with marinara and steamed broccoli (sale for 99¢ lb), bean and rice power bowl (add whatever veggies we have), cheese and veggie Pannis with a cold pasta/veg salad, cheese enchiladas with a side of black beans and a little pico salad, frozen pizza (sale for $4) w/ cut up cucumber and free carrots (from Randall's coupon app), tortellini (HEB had buy one get one free) with Kirkland pesto sauce (freezer) and steamed broccoli and one night of leftovers. This week we are moving my oldest into her college dorm so meals are very basic and we are vegetarian so not buying meat makes for cheap eats.

Curry, with potatoes, chickpeas (canned) and vegetables, Hard boiled eggs (sliced) with a mustard bechamel sauce and mashed potatoes. You need about 2 eggs per head. Creamy pumpkin soup Onion pie. All those are vegetarian options, but you can make them omnivore by adding bacon cubes. Savoury German pancakes (with bacon) with some sour cream with herbs smeared on when the pancakes are cooled - and then rolled up and wrapped for your lunch. If you want fancy, take salmon and some cream cheese with dill. If you want meat - go for minced meat - that is cheaper and you can either make meatballs with some in season veggies aside - or you can make a meatloaf (particularly moist with a layer of bacon outside). A small amount of minced meat and some zucchinis/courgettes cut into bite sized pieces - start with an onion and accompany with cooked rice and there you go. Rice in Asia shops is cheaper. Pasta. Pasta sauces need not be expensive: An Onion, a carrot, a tin/can of tomatoes, some dried thyme and rosemary ... salt and pepper. And pasta can be found cheap, too, or you make your own. Want something less tomato? Whip up a simple cacio e pepe. With four simple ingredients - spaghetti, pepper, parmesan and butter - this is a storecupboard favourite

Not sure, but I think this meal is pretty cheap and very filling: "Bretonia-style / Breton beans", or "fasolka po bretońsku". It's a Polish traditional dish (most of Polish traditional dishes use names from other parts of the world, those places usually don't eat that dish). It's for 4 people, or 2 if you leave half for tge next day (it's better the next day). Two cans of red beans, one can of tomatoes (in pieces, or whole, or similar). We would add ~25cm of sausage and maybe 200g block of bacon (roughly the same amount as sausage) cut in pieces. You also need 1-2 onions, a tooth or two of garlic, maybe 8 tiny balls of allspice, a bit of black pepper and 2 bay leaves (European, not Asian! They should be ~5cm, not 12cm). No salt, sausage and bacon will make it salty enough. It's super filling and usually you'd need a bread roll or something with it. If your budget is very tight, you could cut down on meat, use only one type, cut out garlic, or maybe use this dish as a side dish: add potatoes (cheap and nutrients-dense, much better than noodles or rice in that regard; you could survive for quite sone tike just on potatoes) and something salad-like (could be pickles instead, or nothing). Please calculate your own prices to see if it's a good addition to your diet/budget.

Chili! I really like the smitten kitchen three bean chili recipe (if you don’t like spicy stuff - replace chili powder with paprika or smoked paprika) and you can make it with canned beans or dried beans (the recipe offers both options) and I add ground meat by cooking that up first in the pot, then removing it and starting the recipe - no need to clean the pot. Another great option is home made ground meat tacos. I like to use ground Turkey since the meat is lighter than beef but still has good fat content. And you can either make your own taco seasoning with your own spices or buy the taco seasoning packets at the market. Buy tortillas (I heat them up on the stove) and make homemade salsa [4 tomatoes, one white onion, cilantro (or dried oregano if you don’t like cilantro), jalapeño (optional), and lemon juice from one lemon, season with salt and pepper to taste], grate some cheese, and serve with favorite hot sauce (optional) and sour cream. You can make this however fancy or simple as you want. And I set up as a taco bar so ppl can choose how to make their tacos themselves. Stir fry. I like onion, bok choy, broccoli as my veg. You can change it to whatever veg you like - carrots, bell peppers, etc. You can add tofu or meat (just cook meat first and then set aside to not overcook or undercook meat - remember to season with salt and pepper when cooking). I add garlic, small amounts of ginger, and some hot peppers (optional) after sautéing some onions. Just make sure to cut/prep everything up beforehand so that you can add everything quickly since stir fry is about keeping the crunch in the veggies while just mildly heating them up to meld the flavors together. Add harder veggies first (carrots, broccoli) and softer veggies last (bok choy) to ensure crunch on the softer veg. These 3 dishes kept me going on a limited budget when I was in my 20s cooking for my husband and I. We always had enough for leftovers - the chili lasted for days. Just serve with rice for the chili and the stir fry. Cooking from home is healthier and cheaper. And you can make in bulk. Just freeze whatever you don’t eat and reheat later (stews, soups, and chilis are perfect for this).

Right. Wish KZhead still had the dislike button.

Not quite. It’s plan with a budget.

Love this comment🤍

@@abjg6446 😂 😂 Will do!

Check out "The Upgrade" on YT. She only works part time and gives good, realistic budgeting tips!

That's a judgmental comment... A lot of people become wealthy because they are good with their money and anyone can tell you how to save money. Dave Ramsey is a millionaire now but he started out broke and now he has famous ways to fix your finances. Jealousy gets you nowhere

How do you know if she’s wealthy?!

@@brendamiranda3732 She makes sure to buy organic?! Most people who need to budget or they die do not have the luxury (yes luxury) of buying organic etc no matter how much they wish to, because organic options are always more expensive (at least where I live - UK). If you're below the poverty line where if you don't budget you don't eat then your options for food just aren't overall that healthy, you can do your best to make it as healthy as possible but you're probably gonna have to skip organic fruits and veg and shit like that, and you can't just simply avoid processed foods because well they're cheap and they prevent you going hungry. I have always eaten relatively healthy because it's something my mother always made sure to do, make our meals as healthy as she could with the very little money she had. And honestly I did not realise just how hard it would've been for her until recently. 😊

@@theapatheticcontrarian that makes sense, thank you for clarifying 😊. Organic is more expensive for sure. Some markets here in LA have some decent prices but I understand that’s not the case everywhere, unfortunately.

Not capitalism… government overreach caused inflation.

Lol....capitalism is to blame? Again...lol

Great tip on hummus.

That's great. Adding beans is actually healthier. Lots of vitamins, fiber, minerals. Meat is not clean because of factory farming (chemical laden feed for pigs/cows etc). So by reducing it, you're doing a good thing.

This is why I love Aldis.