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So what are customers stocking up on to get the most value for money?
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Here are 11 budget-friendly groceries that can save you hundreds of dollars.
“Nothing wrong with a tasty baked potato,” anothersaid.
“Fry potatoes with onions and freeze what you’re not going to use.
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Any leftovers can be used to make potato tacos (These are one of my favorites!
),” anotherrecommended.
Same with the off brand Pop Tarts.
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They eat mostly fruit for breakfast though so I’m lucky ," one shoppershared.
“I buy the Walmart equivalent to honey bunches of oats.
It’s about 6 bowls for $3,” anothersaid.
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“Things that I do cook my own roast chicken or buy one.
Then you have another meal of chicken legs and the wings,” one shoppersuggested.
Rice
Rice is cheap, versatile, and convenient, shoppers say.
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“In practical terms it is free.
Buy a good rice cooker (Zojirushi) and it’ll pay for itself within weeks.
Making stir fries and other Chinese veggies / chicken is cheap and tasty.
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Once you get better get into Indian food: butter chicken, dal, curries.
Then you have all kinds of Caribbean foods that rice and beans accompany,” one Redditorshared.
Pasta
Pasta is another cheap, versatile, and delicious food to keep on hand.
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“I almost exclusively buy meat and chicken that is on clearance and that has been a lifesaver.
Usually, I only spend around $3 per lb, easily feeding 2 people with leftovers.
It was $90 and paid for itself over the last 2 years.
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Stock up,” one shopperrecommended.
“For example, I use Rosarita refried beans for making burritos.
I have them regularly.
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Not once a week, but probably once every ten days.
For example, I recently bought 15 cans of Rosarita Beans because the price was 88 cents a can.
The lowest price that I’ve seen on them in about 2 years.”
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Canned Tuna
Canned tuna is a cheap and convenient source of protein.
“Chunk tuna is about a buck, maybe a little more for brand name,” one shoppershared.
(Been buying some boxes for donations when they go on sale).
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Easy to drain, stir in some mayo, and have a quick tuna melt that tastes decent."
Pork Shoulder
Pork shoulder tends to be significantly cheaper than beef or chicken.
“Pork shoulder is the cheapest meat on offer usually.
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Cook in slow cooker with lots of root veggies and lentils to make a rich soup.
Carrots and cabbage are cheap and sometimes potatoes on special.
Any veggies on special can go in.
Tortillas
Tortillas are another delicious, reasonably-priced food to keep stocked up.
“Tortillas are cheap and versatile.
Try eating bread in other ways.
Grilled cheese or ‘pizza toast’,” one shoppersuggested.
