These expert hacks can help you lower your grocery bill. There’s no getting around it: Food is expensive right now. It may be hard to stick to your budget , but there are many ways to be resourceful with what you have without feeling as though you have your head just above water.
The tips below, from four budgeting experts, can help you maximise your food budget. Focus on cooking It should go without saying, but cooking at home is almost always cheaper (and healthier !) in the long term than going out to eat or ordering in. To make it even easier on yourself, keep your pantry stocked with essentials to make quick, simple recipes: a fast pizza with store-bought dough, a stir-fry built on frozen vegetables , 15-minute quesadillas.
Having a collection of recipes you love to make can curb the urge to call for delivery. Eat less meat Toni Okamoto, who runs the blog Plant-Based on a Budget , recommends cutting out meat at least one or two times a week. It’s the “one thing that comes up over and over again”, Okamoto said, in the budget cookbooks she has read, both vegetarian and not.
“If you can go meatless a couple of times per week, you can definitely save,” she said. Hearty eggs, legumes and tofu can all serve as sources of protein. And not only are they cheap, they often last longer in the fridge than the average piece of meat, meaning there’s less of a chance that they’ll go to waste when life inevitably gets in the way of dinner.
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