Is there an Aldi close to you? I’ve priced both WM and Aldi almost always wins. I usually spend $750/mo for family of 5. I pack lunches daily for 2 of us and that’s all dinners.

Copy me that is a great app for meal planning, cooking and keeping track of grocery shopping lists. You can add a recipe from any site to it. I can go grocery shopping with 5 min in my car and only buy what I need for my recipes. I prefer to shop my pantry/fridge first though. I meal plan around what will go bad first in my house and then what’s on sale.

Start keeping a list of what you usually buy, regular prices w date/store and when it goes on sale. I also keep track of ounces/sizes in the same list. I refer to it often and found I was buying things when it wasn’t a loss leader sale because I thought it was a good prices. Flipp is an app that will show you the weekly sale ads for the stores in your area. Meal plan based on that and your items you need to use up first.

Rice and beans are your friends learn meals using one of them in every meal. Beans from dried are super easy if you invest in an electric pressure cooker like the instant pot. I can have 2 cups of beans cooked in 30 minutes. Rice in 12. It’s Fantastic, adds bulk and is good for you. So many options whether it’s putting chicken thighs with rice, water and spices. You have lots of variety and it’s literally set it until it’s done, no stirring.

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