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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is how we are managing to keep costs down -
1) Band with several families to get one Costco membership.  Plan your shopping, buy in bulk and then divvy up all the stuff and costs etc, so that you do not have to pay retail prices for staples.   
2) Check out store brands - Costco kirkland brands are basically top brands repackaged. 
3) Buy vegetables and fruits from Asian grocery stores.
4) Do not buy pre-processed foods. They are usually marked way up. Instead of a packet of chips, pack a fruit in your kid's lunch boxes. 
5) Learn to cook from scratch and teach the same to your kids.  Expand your repertoire of recipes and cuisines to explore new ingredients that may be inexpensive compared to your regular fare. 
6) Buy whole spices, rice, flours, lentils and beans from the Indian grocery stores in bulk
7) Make healthy, whole plant based, commercially unprocessed foods that costs less than animal based or processed foods. 
8) no junk food.[/quote]

Fresh fruit is a lot more expensive than processed snacks.[/quote]

And the above is also very time intensive. Giving up my job to grind my own spices would definitely be a hit to the wallet. We already do a ton of scratch cooking but I do have limits. Scratch dinners yes. Scratch snacks for every time the kids want a snack? No. Driving around to Aldi, Lidl, an Indian grocery store, and whatever all else to maximize the savings at each? No. I can't make time fo rthat.[/quote]

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