Weekly Grocery Shop 2024 / How to Feed your Family on a Budget

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola oil is more budget-friendly.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth is more nutritious; water is a cost-effective substitute.

Plan the grocery shop based on what you already have at home.

Check the freezer and pantry for available ingredients.

Write down needed items on one side of the paper and potential dinner ideas on the other side.

Decide to make tomato soup using 3 or 4 carrots and tomato sauce as ingredients.

Consider using leftover tomato soup as a pasta sauce or for making pizzas.

Make a note to buy nacho chips for a nacho salad with plenty of lettuce from the garden.

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