I switched from buying pre-cut veggies to whole ones and saved $15 a week

I used to grab those bags of pre-cut broccoli and cauliflower florets because they seemed easy, but I finally did the math. A bag of florets cost $4.50 at my store, while a whole head of broccoli was $1.99. I bought two whole heads, chopped them myself in about 10 minutes, and got over three times the amount of food for less money. The same thing happened with bell peppers; a single pre-cut pepper cup was $3, but a whole pepper was $1.29. The pre-cut stuff also goes bad way faster in my fridge. Now I spend a little time on Sunday prepping, and it makes dinners during the week just as fast. Has anyone else found a simple switch like this that added up fast?

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the_ben7d ago

Tried that with onions and cried for twenty minutes straight.

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drew_coleman77d ago

It's the same with salad kits for me. The bagged Caesar kit is almost six bucks, but a head of romaine, some croutons, and a bottle of dressing costs less and makes salads for days. The kits always seem to get soggy so fast.

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