This diet can already be quite expensive, as protein and fats tend to be
expensive grocery items.
Start by cutting way back on snacks, the culprit behind most overeating and among the most
expensive grocery items.
Not exact matches
Pantry staples (nut butters, coconut oil, olive oil, spices, flours — the list goes on) can be some of the more
expensive items in your
grocery cart.
Seriously I need to take you with me when I go
grocery shopping because I just seem to attract the more
expensive items and my money keeps running away from me!
If you can find an ethnic
grocery store, chances are their
items will be less
expensive than similar ones in the «ethnic» aisle at the mainstream supermarkets.
I have to say my
grocery budget also includes some more
expensive items like coffee, vitamins, and skin / hygiene products (we really use those coffee, bread, and body care cards!)
Pantry staples (nut butters, coconut oil, olive oil, spices, flours — the list goes on) can be some of the more
expensive items in your
grocery cart.
You can be using your cards to pay for less
expensive items such as
groceries.
While we consider zero waste shopping to be more
expensive, we're actually rejecting all those pre-packaged filler
items that jack up our
grocery bills.
In my experience in Toronto, the tonier neighbourhoods may have
expensive luxury
items for sale, but their staple
groceries are often cheaper than in poorer neighbourhoods.
Check where
grocery shopping is done and the quantities bought, as many households tend to buy
expensive items or too much and throw a lot away, and if a cell phone contract can be capped or converted to «pay as you go» use that service instead.