Genius Ways To Cut Your Grocery Bill

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Hey Nish! You missed out an important but a crazy tip - start growing your own greens! I know, this doesnt apply for everyone. But if you have been keeping a good inventory for long, you would know as to which veggies are your favourite and which are considerably pricey at your nearest groceries. You can always start small. Most leafy greens actually grow well in tiny pots that you could keep next to your kitchen window or at your patio/balcony. If you have the space - try growing onions, garlic, radishes, carrots & beets BUT eat more of their greens rather than just the tubers/roots. I even sneak in carrot leaves in salads and told people that it was parsley! I've sneaked green onions & green garlic into home-made vegan chocolate milk and trust me, no one ever found out!Furthermore, these plants eventually would start producing seeds which you could collect, store and use in the future. It does require a lot of hard work & patience but please trust me when I say that this tip goes a long way as it is a long term thing which I have definitely benefited. I am on intermittent fasting now eating 2 meals daily 6 days a week. All these tips that you have given in this video are truly a blessing! Stay cheerful as you always do! Lots of love to everyone at home!

I'm an old lady, so I learned these things over time by trial and error, but you really nailed it. This is a wonderful video for people to get started on wasting less money and especially wasting less food, and yet having wonderful meals.

I often have a competition with myself to see how long I can go without doing grocery shopping 😄If you have a reasonable cooking ability, it's amazing how many delicious meals you can pull together when you think you have "no food" in the house

Two very important tips: 1, never shop hungry. 2, optimize the use of freezer produce! I would let so many heads of broccoli or cabbage go wilty or gross because I couldn't be bothered to chop them. The solution? Frozen veggies! Never go bad, no need to chop. I use frozen fruit for prepping overnight oats for breakfast. I never have to worry about wasting the fruit because it will last just about forever.

Great tips! I'd add this personal one: keep an updated list of what's inside your freezer on the door. This way you'll actually use up what you already bought and froze... plus you save energy by not having to open it to check what's inside.

I would LOVE a video on food storage to prevent waste. (I don't fully understand why crispers work or how I should be using them!)

Here's a tip from me: if you want to freeze leftover tomato paste or any other condiment that you typically use in small portions, dole out spoonfuls into an empty ice cube tray and put it in the freezer. Then you can remove one frozen spoonful whenever needed, while the rest stays in the ice cube tray for future use.

It's also helpful to take into account the region of the world you live in. Many of your recipes use serrano peppers or other Mexican ingredients that are readily available in California, obviously because there's a large Mexican population there. Here in Ontario, Canada, not so much. There's a little local Mexican grocery store where I live but the items are insanely expensive, probably due to having to be imported (and Canadians love to price gouge, seriously, not sure what that's about.) On the other hand, lentils are so plentiful here that they're really cheap (Canada is the world's leading producer and exporter of lentils.) Also, there's a large Indian/Muslim population in my city so there are several local shops that stock all the beans, lentils and spices necessary for many of your recipes. TL;DR - It's all about where you live, shop local and see what is available for cheap in your area.

I'm pretty financial savyv in general and don't tend to waste money, but groceries are definitely my kryptonite. Whether I'm hungry or not, I get so easily enticed by literally everything. This video is helpful, very good points made. Always check what you already have, make a plan, and of course vegan food is just generally cheap af.

I’m not vegan, but I love incorporating plant-based meals in my everyday diet, and your recipes are always so good! Some of my favorite recipes of yours are red lentil curry, bbq tempeh, and buffalo chickpea quesadillas.

Yes please. Show us how to store leftovers optimally.

'You can make that happen with plants" Love it! Sounds like the title of another cookbook...

My best advice, if it's available to you, is to order your groceries online. It has helped me so much with budgetting. I just put the items into my online card and go back to it after checking what I already have and i can easily take them out again if i end up not needing them. Haven't been over-buying ever since and it's really handy to immediately see how much the total cost is.

Definitely interested in a proper food storage video! Thank you for all you do, you’ve changed my life and how I view food

This video feels like an entire book's worth of information! Thank you Nisha, always love your recipes and feel so inspired after watching your content! ♥

I got an instant pot (and your book) 2 years ago and have been using it sooo much. It is ideal for dried beans and all your recipes are amazing. Your soups are 😍😍😍 For those wondering, IP doesn't use a lot of energy and your beans get ready super quick. So in total, even with the high energy costs, I believe it is cheaper to bulk buy dry beans and use the IP than use canned beans.

ONE MORE TIP! Eat before you grocery shop. If I am mildly hungry, I will subconsciously grab ready-to-eat items that are not on my list and those tend to be the more expensive and not always healthy items. BONUS TIP I also keep a list on my phone called "Price Check". It includes staples and how much (by weight) it was purchased and where. It's SO helpful to see how you can lose the money you saved on a few sale items when buying the rest full price, if you only shop at one store. It's not critical but if you are able, it's very rewarding and more fun than coupons. 😅

This video was super thorough! I would love a video on how to store food so they stay fresh longer!

These are some great reminders - thanks! One tip I would add is to be realistic about what you and your family actually enjoy eating. I used to fill my cart with "aspirational" items that nobody was really excited about, and then when it came time to make myself a lunch, I would feel obligated to eat them, but I wouldn't really want to. For example, nobody at my house likes quinoa, so I simply don't buy it anymore!