Smart Food Service

Oats in glass canister with chalkboard label that says oats
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Oatmeal for Breakfast – About 10¢ per Serving!

  You can save hundreds of $$$ a year per person just by changing the way you buy oatmeal!  (For Bob’s Red Mill!) We eat oatmeal nearly every morning for breakfast, and by buying it in bulk, it is only 10¢ per serving! (Cost is for oats only; toppings not included in price comparison). I usually eat […]

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Grocery Cart Filled with Vegan Groceries at Safeway
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My VERY Best Weekly Grocery Store Deals 5/25-5/31

It’s a Great Week for Saving Money on your Plant-Based & Vegan Groceries – From $.15 Corn to $2.75 Impossible Sausage Tubes! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week on your shopping list with my list! These are my favorite deals from […]

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Grocery Cart Filled with Vegan Groceries at Safeway
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My VERY Best Weekly Grocery Store Deals 5/11-5/17

It’s a Great Week for Saving Money on your Plant-Based & Vegan Groceries – From $.25 Corn to $.50 Pop & Bottle Oatmilk Lattes! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week on your shopping list with my list! These are my favorite […]

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Grocery Cart Filled with Vegan Groceries at Safeway
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My VERY Best Weekly Grocery Deals 9/01-9/07

It’s a great week for saving money on your groceries, from $.15 Corn to Sprouts Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Sale! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week this week on your shopping list! These are my favorite deals from my full […]

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The Weekend Wrap-Up Fri, Sat. & Sun. 4/30-5/02

It’s a Weekend Wrap-Up! Highlights: FREE Violife & Chao Cheeses, All NEW Target & Drugstore Deals, Amazon Deals + Much, Much More for less! Be sure to check out my NEW Instant Pot Bean recipes: This post may contain affiliate links.  If you click on one of my links, I may receive a small compensation […]

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Rice in ziploc bags
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How I Save About 50% on Brown Rice

We were packing up our rice for the freezer today, and I wanted to share how much we save on rice by paying the lowest price and buying in bulk. There are several items that I buy during my “Monthly Shopping” that don’t tend to come up for sales. These include staple items like rice, […]

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25 lb. bag of Bobs Red Mill Oats
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How I Buy in Bulk – with an average 75% Savings

I buy a lot of our dry goods and beans in bulk, usually in 25 lb. bags. This includes pinto and black beans, yellow split peas, brown and white rice, cornmeal and oats, etc. These are items I also cook with a lot, and the bags last several months. Here are some examples of how […]

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How Much Does a Hill of Beans Cost? + Recipes for Instant Pot Refried Beans & Whole Beans

Is it Worth it to Make Beans from Scratch? Those $1 cans of beans sure seem like a good deal – but is it much cheaper to make beans from scratch? Canned beans are convenient, and I feel have their place. If you choose to make your beans from scratch it’s nice to know how […]

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Oats in glass canister with chalkboard label that says oats
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Oatmeal for Breakfast – About 10¢ per serving!

  You can save hundreds of $$$ a year per person just by changing the way you buy oatmeal!  (For Bob’s Red Mill!) We eat oatmeal nearly every morning for breakfast, and by buying it in bulk, it is only 10¢ per serving! (Cost is for oats only; toppings not included in price comparison). I usually eat […]

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rice maker with brown rice
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The Price of Rice

Strategies Used:  Buying in Bulk and Price Book We eat A LOT of rice at my house.  It makes an appearance at dinner alongside tostadas, burritos, with stir fried veggies and tofu, etc.  My daughter even likes a bowl of it plain with seaweed.  I have been known to eat it for breakfast with almond […]

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