Baked goods
We’re all familiar with the smell of freshly baked goods whenever we pass the bakery aisle of a supermarket. It makes you wanna buy all sorts of baked products.
The reality, on the other hand, is that you could end up paying around $6 for a loaf, or even more for artisanal bread or other baked products packed with hydrogenated oil, high-fructose syrups, and preservatives.
Try: Cut your costs for bread to 60 cents per loaf by buying a bread machine and making your very own bread. You get to control the ingredients and their quantity.
Cocktail mixers
Cocktail mixers seem like the perfect shortcut to happy hour. Unfortunately, most of them come laden with sugar which doesn’t exactly make them the perfect go-to drink if you want a healthy diet. Or a bulging wallet.
That’s because apart from the 6 to 13 teaspoons of sugar cocktail mixers usually include, they are also pretty expensive, adding extra dollars to your grocery bill and unwanted calories to your waistline.
Try: Squeeze some fresh oranges and mix the result with lime juice. Add 1/3 cup sugar and there you have it! Your very own cocktail mixer for 8 servings.
2 thoughts on “9 Things You Should Cross Off Your Supermarket List”
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important things I never thought about when purchasing certain items at the dollar stores