u/Turbulent_Piece_

When ur peanut butter jar almost empty and u think its done for... its NOT done for. Add like 2 tbsp hot water, put lid back on tight, shake shake shake like ur life depend on it lol. That little bit stuck on sides mix with water and turn into this creamy peanut sauce type thing, pour over rice or noodles or even just toast. I been doing this for months now and i swear i get like 3-4 more "meals" outta one jar that i used to just throw in trash. Add soy sauce or hot sauce if u got it, taste even better. Dont waste that last bit yall its free food just sitting there. And yess Thanks me later lol.

Used to buy fresh baby spinach every week. The big $5 bag from walmart. Looked good, felt healthy, whatever. But i swear half of it goes slimy before i even use it and i end up throwing it out. Happened almost every time.

Few months ago i grabbed a frozen spinach block by accident, it was like $1.29. Thought it would taste weird. It dont. You just throw it in eggs, pasta, soup, rice, anything. It cook down same way fresh does, honestly faster. And the whole block is like 3–4 servings easy.

Same exact thing happened with broccoli and mixed veggies. Fresh broccoli near me is almost $3–4 a head right now. Frozen bag same size is $1.19 and it last forever in the freezer. I stopped buying fresh vegetables almost completely except maybe tomatoes and onions.

I added it up last month and im spending like $12–15 on vegetables total where i was spending $50+. And im wasting way less. Idk why nobody talks about this more, feels like a cheat code when you broke.

Stuff i switched to frozen that actually works spinach, broccoli, mixed veggies, peas, corn, edamame.

Anyone else do this? What frozen stuff do you guys swear by? Always looking for more things to try.

Been on SNAP for almost two years and for the longest time I was just buying whatever was cheapest which meant a lot of ramen and frozen stuff. My body felt terrible, tired all the time. Then I started figuring some things out and it actually changed a lot for me.

Biggest thing I learned is dry goods are everything. A bag of lentils or split peas cost like $1.50 and last almost a week of meals if you know what to do with them. Same with oats, rice, dry beans. These are way more filling then any processed thing and your SNAP goes so much further. I was shocked.

Also eggs. People sleep on eggs. One dozen is maybe $2-3 and that's protein for days. I make a big batch of boiled eggs at the start of the week and it keeps me from grabbing something bad when I'm hungry and in a hurry.

Frozen vegetables are SNAP eligible and honestly just as good as fresh, sometimes I think better because they don't go bad before I can use them. A big bag of frozen spinach or broccoli is under $2 and I throw it into everything.

One thing I didn't know for a long time, some farmers markets take SNAP and some of them do double dollars programs where your balance gets matched. So $10 becomes $20 in fresh produce. Worth looking up if there's one near you.