frozen vegetables are my best friend…..i buy fresh for some things especially when i wanna treat myself but i load tf up on like frozen broccoli, peapods, edamame, green beans (obv if u dnt like those they have like nearly every vegetable in frozen format). like it’s so cheap, nutritious, and they last like forever. same w fruit and the bonus w that is if u eat them frozen it’s jst like having popsicles. i also eat like hella chickpeas bc i like them + protein + tjey’re soooo cheap!!! like ofc it varies from appetite to appetite and what you’re cooking etc but like a small can of goya chickpeas usually is enough for two meals w me + they are usually a dollar at MOST per can , same w most other goya and store-brand beans. when it comes to bread there are def specific ones i like tto #splurge on but if you are jst getting like wheat bread there’s literally no diff between getting the store brand and the name brand except for it being like way cheaper. my supermarket usually has like 2/$3 bread so i usually get a few and freeze the loaves i’m not immediately using so they stay good til i need them. i also usually load up on ramen noodles bc they’re so cheap but i end up using them in vegetable stir fries and stuff. tbh i like very rarely buy meat so i can’t give much advice there. i like getting frozen pizza and sweet potato fries and stuff sometimes too bc 1 i am lazy 2 when you dnt have a lot of ingredients and are poor as he’ll + not getting paid for another few days and liek wtf can i eat…… it’s nice to be able to jst throw that stuff in an oven lol.
i think the key for me is going grocery shopping when i am not in a rush + when it’s not a busy time of day bc then u can rly like compare prices/scope out sales. bc i’m a p anxious person and when there’s ppl out the a$$ in every aisle i’m like OMG grab w/e soy sauce will do and GO!!!! meanwhile there were 2 for 1 sales on even bigger bottles of soy sauce. (jst an ~example~ but u c what i mean)