Great point, suburban supermarkets do seem to be very bulk oriented. Look into freezing. Way more things than you'd think handle freezing well. Cheese, bread

Great point, suburban supermarkets do seem to be very bulk oriented. Look into freezing. Way more things than you'd think handle freezing well. Cheese, bread (toast or even just warm it briefly before consuming for maximum tastiness), and milk for example. Not eggs unfortunately (yeah, I tried). And some things are in between, eg bananas without skins can be frozen and eaten frozen, if you like the taste and texture, but you can't defrost them and get back a banana like you had before you froze it, it'll just be nasty goop. So, if in doubt, just try freezing it and see what happens. Also, turning the temperature on your fridge down may extend the life of some things (but will also waste more energy, so experiment to see if it's a good tradeoff)