Honestly learning to cook, and buying bulk goods is the way to go. During the pandemic I started buying 25-50 lb bags of flour, rice, beans, field corn (with a

Honestly learning to cook, and buying bulk goods is the way to go. During the pandemic I started buying 25-50 lb bags of flour, rice, beans, field corn (with a 1lb of calcium hydroxide to make masa harina), peanuts, raisins, rolled oats and seeds for sprouting, etc. I rotate through it cooking up meals from scratch. Learning how to make tempeh, miso and tofu from soy beans means that I can make tons of dishes that I would have normally would have spent 10x more for in a restaurant or prepackaged meals. I still go to the store, but mostly for fresh vegetables that I haven't figure out how to grow (I live in the city). Azure Standards is a good source of organic bulk goods.