With food prices steadily increasing, buying in bulk is often suggested as an easy way of cutting costs. Bulk buy: Dried beansDried beans are cheap, nutritious and have a long shelf life. Bulk buy: Rice and pastaRice is an oldie but a goodie – it lasts just about forever and goes with almost any protein you throw at it. Bulk buy: NappiesAnyone who’s ever used disposable nappies knows how much of a chunk they take out of the weekly budget. For example, when a 1.5kg bag of flour is sold for $3, the unit price would be $2 per kilo.

Source: Stuff June 09, 2022 15:43 UTC