My grocery bill dropped $33 a week after I started prepping

I used to grab whatever looked good at the Kroger in Cleveland, toss it in the cart, and then watch half of it rot by Thursday. Last month I tried prepping every Sunday with one big chicken bake and rice portioning, just to save time after work. The before and after is wild, my fridge used to be a graveyard of half-used jars and sad lettuce, now it's just three containers and some fruit. That shift happened in about 14 days, once I got the hang of cooking two proteins at once and freezing half. The real kicker is I spend $62 a week now instead of $95, and I'm not throwing anything out. Has anyone else noticed their grocery bill drop this fast, or did I just get lucky with chicken sales?

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miles7981mo ago

The thing about "grabbing whatever looked good" makes me think you might be underselling how much of that drop came from the prep itself versus just buying less stuff. Not to be that guy, but when you plan meals before you shop, you naturally skip the impulse buys like that fancy salsa or the baguette that seemed great at 6pm on a Tuesday. I've seen people switch to weekly prep and their bill drops just because they stop buying snacks and side dishes they never actually eat. But $33 a week is a huge jump, chicken sales or not, so you probably also cut out some stuff you were throwing away anyway. Either way, nice work, just don't expect that exact number every week when the sales change.

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