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My neighbor showed me how to stretch a pound of ground beef into 4 meals
Last Tuesday my neighbor Carol came over while I was browning a pound of beef for tacos and she laughed at how much I was using. She showed me how to mix in a full can of rinsed black beans and a cup of cooked rice right into the pan so the beef goes way further. Has anyone else tried bulking up ground meat with beans or grains and noticed a big difference in their grocery bill?
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the_cora4d ago
I mean, next thing you'll tell me my grocery budget isn't my identity.
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garcia.charles4d ago
That whole "stretch a pound into 4 meals" thing really clicked for me because it's part of a bigger pattern I keep noticing. People act like cooking is some super complicated science experiment, but really it's just about making little swaps that add up. Like I started doing that with my chili last month - same amount of meat, but I threw in a can of lentils and some corn and suddenly I'm getting an extra two servings without trying. It's wild how much we get trained to think meat is the main event when really beans and grains can fill that spot just fine and save us a ton of cash.
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