rose_grant78•12d agoMost Upvoted

Just did the math on my weekly meal prep and it blew my mind

I added up my ingredient costs from the last 4 weeks and found out I'm spending $1.87 per serving on my black bean and rice bowls, which is less than half what a fast food value menu item costs but I'm actually full for hours after, has anyone else tracked their per-meal costs like this and been shocked?

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james_torres12d ago

It's wild how the small stuff adds up but nobody ever talks about it.

noranguyen12d ago

Oh man, tell me about it. My friend Sarah once needed a new phone charger and a cheap window screen replacement at the same time. The charger was $12 and the screen was $15. She figured it was no big deal, but realized she spent almost $30 on junk she just needed randomly. Now she keeps a running list of all those tiny unexpected buys and it's always way more than she thinks.