Do You Choose Cheaper Ingredients to Cook with as Everything is Expensive?

No! The quality of the meal is dependent on the quality of the ingredients. I just make smaller portions.

I am now choosing cheaper ingredients to cook with due to the price of food going up more and more.

I always cook frugally :) I buy a lot of oatmeal, pasta, dry beans and rice...always cheap. I also buy as much food as I can on sale. I stock up on bagged frozen veggies when they're $1 and use them for stews, soups, stir fry, casseroles... I don't buy any "convenience" foods. It's more time consuming cooking from scratch but healthier and cheaper.

I always buy the best product. I always check and compare the product between the brands. I then buy the best one. I don't mid about the cost. But when it comes that all are of same quality and there is nothing to change in quality with brands, then I go for the cheaper one. Some products like All purpose flour, wheat flour,milk - all these would be of a standard quality and does not change with brands. So I buy the cheaper one. But with products like noodles, cookies, other household products,edible products etc I always choose the best ones.

Hello wondericequeen, If I can find, I will buy a cheaper one but sometimes, it depends on the quality. For example, before the price hike, I bought 30's Gred A eggs for a month use but now, I look for Gred B eggs which are smaller than Gred A. Some stuff are cheaper but not really good in quality and for that, I will stick to my favorite brand.

yes, we are definitely choosing cheaper ingredients. Luckily, some things have grown so we can have raspberries. Otherwise, the raspberries we paid $1 for as a kid are $4 now. I like to eat lots of berries, so it's a good thing that they grow on my property.

Sometimes, I find myself buying the store brand of canned tomatoes if I need them to make tacos or something like that. I do comparison shop for cheeses and meats and try to buy what's on sale. My husband doesn't eat many fresh vegetables so regardless of how much they cost (the ones he will eat), I buy them. I took my mom to the store this morning and I continue to be shocked at the high prices of some items. She bought a very small package of frozen strawberries and they were $2.49. There could not have been more than 2 servings in it.

In our house we don't buy much expensive foods. We stick to cheaper but very nutritional foods. Like vegetables, sea foods and fruits. There are many cheap alternatives of foods if you only try to compare things and their value.