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Grocery Shopping - Tips for Choosing Grain Foods on a Budget
Many grain foods do not cost much, and they give you lots of energy,
vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They give you a lot of "bang for the buck" if you choose wisely.
For the best value, choose:
- tortillas
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bread
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rice
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graham crackers
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saltines or soda crackers
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store brand cereals
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macaroni and noodles
Buy the form that costs less for each serving.
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Already cooked or cut up food costs more per serving.
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Cereal you cook costs less per serving than ready to eat cereal.
Buy the size that costs less for each serving.
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Foods in small packages usually cost more for each serving.
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Buy large, economy size packages of rice, noodles and cereal and
put them in your menu every day,
Buy the kind of package that cost less for each serving.
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Foods in fancy packages usually cost more for each serving.
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The plain kind of rice, noodles and cereal cost less than
packaged and seasoned kinds.
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The packaged kinds usually have added fast and salt, too.
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