How to SAVE 50% on Groceries in 2024 [Pantry Restock on a Budget]

Today I am going to share how to save 50 percent on groceries in 2024. I recently found out the national average (thrifty meal plan) for a family the size on mine is TWICE what we spend per month to purchase the bulk of our food that are organic and/or very high quality. To say that I was shocked that my family was able to pull this off buying organic cheese, organic chocolate chips, and grass-fed, grain-finished American Wagyu is an understatement.

The question is, HOW am I able to make it work, and how can YOU do the same thing at home? Today I am here to show you exactly that, so come along with me as I unpack my latest Azure Standard haul and restock my pantry with high-quality ingredients.

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[MicheleL-vebm]

Here’s the bottom line. Having raised gardens, farm animals etc for almost 50 years. You spend as much overall BUT end up with premium quality and much more quantity than the homemaker who purchases all from grocery store.

[kcnelsonmueller]

I had my aha moment over mushrooms. I used to buy them in 4oz cans at Sam’s. The price got so crazy I was complaining to my husband about possibly not eating mushrooms. He wasn’t happy about that. lol. So he mentioned buying and canning my own. I’d never canned anything before. But I thought why not try. My husband went and got his mom’s old canner (she passed away 15 years ago). I bought mushrooms in bulk from Sam’s, cut them then blanched them in vegetable broth then canned them in 4oz jars. When I finished I not only had mushrooms but I also canned the broth. When we did the math we realized we had saved $162. I fell out. That led me down the path of no return. I already bought in bulk, but now I buy dry beans, wheat berries, etc. I can all my own cream of soups, diced tomatoes, refried beans, cranberry sauce, you name it. I don’t buy anything canned any more. And not only is the savings insane, but over the last 2 years of going down this path, our health improved 10 fold. And I continue to preserve more and cook more from Whole Foods. I wish I had done this years ago!! And I wish I had purchased my digital canner sooner. It is one of my favorite tools for the kitchen.

[turntohome]

Hi! I’m new to your channel, but now I’ll be visiting often! May I first address that the rude comments are appalling. I’m so sorry that people come here to criticize you, acuse you of being misleading, or not “getting ready” for the day. It has to be said that some are definitely missing out on the joy of being an encouragement, or just saying nothing at all. Nobody has a right to shame you for the things you own, purchase, or feed your family. I love feeding my family as healthy as possible, and we order from Azure Standard. Typically it’s not our largest purchase in our food budget yet, but once we get our bulk grains stocked well, we plan to move on to the raw dairy, because they make my mouth water, just dreaming of it!🤣🤣That being said, I am in a transition period, and am working my way to clean eating for the health of my family. What I wish people would understand is that typically these “things” weren’t just handed to you, and they aren’t all purchased or acquired overnight. It’s one day at a time (sometimes it takes years😅), one step at a time, and one change at a time. I am happy I found your channel! Thanks for sharing what you have learned!💜

[southwesthomestead]

Your kitchen is just the warmest cozy space ! This message is so important for young families to learn.
We have to get back to basics and move away from the consumer driven junk food we have been brainwashed into thinking is okay. We really enjoy a rice and means meal at least once or twice a week a month. Especially on a cold day.

[patriciacerwin]

Your children are truly blessed to have a momma that is concerned about what they eat. You are giving them such a healthy foundation to live life to their fullest potential.
Im in my 70s. Not sure i have the energy to can or space to store the canner or the canned jars. Admire you and your lifestyle. Good job momma.

[marlysmithsonian]

I am more than thrilled to have found YT channels like yours!! I'm 58 and never had time or energy to worry about having any food except what I could go to the grocery store for. Last year, this was a huge learning experience for me. I bought an electric canner and started buying cheap meat and canning it. I live in a well known coastal tourist town and our prices anywhere near here are outrageous. I found 49ct/lb chicken drums and bought bags and bags full. They were horrible in the oven and even in the crock pot. Out of the canner, oh my gosh!! Then, I started growing seeds for plants and, after a horrible yield last year, I've already had amazing tasting tomatoes and peppers. Yep, I'll can the leftovers. You are so wonderful and I think I'll make my way to Wal Mart to get those black beans. I really appreciate your guidance!

[mamadoom]

The other day I made a huge pot of bean soup for about $2. It fed my family of four dinner two days in a row. So that’s 25 cents a person for dinner. It’s the cheapest of all my budget meals and it’s so filling and delicious. It was perfect for the rainy days we’ve been having in WA state. I’m like you-I refuse to pay insane prices for food so I just learn how to make what I want from scratch. Btw your kitchen is beautiful. It makes me want to declutter my counters.

[thisnthatcormak]

I never thought in my early 40s that I'd learn how to can beans, bone broth, meat and veggies, bake breads and other things from scratch, make my own mixes and cook almost everything from scratch. We now don't eat dyes, and i watch for no gmo's and no bioengineered. Very hard to eat clean but getting there. I've also started buying way less each week and I'm buying bulk when we can. We are also very fortunate to get beef from a customer that buys our hay. We trade for beef. Just put 300 lbs of beef into our freezers.

Thanks for the great tip about vacuum sealing smaller portions of the cheese. Just bought my first 5.5 lb block and I didn't want to shred it all at once

[meggo]

Our family of 7 eats this way too. I love watching how other people do things for ideas. An idea on cheese that works for us...every few months, I buy 20-25 lbs of different types of cheese from Azure and grate it, then freeze. I make bags of pizza blend for our Friday night pizza nights. It makes it so I have one clean up. Blessings.

[AdarableKitten]

I use to spend $200 for me and my husband, learned how to make freezer meals and cut our monthly spending down to almost $100

[littlejoysandblessings]

I have played with the idea of canning for the last two years but have been intimidated by the process - I have never heard of a digital canner but it sounds perfect to get me started.

[bestlifeever]

This is how I have always done it, in buying bulk and having many pantries and freezers stocked full. This week I canned about 100lbs of chicken and still have more to do and did beef last week. I have done many jars of veggies too and only 1 can not seal out of all of them and new to canning. I have 4 sons(16 to 23), but now all but one is out of house on own and I homeschool him . I have a farm so we have way more eggs always than need but water glass as many as I can. I still shop and continue the same now with 3 people in home as I did with 6 and that just ensures we always have extra and backups. I spend about 1200 on big stock up trip a month and about 250 to 300 a week on extra needs throughout month like milk and such. (Till cow is milking) I did a major kitchen reno like yours and have a long narrow room (dining) that we have been building/turning into more of extra pantry but have also turned a lg bedroom into long term food storage. Sometimes hardest part is finding where everything is located when need it. We have our gardens and orchard growing now and hope to be able to store much of that later on. My husband is amazing cook so he does a lot of the cooking and has mastered homemade pizza but really has bunch of things including steaks and now going out to eat on weekends has been not as exciting as their quality of food and service goes down and food at home taste better than going out to nice dinner. Im 41 and husband few years older and I retired few years ago and we live on my income (house payment, bills, food, etc) and his is for whatever else we want like trips, house projects, fun, so this is just how we do it and save so when emergencies and life happens we arent in a bind(this isnt to brag but hopefully helps someone, I learned early on not to depend on 2 incomes or max out payments based on 2 never know when illness or job loss or somethingcan happen). I have always budget and been able to live well on less and wait till can pay cash for things we want or need and food is probably our biggest expense and we like to eat good food and well. Thank goodness we are active people lol. Stocking up on food I think has been great investment (goes up more than stocks) and is peace of mind and living further out it saves me trips to store and less on random things to pick up. Keeping spices and stuff for every kind of cuisine also means can make whatever in mood for when want to. We do Indian, mexican, middle eastern and oriental and more nights. So it doesn't get boring eating same thing on repeat. Great tips and sweet to see your daughter helping out and good to start early.

[tulsiannerose]

I am a single mom of one child and I stock my pantry with items I use consistently, including flour, sugar, salt, canned apple sauce and tomato sauce. I am going to can the beans! Love this idea!

[joyfulhomemaker]

Freezing food flat in a ziplock bag is such a saver. Space and time saver!
I always make about double what we need for meals and freeze individual servings for quick thawing on busy days when I won’t have time to make a wholesome meal

[marishapeters]

I think people spend so much on groceries because of packaged and pre-made food. Don’t get me wrong, I love my conveniences but they are the first to go when I’m on a budget
Also learning to make do with what’s in the house is so hard but worth it.

[alindalt]

Oh my word! I had one of your bread machines a few years back. It was given to us by an elderly friend. It was 50 years old then. It died a while back. Never have I ever had such a great bread machine!! Much better than any bosch... which I am having to use now!

Bulk buying is the only way to go! Great video. First time I have seen your channel.

[MariahBaker]

Love all this! My husband and I are working on getting to a place to buy more in bulk! Especially organic/grass fed! Our family of 5 spends around $525-$550 per month currently, definitely below the average.. cooking from scratch makes it possible:)

[potato]

Great video, I don’t buy bulk foods, but I always shop for sales, because we’ve always bought extras to keep a pantry of foods we eat. Having those extra items allows you to wait for the sales. I love canning foods, it is extra work when you do it, but you save the time when you actually eat the meal. I will can anything, marinated meats, lasagna, chilli. I will can anything we eat, I love it especially on days you’re under the weather or don’t have time to cook. Great video!!

[annamida]

Just found this video. I love it!!! Bulk is better in the long run. I much rather put in a little bit of extra time and elbow grease up front and reap the benefits later. Home cooking from scratch is wonderful. 1 the food/meal tastes better. 2 there are not all the preservatives and other chemicals that no one can pronounce in them. 3 less money in the long run. 4 teaches children a life skill. Keep the videos coming!!!❤

[colleenpakkianathan]

We have a well stocked/bulk driven pantry! AND we sometimes eat chips! 😂 I will stock up when large bags are 5 for $10 or 3 for $5 — especially during ski season when we’re taking sandwiches to the slopes. In that case, six of us sharing a bag of chips that cost $2 or less alongside our fruit/veg and sandwiches on homemade bread is a significant savings over buying lunch in the lodge! Kids still get a special treat AND we don’t break the bank.