Prices keep climbing, so I’m trying to pick my battles in the supermarket. Which items do you refuse to cheap out on, and why? Taste, health, longevity, peace of mind… I’d love to hear what’s worth the few extra dollars for you.

For me, it’s honey from local beekeepers—supermarket brands locally are known to sell fake or adulterated sugar syrup as honey.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Real parm instead of the canned stuff.

    Chicken breasts - you can get massive pumped up chicken breast for the same price as “normal” chicken breasts. The problem is when you cook the big ones, they just leech out all their liquid.

    • PodPerson@lemmy.zip
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      20 hours ago

      150% on real parm.

      I’d also argue for getting whole chickens (and spring for the nicer ones too). Roast it, pull off the breasts and eat those, eat the drumsticks if you enjoy them, or use the entire rest of the carcass for making really good stock.