Save More By Cutting The Grocery Bill In Half

Shred Your Own Cheese

Shredded cheese is a convenience food, and these foods tend to cost more because of the convenience. The average bag of shredded cheddar cheese contains roughly two cups of cheese and costs around five dollars, which means each cup costs roughly 2.50 dollars. Compare this price to a twenty-four-ounce block of cheese that costs around eight dollars. This equates to roughly seven or eight cups of cheese, which breaks down to as little as one dollar per cup.

Aside from saving money, it is a good idea to shred your own cheese because companies coat the shredded cheese in cellulose, which is an anti-caking agent that ensures the cheese doesn’t stick together in a lump.Unfortunately, it makes cheese unhealthier.

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