10 Grocery Items I Stopped Buying (I Make Them for Pennies Instead)

Most convenient grocery items are food you already buy, cut up or mixed and sold back to you for two or three times the price. Here are the 10 I stopped buying, what I make instead for pennies, and the few store-bought things that are worth every cent. My book, The Waste-Nothing Kitchen: first comment for link 69 short chapters, including the full "Stop Buying These" list, plus a printable price book and freezer inventory. My taco seasoning (enough for 3 lb of meat): 2 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp ground cumin, 1 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and dried oregano, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, pinch of red pepper flakes. Use 2 tbsp per pound of browned meat with 1/4 cup water. Tell me in the comments: what's the one thing you stopped buying because you make it yourself now?