Ever had that moment in the grocery checkout line where you wonder if cooking homemade meals could ever be worth the ingredient cost? The Budget Bytes blog wants to show you the exact cost of some great recipes.

Beth M, a self-described ‘food lover and number cruncher,’ busts down the total ingredient cost of each meal by serving and recipe. Beyond the numbers, Beth describes how she bought certain items to steer you the right way in your own grocery store, and offers photo illustrations of the cooking process. The blog’s been running since May, with occasional lulls in new content, but the backlog alone is worth running through to pick up economical menu ideas.

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