18 Changes You Can Make to Save $200 On Your Monthly Grocery Bill

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17. Meal Prep

As much as we’d love to eat out at restaurants during our lunch breaks, packed lunches are often a cheaper alternative. It’s easy to get lazy mid-week and order-in for dinner too, but this will make your food budget explode.

The $20 you spend on a takeaway could stretch much further at the grocery store. So, it’s a great idea to prep your meals, instead.

Use your Sunday afternoons or evenings to get creative in the kitchen and figure out your lunches and dinners for the week. If you’ve got something already prepared you’ll be less tempted to order that pizza. And, instead of boring sandwiches, you could bake a huge lasagna or Shepherd’s pie to take for your lunch instead.

Pre-making some of your favorite dishes is not only cheaper, but it will leave you feeling satisfied so you won’t be tempted by snacks on your way home.