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The secret to getting cheap food is to be an opportunist. Buy whatever you like, but buy it when it's on sale. You don't need oranges every day. Buy them when they're cheap, then buy orange juice when it's on sale or grapefruit when it's cheap. Eat bananas (they are always cheap) between sales.
Opportunism is the secret of low-cost living in general. You get plenty of variety, and even everything you like, because everything goes on sale once in a while. As a bonus, you'll find that when fruits and vegetables are at their cheapest, they are also the highest quality, because the season is at it's height.
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Stock up on things when there is a great sale. We recently bought 20 or 30 cans of tomato paste when it was on sale for 10 cents per can. Stock up on enough things that are 80% off and you'll be eating cheap. You can do this with all non-perishables.
Some store brands are as good as name brands and some aren't, but all are cheaper, so test them (maybe without telling the kids).
If you are going to have new plants in the yard, have ones that produce food. We love to snack on the grapes and peaches that grow behind the house.
If there is a store near you that doubles the value of your coupons, buy the smallest size you can of the coupon item. A doubled 50 cent coupon saves you $1 off a $2-size of toilet paper, but the the $1 size is free. I'm pretty sure that's a lower cost-per-roll.
Buy large pieces of produce when the price is per piece. You'll get more melon for the same price, for example if you choose the largest one during a $1/each-sale. Conversely, buy the small pieces when the price is per pound. You'll get 4 small bananas for the price of 2 large ones, but you'll still only eat one at a time, right?
NEVER SHOP HUNGRY. Eat first and you'll always spend less.