24 Incredible Ways to Spend Less Money on Food

Skip serving-sized items

Individual yogurts, cheese sticks and chip bags make packing lunches easy, but that convenience usually comes with a higher price tag

Rather than buying foods in small packages, buy bigger portions and break them down. Invest in reusable containers to dole out yogurt from a big tub. Buy chunk cheese and cut it up. Get the big bags of chips and pretzels, and divide them up in baggies. It doesn’t take much time, and it will save you dollars.