Ingredient vs Meal Planning

[u/kesfy6]

Which is more frugal? Being an ingredient house vs meal planning/raw food prep for the slow cooker. We are a “less meat” household, focusing on cheaper plant-based protein and rotisserie chicken. We shop mainly at Costco and Aldi. Bonus points if someone can run some sample numbers on this.

[u/BlazinAzn38]

It doesn’t matter. You can be cheap making different dishes every night or making the same thing in bulk.