Groceries That Are Actually Cheaper to Make at Home

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Groceries That Are Actually Cheaper to Make at Home

By Kevin Purdy, 5:30 AM on Tue Apr 28 2009, 2,711 views (Edit post, Set to draft, Slurp)

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It's easy to find recipes for homemade yogurt, granola, and other common groceries, but far harder to know, cent for cent, if making them really saves money. One Slate writer did the math for us.
Photo by Flirty Kitty.
Jennifer Reese is a dedicated home cook, but was suspicious that there were some home recipes on which she couldn't beat the big-time manufacturers for cost. So she tried out notable recipes for bagels, cream cheese, yogurt, jam, crackers, and granola, and compared her cost to a standard grocery store price, as well as noted how they tasted side by side. Here's Reese's revelation about Alton Brown's granola recipe pitted against even a premium brand like Bear Naked:

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