Cut grocery bill by $60 a month just switching to store brand canned goods

I used to grab name brand everything. Last month I did a side by side. Store brand black beans taste the same. Same with diced tomatoes. Saved $15 a week easy. Has anyone else found specific store brand stuff that's just as good?

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the_vera2mo ago

I live off those store brand canned diced tomatoes now and nobody can tell me they taste different from Hunt's. The store brand canned pumpkin is literally the same thing, just $1.50 less. But don't mess with store brand canned chili - that stuff is watery garbage, learned that one the hard way.

troy9962mo ago

@the_vera you're spot on about the canned tomatoes and pumpkin. I switched to store brand diced tomatoes years ago and never looked back. Just watch out for the store brand tomato paste though, it's way more watery than Contadina. For chili, I just buy the plain store brand beans and add my own spices, it comes out way better than the pre-made stuff and costs less.