Can we talk about how I ignored dried beans for years because I thought the math was fake

Luna Grant · 2026-10-09T04:25:03.390466+00:00

Everyone kept telling me to ditch the cans and buy dried beans but I figured the savings were way overblown, like a couple bucks a month at best. Then I actually ran the numbers for my family of 4 here in Dayton: a $1.29 bag of pintos makes about 6 cups cooked, and the same amount in cans runs me close to $7. That's a real gap when we eat beans twice a week. I finally soaked a batch overnight last Tuesday and yeah it took some planning, but the pot lasted us 3 dinners. What's the one pantry swap you put off forever because you assumed it wasn't worth the hassle?

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