[{"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "1. Buy and cook in bulk. It is a lot cheaper in the long run to buy certain things in bulk, especially stuff like rice and pasta. Cooking in large quantities can also save a bit of money, and it\u2019s a great way of saving time too. Make a massive pot of chili and freeze portions for later on in the week."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "2. Bulk up your meals with grains and pulses. Adding cheap and filling ingredients to a dish is a great way to keep you full for a lot less money. My go to cheap-but-filling meal is spicy sausage and beans with rice (tinned tomatoes, onions, kidney beans, butter beans, peppers, sausage, some spices, and a load of rice)."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "3. Choose a dish or style, and get good at it. I think this is fantastic advice. If you\u2019ve just left home and you\u2019re not great at cooking yet, attempting to perfect a specific kind of food is a great way to improve your skills. It\u2019s also a lot cheaper to buy all of the essentials for one type of food, rather than buying a couple of basics for each style."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "4. Cook with your friends! Depending on what you\u2019re making, it can be a bit cheaper to split the cost. It\u2019s also fun!"}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "6. Cutting out meat can also make your meals so much cheaper! Personally I find that you can buy a lot more food, for the same amount of money, if you don\u2019t buy any meat."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "7. Use every bit of what you buy. If you\u2019re buying a chicken for example, make stock from the bones. You can make a soup from the stock, or boil rice in the stock instead of water and it\u2019ll be much tastier!"}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "10. Soups and stews are your friends. You can make some pretty tasty and very cheap dishes if you use the right ingredients. I think some of these recipes look pretty good!"}, {"text_idx": "#000037", "text": "11. Share your recipes! It\u2019s very likely that most students will have their own go to money saver meal. So make sure you ask your friends what they\u2019ve been cooking!"}]