My mom told me I was wasting money on jarred pasta sauce so I changed it up

She said I was throwing cash away for something I could make in 20 minutes. I started using a $1 can of crushed tomatoes, some garlic, and dried herbs instead. Has anyone else had a family member call them out on a food shortcut they thought was fine?

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nina8345d ago

My sister caught me buying pre-chopped onions once and gave me the biggest side-eye (like I was committing a crime or something). She said "you know those are like $3 more for something you can do in 30 seconds." So now I just buy the whole onions and cry over them like a normal person, haha. But honestly, jarred pasta sauce is a solid shortcut when you're tired from work or whatever. Your mom might have a point about the crushed tomatoes being cheaper though, I've tried that and it's pretty good. I'll still grab a jar of Rao's when it's on sale though, don't tell her I said that.

river1834d ago

Oh man, the pre-chopped onions judgment is SO real. My roommate once walked in on me buying a bag of those and gave me this look like I was personally ruining the economy or something (and I was like, hey, I'm paying for my laziness, leave me alone). But yeah, the Rao's thing is totally my secret shame too - I'll pretend I'm all about homemade sauce with crushed tomatoes, but when it's on sale for like $8 I grab three jars and hide them in the back of the pantry. Your sister would probably disown me if she knew half my shortcuts.