How to cut your grocery bill: Tweak your recipes and freeze leftovers

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How do you save money on groceries?

Over the last year, grocery prices have increased by 1.1%. But that's on top of a 3.6% increase in the previous year and a whopping 13.1% the year before that, according to reporting from NPR’s Scott Horsley.

Mayonnaise prices, for example, have surged 43% over the past three years, according to global research firm NIQ, also known as NielsenIQ.

β€œWhat consumers are reacting [to] and feeling is the cumulative effect of inflation," said food economist David Ortega at Michigan State University.

Life Kit spoke to Beth Moncel, founder of the cooking blog Budget Byt

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