I also cook from scratch. We don't like to eat out at all. If you could see what they do sometimes in the kitchen, you wouldn't . I'm[sorry to say] a starch lover, potatoes, rice macaroni, pizza, cornbread and beans. Sauerkraut. I bake everything sweet that we eat. You can cut bounce [if you use them] into 3 pieces each. All you're doing is cut the static down. Use borax in your wash water and cut down on Tide or whatever. I also have a foodsaver and that keeps meats etc a whole lot longer. Buy on sale in big pkgs and freeze. I grind my own beef. Actually if you grate your own cheese you'll get more than buying in a pack. I buy a pork loin and cut my own chops from the middle and put the ends in the pressure cooker and make pulled pork for sandwiches. the list goes on and on doesn't it?