5 A Day Bulgur Wheat - $2.46 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 1 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 unit onion (medium, chopped) | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 1 cup broccoli (chopped) | Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · 32 oz | $6.00 | 150 g | $0.99 | $5.01 |
| 1 cup carrot (shredded) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 128 g | $0.48 | $1.21 |
| 1 unit green pepper (small, chopped, - may use red or yellow pepper) | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| 1/3 cup fresh parsley (chopped, or 2 Tablespoons dried) | Parsley - Italian · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.29 | 20 g | $1.29 | - |
| 1 1/2 cups bulgur (dry)CHECK THIS | Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Red Bulgur · 24 oz | $4.99 | 270 g | $1.98 | $3.01 |
| 2 cups chicken broth (low-sodium) | Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · 32 oz | $1.59 | 480 ml | $0.84 | $0.75 |
| 8 ounces chickpeas (canned, drained) | Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · 15 oz | $1.25 | 227 g | $0.67 | $0.58 |
broccoli drives this basket at $6.00, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are bulgur wheat ($4.99) and carrots ($1.69). $11.46 of the basket - 58% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- Kroger® Broccoli Florets BIG DEAL! · about 757 g left, $5.01 of value
- Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Red Bulgur · about 410 g left, $3.01 of value
- Carrots · about 326 g left, $1.21 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth · about 427 ml left, $0.75 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Garbanzo Beans · about 198 g left, $0.58 of value
- 1 unit onion (medium, chopped)
- 1 cup broccoli (chopped)
- 1 cup carrot (shredded)
- 1 unit green pepper (small, chopped, - may use red or yellow pepper)
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley (chopped, or 2 Tablespoons dried)
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 1/2 cups bulgur (dry)
- 2 cups chicken broth (low-sodium)
- 8 ounces chickpeas (canned, drained)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (University of Massachusetts, Extension Nutrition Education Program, Choices: Steps Toward Health), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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