Beets, Beans, & Greens - $1.87 a serving

Makes 6 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$11.21
basket total, in-store
$1.87
per serving (6 servings)
-$2.75
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

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). 2 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 saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1/4 cup lemon juice (or vinegar)Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.8560 ml$0.85-
1 unknown garlic clove, finely choppedKroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct$2.491$0.50$1.99
2 teaspoons mustardKroger Original Yellow Mustard · 8 oz$0.9910 ml$0.04$0.95
2 cups sliced cooked beets (can use canned or fresh)CHECK THISKroger Sliced Beets - 15oz can · 15 oz$1.09340 g$0.87$0.22
1 unknown head of lettuce (washed and torn into pieces)Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz$4.791$4.69$0.10
2 cups cooked beans, rinsed (any kind)Pinto Beans · 15.5 oz$1.00480 g$1.00-

lettuce drives this basket at $4.79, 43% of the total. The next biggest lines are garlic ($2.49) and cooked beets ($1.09). $3.25 of the basket - 29% - 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.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (University of Maryland Extension. Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program .), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

University of Maryland Extension. Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program .. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.
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