D.I.Y. Sushi - $9.15 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. 3 matches are 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 1/2 cups short grain sushi rice (use brown rice if available) | 4Sisters® Authentic Short Grain Jasponica Sushi Rice · 32 oz | $6.99 | 300 g | $2.31 | $4.68 |
| 1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar | Kroger® Seasoned Rice Vinegar · 12.7 fl oz | $2.49 | 80 ml | $0.53 | $1.96 |
| 8 ounces imitation crabmeat, chopped | Kroger Crab Select Flake Style Imitation Crab Meat · 8 oz | $2.50 | 227 g | $2.50 | - |
| 3 tablespoons mayonnaiseCHECK THIS | Kroger® Real Mayo · 30 fl oz | $3.79 | 45 ml | $0.19 | $3.60 |
| 1/2 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced | Organic Cucumber · 1 ct | $1.39 | 0.5 | $0.69 | $0.69 |
| 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced | Fresh Large Ripe Avocado · 1 each | $2.50 | 1 | $2.50 | - |
| 1/2 cup shredded carrots | Kroger® Shredded Carrots · 10 oz | $2.29 | 60 g | $0.48 | $1.81 |
| 1 bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced | Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper · 1 ct | $1.67 | 1 | $1.67 | - |
| Pickled gingerCHECK THIS | Wel-Pac® Sushi Ginger Gari · 11.5 oz | $4.99 | - | $4.99 | - |
| 6 sheets of nori or seaweed paper, cut into 2-inch stripsCHECK THIS | Private Selection® SPAM® Norimaki Sushi Roll by Snowfox™ · 6 pcSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $7.99 | 6 | $7.99 | - |
nori sheets drives this basket at $7.99, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are short grain sushi rice ($6.99) and pickled ginger ($4.99). $12.74 of the basket - 35% - 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.
- 4Sisters® Authentic Short Grain Jasponica Sushi Rice · about 607 g left, $4.68 of value
- Kroger® Real Mayo · about 842 ml left, $3.60 of value
- Kroger® Seasoned Rice Vinegar · about 296 ml left, $1.96 of value
- Kroger® Shredded Carrots · about 223 g left, $1.81 of value
“My grandfather is Japanese and my family likes to eat sushi,” says Elena. “D.I.Y. Sushi has pretty much the same ingredients but everyone gets to make their own rolls. It is good for school lunches because the seaweed is separate and doesn’t get soggy. I like it because it is easy to make and you can choose what you want. In summer we can get the carrots and cucumbers from our garden. It is fun to make.”
- 1 1/2 cups short grain sushi rice (use brown rice if available)
- 2 cups water
- 1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 8 ounces imitation crabmeat, chopped
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/2 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1 bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
- Pickled ginger
- 6 sheets of nori or seaweed paper, cut into 2-inch strips
- Low-sodium soy sauce (optional)
- Wasabi (optional)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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