Sunshine Soup - $5.80 a serving

Makes 6 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$34.79
basket total, in-store
$5.80
per serving (6 servings)
+$1.18
dearer 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
2. 2 tablespoons Extra Light Olive OilPompeian® Extra Light Olive Oil · 16 fl oz$7.9930 ml$0.51$7.48
3. 1/4 cup Medium Yellow Onion-DicedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1940 g$0.10$1.09
4. 1 tablespoon Large Clove GarlicKroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.4915 g$2.49-
7. 1/4 teaspoon onion powderLawry's Onion Powder · 2.62 oz$2.991 g$0.04$2.95
8. 1 teaspoon Liquid Hot Crushed PepperKroger® Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce · 28 oz$5.295 ml$0.03$5.26
9. 1/4 teaspoon Worcheshire SauceKroger® Worcestershire Sauce · 10 oz$1.491 ml$0.01$1.48
10. 3/4 cup canned diced tomatoesKroger Diced Tomatoes · 14.5 oz$1.00180 g$0.44$0.56
11. 1 cup Unsalted Vegetable StockCHECK THISVegetable Broth Fat Free - Simple Truth Organic - 32 Oz · 32 oz$1.99240 ml$0.53$1.46
12. 1/4 cup Soy milk creamerCalifia Farms® Barista Blend Almond Milk · 32 fl ozSUBSTITUTE$4.9960 ml$0.32$4.67
13. 1/2 cup Canned Sweet PotatoesSimple Truth Organic® Cut Sweet Potato Yams · 15 oz$2.79120 g$0.79$2.00
14. 1/2 cup Canned Sliced CarrotsKroger Sliced Carrots - 14.5oz can · 14.5 oz$1.09120 g$0.32$0.77
15. 2 cups Fresh Chopped KaleKale Lettuce Bunch · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.49130 g$1.49-

extra light olive oil drives this basket at $7.99, 23% of the total. The next biggest lines are hot chili sauce ($5.29) and soy milk creamer ($4.99). $27.73 of the basket - 80% - 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 (Westport Community Schools (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition)), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Westport Community Schools (Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition). 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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