Sweet and Sour Vegetables - $3.27 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 tablespoon honey | Smart Way™ Honey · 24 oz | $5.99 | 21 g | $0.18 | $5.81 |
| 1 tablespoon lemon juice | Fresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each | $0.85 | 1 | $0.85 | - |
| 1 teaspoon soy sauce (low sodium) | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 10 fl oz | $1.49 | 5 ml | $0.03 | $1.46 |
| 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger | Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · 7 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.02 | $3.97 |
| 1 cup pineapple (canned) | Kroger® Canned Crushed Pineapple in Pineapple Juice · 20 oz | $1.99 | 240 g | $0.84 | $1.15 |
| 1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickness)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz | $2.29 | 8 g | $0.04 | $2.25 |
| 1 package frozen stir-fry vegetables (16 ounce bag) | Kroger® Stir-Fry Starters Mixed Vegetables · 16 oz | $2.99 | 454 g | $2.99 | - |
honey drives this basket at $5.99, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are fresh ginger ($3.99) and frozen stir-fry vegetables ($2.99). $14.64 of the basket - 75% - 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.
- Smart Way™ Honey · about 659 g left, $5.81 of value
- Spice World™ Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag · about 197 g left, $3.97 of value
- Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · about 446 g left, $2.25 of value
- Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · about 291 ml left, $1.46 of value
- Kroger® Canned Crushed Pineapple in Pineapple Juice · about 327 g left, $1.15 of value
Lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, and pineapple juice make the base of this delicious sweet and sour sauce. Enjoy!
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger
- 1 cup pineapple (canned)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickness)
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 package frozen stir-fry vegetables (16 ounce bag)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Cooking Healthy with Diabetes University of Florida IFAS Extension), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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