Pantry-only meal challenges could lower your grocery bill but it might mean eating weird soup [Video]

Lindsey Harrington just completed what she calls “no gro’ January.” During the first month of the year, she doesn’t go to the grocery store. Instead, she uses whatever’s left in her fridge, freezer and pantry. 

“I probably could have even went another week or two,” Harrington, a writer in Halifax, told the Cost of Living. 

The 39-year-old estimates she saved between $200 to $400 during the month by eating only what was already in her house, and avoiding any trips to the grocery store. 

Harrington has even encouraged a friend to join the challenge, and experts say it’s a great way to not only save some cash, but prevent food that might be at the bottom of your deep freeze from going to waste. 

According to a 2024 report by Waste and Resources Action Program, a U.K. NGO, and the United Nations Environment Program, 1.05 billion tonnes of food went to waste in …