We’ve all considered hitchhiking to carry our bags back from the grocery store. Such is life in the University of Minnesota food desert.
You don’t have to succumb to hopping in a stranger’s van, though. A backpack’s worth of groceries is all you need to eat well for a week, provided you shop smart.
The key is to eliminate any waste in the kitchen, though using every bit of every ingredient takes planning. Ideally, you’ll want to use a single vegetable or meat through a number of different meals.