I’m sure you’ve realized by now that buying store brands is much cheaper than the national brand names for staples like pasta, canned veggies, condiments, etc., But store brands can’t quite shake the stigma that they’re not as tasty.  Consumer Reports has repeatedly put store brands in head-to-head competitions with national brands to decide when –if ever– it’s worthwhile to pay more.  They even use professional taste testers! The conclusion: Switching to store brands can be a painless way to cut your grocery bill.  In blind tests, trained testers compared 29 food categories. Stores and national brands tasted about equally good 19 times.  The national brands won six times, while the store brands won four times.

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