6 Sam's Club Pantry Staples Retirees Should Buy Before Summer
Retirees who want to avoid paying high-priced gas for frequent shopping, get ahead possible summer price spikes and stay out of warm weather will want to purchase some pantry staples ahead now.
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Sam’s Club offers great deals on everyday products that are must-haves in everyone's kitchen pantry. Here are six pantry staples that will make summer easier to roll into.
Minute Rice
Price: $6.78
Your future self will thank you that not only did you plan ahead and pack the pantry with hearty Minute rice, a staple that goes with so many main dishes, but you bought the minute variety. Minute rice cooks up quickly, for small or big meals. Better yet, this 72 ounce box breaks down to about 9 cents per ounce.
StarKist Canned Tuna
Price: $10.98
Shelf-stable protein is important for retirees, especially for quick lunches, low-effort dinners and emergency pantry backups. This 12-pack of five-ounce cans of StarKist chunk light tuna in water is a go-to ingredient for meals that are healthy and easy to fix. Whether you eat it simply in sandwiches or salads or bake it into casseroles, it’s versatile and affordable.
Prego Italian Pasta Sauce
Price: $8.98
The great thing about traditional Italian marinara sauce from Prego is that it’s not only good for pasta, but you can make a meatball sub, a lasagna bake, dip grilled cheese sandwiches into it and more. And if you can’t finish one bottle at a time, it freezes beautifully. Each jar in the three-pack offers 45 ounces of sauce.
Coffee
Price: $18.48 to $35.98
If you'd prefer not to be beholden to a car ride for your daily cup of coffee, which is always more expensive away from home, check out the varieties of coffee available at Sam's Club. For starters, you can get two pounds of ground Colombian Folger’s coffee or a box of 72 recyclable Community Coffee dark roast k-cups for your Keurig if you’ve got one of those at home and a few other options in between.
Bush’s Pinto Beans
Price: $6.38
Every pantry should have some beans on hand for those days you just don’t feel like cooking. Just warm up these Bush’s pinto beans and throw them on top of that minute rice with a little salsa or guacamole. Each can in this six-pack is 16 ounces.
Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Price: $6.98
Don’t forget to eat your veggies! You won’t with this four-pound bag of Member's Mark frozen mixed veggies, “Broccoli Normandy,” a mix of broccoli, cauliflower and orange and yellow carrots that will keep in the freezer easily until fall. Thaw out only the portions you need to use for individual meals.
Editor’s note: Prices and availability are subject to change.
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