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Compare ingredients, not just labels.If you’re trying to match a name-brand product, flip the label and read the ingredients.

You’ll often find that store-brand versions are nearly identical — though some may have added sugars, oils, or preservatives.. Look at the unit price.Private label doesn’t always mean cheaper.Make sure you’re comparing cost per ounce or pound, especially when promotions are involved.. Expect different, not worse.

Some store-brand items may have a slightly different taste, particularly sauces, dressings, or flavored snacks.That’s part of how retailers manage costs.

If the flavor works for you, that’s what counts.. Test one item at a time.

Pick one product to try, and go from there.Florent: Queen of the Meat Market.

is worth the watch if you can track down a copy.).Poem: At the Parkway Deli.

The recent events and increase in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, legislation, and violence have really shaken me up.I thought that things had changed over the past three decades.