Whole chickens were on sale a couple of weeks ago. I bought tons of them and cooked them. So much chicken in the freezer. I could probably make dumplings every night for the next two weeks. LOL!
You are using common sense and hard work.
These are sadly often lacking in the “poor” population.
Everyone receiving food stamps / EBT should be required to pass a simple test on home economics, or take a class in it.