Surely I’m not the only one with this problem. Nearly everything on grocery store shelves seems designed to feed whole families—entire loaves of bread, 5-pound bags of potatoes, huge packages of meat and cheese that go bad days after opening.

I visited a few popular grocery stores to find bachelor/bachelorette-friendly options that help limit waste and save money in the long run.

In the bread section of most grocery stores, you’ll usually find brands like Sara Lee and Nature’s Own selling half loaves in a few different varieties. Sara Lee’s white or sourdough half loaves are soft like typical white bread, but have just enough flavor to make a solid grilled cheese or one of those comforting, childhood-style sandwiches your mom used to make.

If you’re more into bakery-style breads, most grocery store bakeries offer smaller loaves as well. If you’re super lucky, you may be able to find a traditional crusty sourdough half loaf!

Speaking of sandwiches, the grocery store deli is basically built for solo-living portions. You can order just about any deli meat or cheese in quarter-pound increments, which helps save money AND prevent waste.

If your deli meat of choice is around $10 per pound (a pretty typical average), that’s about $2.50 for a quarter pound—and the peace of mind that it’ll actually last long enough to make a few sandwiches over the next couple of days.

So, now that we’ve covered the bread and the meat… how about some fruit on the side?

Most people know you can separate bananas from the bunch if you just need a couple. But I learned surprisingly late in life that you can take however many grapes you want out of the bag.

The same goes for cherries or other fruits sold by weight. I’ve seen people grab a handful and toss them into another bag, but I usually just use the produce bags and weigh them myself (especially when they’re on sale per pound).

I’ve found that grocery stores frequently run sales on things like five-pound bags of potatoes, bags of onions, a large package of tomatoes, etc. It makes sense for families, but when you are shopping solo and couldn’t even get through it before it goes bad even if you ate it every day, it starts to feel a little ridiculous.

It might go against your instincts to pay $2 for three potatoes when you can get five pounds for $3-$4, but if half of them go to waste anyway, we’re not actually saving.

(Bonus perk: you get to rummage through and pick the best ones)

Maybe they’d get wasted anyway. Maybe they’d get tossed by the store. But at least they’re not growing eyes in our pantries, and that’s all we can really ask for.