Full household meals covered
3
Extra servings
0
Value per serving
$3.00
Replacement value avoided
$18.00
Quick answer: Divide leftover servings by the number of servings your household uses per meal. The whole-number result is the number of complete meals the leftovers can cover.
Evergreen method
Calculate cost per eaten serving
Recipe value depends on the servings actually eaten and the ingredients actually used.
Formula
cost per eaten serving = ingredient cost used ÷ servings eatenReproducible steps
- 1.Cost only the fraction of each package used.
- 2.Count realistic eaten servings, not theoretical yield.
- 3.Track leftovers separately so waste is visible.
Data note — Evergreen model: The formula works with your own inputs and does not depend on a specific price or year.
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