Had no idea rice doubles in volume, my meal math was way off

Honestly, I've been budgeting my dinners for months and always felt like I was overspending on sides. Then I actually read the back of a 5 lb bag of long grain rice I got for $2.50 at Aldi. It said 1 cup of dry rice makes about 3 cups cooked, which means I was making double the portions I thought. That single fact just cut my weekly side dish cost from $8 down to $3, and now I can stretch one batch across three meals. Where did someone first learn this basic rice ratio, because my mom never mentioned it and I feel silly asking at this point?

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umaprice22d ago

wait till you find out pasta doubles too, then you'll really be mad at your mom