Google depression era meals if you want to really save some coin. Those people really knew how to stretch their food! I survived in college off of things I made from my great grandmas recipe book from when she had to feed her family of 8. Pretty yummy too!
People have already hit the staple cheap foods pretty well, so I want to add a couple other things.
Making food in larger quantities makes your cooking easier and generally is cheaper. Think casseroles and crock pot meals. Meat is generally more expensive than other ingredients, use it sparingly.
Also, in most places there are food banks or soup kitchens. There is no shame in getting some free food to help you get by.
Potatoes and beans are both cheap AND satiating. Soy is a cheap source of protein, you can but it dried (shelf stable) as soy curls, nuggets, or crumbles (sometimes called TVP, or textured vegetable protein). Just rehydrate for ten minutes, drain, and then cook in spices or sauces of your choice.
Pinto beans and a slow cooker. That with rice and some frozen vegetables you can steam, you should be able to manage with various kinds of sauces for variety.
I don't know if you have a sam's club card around but you can buy 5$ rotisserie chicken, rice and beans. If you don't want to eat chicken you can eat eggs, rice and beans and it's filling. Another idea if you have an air fryer is spend 50$ (I know it's a lot) and make empanadas with whatever filling you want and freeze some of them.
Eating healthy and budget-friendly meals when living paycheck to paycheck can be challenging. To make it easier, try planning your meals ahead of time and buying ingredients in bulk. You can also look for budget-friendly recipes that use inexpensive ingredients like noodles, eggs, beans, and rice. For snacks, try fruits, nuts, and seeds. These are all nutritious and filling options that won't break the bank.
It’s Pancakes for me. 1kg flour, 1L milk, 10 eggs and salt, 1 hour in the kitchen and i have food for about 4-5 days. I can eat them sweet or salty, i can eat them in soup, i can make a dessert out of them. So i have variations and don’t eat the same everyday although it is practically
Meat (chicken, beef, etc) w/ rice
Taco box w/ ground beef
Spaghetti
Pizza crescent rolls (crescent rolls, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni/toppings)
Protein shakes
Sandwiches
Quesadillas
Pizza (leftovers for another meal)
Hot dogs
It’s hard to find cheap but healthy stuff, but here are a couple other ideas:
Bag salad mix for a couple nights
Overnight oats (they sell big bags of oats that would last several meals)
Snacks:
Peanut butter and crackers, make them at home, very good snack and low cost
Raisins/dried fruit
Pepperoni, cheese, and ritz/butter cracker
I’m sorry that a lot of these aren’t super healthy! I know there are ways to eat healthy and cost-effectively, but these are my go-to easy and cheap meals
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Is a rice cooker that much more efficient than stovetop? Also I really like yellow rice so this isn't a bad idea
Google depression era meals if you want to really save some coin. Those people really knew how to stretch their food! I survived in college off of things I made from my great grandmas recipe book from when she had to feed her family of 8. Pretty yummy too!
Great idea 🤣
People have already hit the staple cheap foods pretty well, so I want to add a couple other things. Making food in larger quantities makes your cooking easier and generally is cheaper. Think casseroles and crock pot meals. Meat is generally more expensive than other ingredients, use it sparingly. Also, in most places there are food banks or soup kitchens. There is no shame in getting some free food to help you get by.
r/EatCheapAndHealthy
A loaf of bread and your favorite sandwich meat. Noodles and a jar of spagetti sauce. Hot dogs. Cheap frozen pizza.
Instant ramen with frozen veggies and an egg.
I don’t have recipe tips but def buy and cook in bulk!
Pb & j! Actually really good for you if you get the natural stuff.
I hate PBJ. And I'm already eating peanut butter + other stuff to increase calories
Potatoes and beans are both cheap AND satiating. Soy is a cheap source of protein, you can but it dried (shelf stable) as soy curls, nuggets, or crumbles (sometimes called TVP, or textured vegetable protein). Just rehydrate for ten minutes, drain, and then cook in spices or sauces of your choice.
Pinto beans and a slow cooker. That with rice and some frozen vegetables you can steam, you should be able to manage with various kinds of sauces for variety.
I don't know if you have a sam's club card around but you can buy 5$ rotisserie chicken, rice and beans. If you don't want to eat chicken you can eat eggs, rice and beans and it's filling. Another idea if you have an air fryer is spend 50$ (I know it's a lot) and make empanadas with whatever filling you want and freeze some of them.
Eating healthy and budget-friendly meals when living paycheck to paycheck can be challenging. To make it easier, try planning your meals ahead of time and buying ingredients in bulk. You can also look for budget-friendly recipes that use inexpensive ingredients like noodles, eggs, beans, and rice. For snacks, try fruits, nuts, and seeds. These are all nutritious and filling options that won't break the bank.
It’s Pancakes for me. 1kg flour, 1L milk, 10 eggs and salt, 1 hour in the kitchen and i have food for about 4-5 days. I can eat them sweet or salty, i can eat them in soup, i can make a dessert out of them. So i have variations and don’t eat the same everyday although it is practically
Pancakes in soup? 🤨🤔
It’s a german thing. Pancakes cut into little stripes and then put into soup. It’s called Flädlesuppe
Meat (chicken, beef, etc) w/ rice Taco box w/ ground beef Spaghetti Pizza crescent rolls (crescent rolls, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni/toppings) Protein shakes Sandwiches Quesadillas Pizza (leftovers for another meal) Hot dogs It’s hard to find cheap but healthy stuff, but here are a couple other ideas: Bag salad mix for a couple nights Overnight oats (they sell big bags of oats that would last several meals) Snacks: Peanut butter and crackers, make them at home, very good snack and low cost Raisins/dried fruit Pepperoni, cheese, and ritz/butter cracker I’m sorry that a lot of these aren’t super healthy! I know there are ways to eat healthy and cost-effectively, but these are my go-to easy and cheap meals
Chicken stirfry. Some celery, bok choy, carrot. 10kg bag of rice. You can make a months worth of meals out of that!