Eating healthy on a tight budget = difficult

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  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    dried beans, frozen vegetables, oatmeal, bananas, canned tuna. All of these things are super cheap.
  • emmooney235
    emmooney235 Posts: 85 Member
    Shop the ads and cook in bulk! I made a pasta salad last Sunday and I still have a bit left for tomorrow. One box of pasta, home made vinaigrette dressing, and saute 1 of each cucumber-yellow squash-zucchini-grape tomatoes-broccoli-red onion-black olives-Italian seasoning. I may have missed an ingredient, but it makes a huge batch and all you need to do is maybe add a side veg and whatever protein you prefer. I oven roasted a pound of chicken and that took care of my lunches fir the week. Dinner was whatever leftover protein I had.
    My husband and I shop the sales and meal plan around them and we can usually do our weekly grocery run for $100 or less. Of course there are little trips throughout the week, but still pretty cheap.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    The dollar tree has 1# bags of frozen veggies and fruit! The fruit is a fabulous deal. They have blueberries, strawberries, mixed berries, mango chunks and peaches!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Yes it is. You have to be more creative, work with what you have, and plan ahead. Around here a family pack of chicken thighs is the cheapest way to pick up chicken. You can save time by cooking the whole batch at once and freezing it.

    http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/perfect-pan-roasted-chicken-thighs

    You can change it up by switching the sides. With pasta for a cacciatore, baked chicken and rice, or with potatoes.
  • duddysdad
    duddysdad Posts: 403 Member
    Healthy is subjective. Some people think healthy = clean (organic, unprocessed), which makes no bit of difference in how much weight you lose. Calories are what matters. If you have to eat cheap $1 frozen meals then so be it. You can eat "unhealthy" food and supplement with frozen bulk vegetables. As people have said, dry beans and rice are very cheap and make many meals. Aldi has a huge (5/10 lb?) bag of rice for less than $5 and would last you a long time. It's possible to eat what's considered healthy, cheap.
  • bellabonbons
    bellabonbons Posts: 705 Member
    The scale numbers only go up when you are not staying within your calorie goal.
  • Maow1
    Maow1 Posts: 1 Member
    Grow your own veg! Burn calories digging AND save money!
  • BettyEtte
    BettyEtte Posts: 39 Member
    I've gotten hooked on ROASTED frozen vegetables. So easy, cheap, & flavorful.
  • VictorMan86
    VictorMan86 Posts: 1 Member
    In terms of losing weight, I think it depends more on your genetics. I have been using this app for a long time, and didn't remember I have gone beyond my calories intake and I seem to lose weight very quickly. I basically eat two solid meals the entire day and approximately I eat a small meal every two hours. Besides, I exercise at least 4 days a week and I this is a key point in losing weight. As for cheap food, I don't recommend frozen food. It is all about initial payment for a week worth of good food. I would be more vegetarian after 8 pm, eating more of lentil soup and veggie soups in general. When you buy food that expires in a short period, you know that food is good and not highly processed. So, you could but that food in the freezer to keep it fresh for a few weeks and save money.
    I hope this helps.

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