What do you eat when you're on a budget?
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kisses4dylan
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Ive found that when my money is "funny" its a little harder to eat healthy. Its alot harder to plan. Planning is one of the most important part of the weight loss process, so let me know what you eat.
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salad
rice
beans
I can get enough salad fixings for a week's worth of lunches for about $20-25 at Trader Joe's (and I'll throw in a hard-boiled egg for protein, so I don't get hungry immediately after lol). Rice and beans are staple "cheap" foods and you can mix them up in soups or with veggies and stuff so it's not really boring. I realize rice is a huge enormous carb, but I'll eat it as part of whatever meal precedes my next workout, so I have some energy to burn off.0 -
Well, it's EASIER for me to plan because I am on a limited budget. I plan out most all of my meals in advance and that alone saves me a lot of money at the grocery store....I do not buy it unless it's on my list.
I cook most all my food, and that saves money. Two talapia fillets are $4 and a pound of zuchinni is a dollar and that's dinner for two nights. When I buy stuff for tacos, the ingredients last me for at least four meals. I buy those giant bags of frozen chicken breasts and those last me a good two weeks, easily, with chicken for sandwiches, salads, and wraps.
I buy flexible items. Tortillas are a staple for me because you can use them for every meal (breakfast burittos, tacos, wraps, etc). Same with english muffins (low cal, and I use them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner). I buy whats on sale and use the hell out of my local stores club card. I plan my menu around what is on sale at the store, actually if I can, too. Last week there was a SUPER sale on tuna so I got about five cans and that's MANY MANY lunches for me for about $5. A head of iceburg lettuce is about a dollar, which is cheaper than bagged salad, so I will often buy that instead if I'm really scraping by. And, again, I can use lettuce or spinach in a million different things.0
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