Need advice from anyone who has had success losing

Very cheap healthy food:

Brown rice - sold uncooked in bags the same as white rice
Greens, veggies and fruits - there's almost always SOMETHING that's a good bargain
Chicken - Store-brand frozen raw chicken (NOT NUGGETS) is usually a decent price or on sale
Eggs
Beans - There are about 3 servings of beans in a can, which can be found for a dollar or less
Canned tuna - not really very cheap, but keep an eye out for sales
Peanut butter - again, keep an eye out for sales

I'm sure more people will have ideas as well.

winner winner chicken dinner!!!

even if you buy beans in a bag....you can cook what you want, store the rest and make great meals....

canned tuna....i buy in bulk at costco....i love it, so much cheaper.

I found this link the other day about eating healthy on a budget
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/10/11/how-to-eat-healthy-without-breaking-the-bank/
and even though they focus on a paleo diet, most of what they say goes for all types of healthy eating.

Eating healthy is more expensive, my grocery bills have proved it.

If you follow portion sizes you get a pretty good deal on the healthy food. I know when I ate unhealthy, if something said it was 6 servings my wife and I would split it between us. So the one item of unhealthy food that may have been .29 cheaper in the store lasted us one meal. So now we break the healthy food into the 6 portions and it will go for 3 meals between us. .29 well spent i'd say.

I change what I eat based on what is on sale.

What I have found on sale regularly...

bags of spinach, salad, or cabbage (there are so many different brands that at least one brand is on sale).
tuna pouches when they are on sale for less than $2 and stock up
ground beef (buy in bulk, brown the meat and store in individual servings for the future)
and obviously, various fruits and veggies.

...sometimes I can get avocados super cheap. However, today I saw them in the store for $2.49 each. WTF? I passed on the avocados for today.

The only thing is you'll probably have to be more open to trying a variety of foods - shopping by sale items versus specific foods.

I eat lots of veggies and chicken. Salad fixins are really inexpensive and you can buy Walden Farms Dressings for about the same price as you can get any other dressing for. ( I pay 2.89 for a bottle and it is carb free, calorie free, gluten free, sugar free, fat free and cholesterol free). They also have bar b q sauces, peanut butters, jelly, mayo...alot of stuff!)

Eggs are a good source of protein too and you can most always get them on sale!

Good luck!!

Cucumber, tomato salad with onions and very low 10 calorie dressing. Fat free cottege cheese with fresh strawberries, Frozen diet meals 2.00 each like Healthy Choice Top Chef, summer sqash or zukeni. Ultra lean hamberger, cereal with fresh berries fresh or from the bag, poched eggs with two pieces of bacon, egg beaters with peppers or onions. No bread very little pasta, no juice. Skim milk and coffee. If I eat out its a salad with low, low calorie dressing. Usually about 1000 calories per day.

It would help to know what you at eating now that you feel is cheaper. What is you budget?

I am sure I could find a way to subsitute and make it comparable. The key I did learn in eating is that it can be cheap, and healthy, but you must be flexible and creative. I had to do a lot of creative meals, and make things that I had no idea what to do with, also you have to be open to new foods.

Shop only on sale. Make sure you know the prices of things. When there is a good deal, stock up., use coupons, don't let anything go to waste, buy in season or discounted items. Find ways to freeze things, and make large batches. I used to buy fruits and veggies when there was a great sale. Bought cherries for $1.49 a pound, usually $5 a pound. And n the winter up to $11. I went I bought 20 lbs. I have pitted all of them and froze them. Am good Neil next year. I did the same with chicken and ground beef. For ground beef, I buy when on sale, and if the lean isn't available, I will buy regula. As soon as I get home, will fry a lot of the ground beef with onion and garlic and drain out the oil, and put them in ziploc bags frozen. I stopped buying soda, and drink water, the kids get mlk.

There are many things on can do to cut groceries.

What's is your budget?

Getting a membership to a place like BJ's, Costco, or Sam's Club might be very helpful if that's an option for you. Buying in bulk is almost always cheaper.

Also Trader Joe's is quite cheap and among the healthiest stores if you have one near you.

Buy a big bag of oatmeal for porridge for breakfast, really cheap, nutritious and filling. You can add a half banana or some honey to sweeten.
Whole wheat pasta and brown rice are healthier and more filling and still quite cheap, potatoes you can buy cheap too
Cheaper proteins include lentils, pulses, "basics" range fish (not pretty cuts but abslutely nothing wrong with it!), turkey tends to be cheaper than chicken
Fruit and veg often cheaper at local greengrocer than supermarket
Buy in bulk on offer and freeze what you dont need right now
Make big meals (casseroles etc) and freeze portions for later
Make pasta sauces out of tinned tomatoes, onion, dried herbs, can make a big batch and freeze.
A lot of unhealthy convenience foods are actually more expensive.
I lived like this ^^^ years ago when i was a student and i looked pretty good!

All you need is meat, fruit veggies.grains all the other stuff you dont need. 100 calorie pack stuff I feel is a wast of money it dont fill you up and you need to overcome cravings for those foods to enjoy whole food.

I'm in the same boat, cut calories and exercise...that's how I have been losing it. I try to cut out as much proccessed as I can and buy as much fresh as possible...Good luck!!!!