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Budget Friendly: Top 5 Healthy Staples!

lauryn86
lauryn86 Posts: 86 Member
edited January 4 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys I thought it would be fun to see what everyone's top 5 BUDGET FRIENDLY healthy staples are that you HAVE to keep on hand. Mine right now are: eggs, cheese sticks, tuna, soup, and broccoli.

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  • linzspence
    linzspence Posts: 16 Member
    Dried beans, bouillon cubes, rice, frozen vegetables. Other than soaking and cooking the beans, its easy to whip together something quick and healthy. I normally buy canned broth, but I have bouillon on hand just in case.
  • sheilac425
    sheilac425 Posts: 1 Member
    Water, multi grain waffles, fruit, egg whites, and chicken breast
  • libbymcbain
    libbymcbain Posts: 206 Member
    Frozen spinach, tomatoes, eggs, oats, apples.

    Well, that's breakfast covered...
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Hey guys I thought it would be fun to see what everyone's top 5 BUDGET FRIENDLY healthy staples are that you HAVE to keep on hand. Mine right now are: eggs, cheese sticks, tuna, soup, and broccoli.

    Pretty similar!

    Fat free/Low sodium beef and/or chicken stock
    broccoli
    cheese sticks
    chicken breasts (sometimes I buy a lot and freeze if it's on sale)
    whatever berries are on sale
  • MSam1205
    MSam1205 Posts: 439 Member
    greek yogurt, eggs, fruit, tofu (either curd or shiratake noodles)
  • samanjotha
    samanjotha Posts: 18
    bananas, apples, eggs, celery &pb, waterrrr:)
  • KatrinaWilke
    KatrinaWilke Posts: 372 Member
    humus, cheese sticks, apples, bananas, and yogurt
  • MED2012COLORADO
    MED2012COLORADO Posts: 238
    1. Egg whites
    2. Chicken ( I shred it and freeze it)
    3. Fozen blueberries
    4. Almond milk (unsweetened)
    5. Pretzel crisps (Supreme)
  • HitTheFloor
    HitTheFloor Posts: 11 Member
    Rice - basmati
    Egg whites
    Spinach - raw
    Chicken breast
    bacon
  • Littlemissjackie1
    Littlemissjackie1 Posts: 122 Member
    1) bananas
    2) eggs
    3) low fat yogurt
    4) chicken breast
    5) apples
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    eggs
    peanut butter
    greek yogurt
    cottage cheese
    quinoa
  • Lau9jhns
    Lau9jhns Posts: 2
    definitely chicken breast, broccoli and cheese, cracker and tuna, mixed frozen vegetables (love these and they are so low in calories but lots of nutritional benefits)!!!
  • RenewedRunner
    RenewedRunner Posts: 423 Member
    Tomatoes (I eat them raw sprinkled with salt or make my own pomodoro sauce)
    Whole chicken (so much cheaper than just the breast meat, I cook in slow cooker and use broth for other things)
    Clementines (in season right now)
    Yogurt
    Brown Rice
  • rubberbiscuit
    rubberbiscuit Posts: 128
    rotisserie chicken ($5 each at Stop and Shop on Fridays and I get two meals out of them)
    rice
    peanut butter
    bananas
    beans
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Bananas
    Eggs
    Cereal
    Milk
    Romaine lettuce
  • AKosky585
    AKosky585 Posts: 607 Member
    Yogurt
    Kale
    Peanut Butter/Almond Butter (natural)
    Almond Milk
    Chicken Breast
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    Rice
    Dried Beans
    Eggs
    Whatever green vegetable is on sale (lately it's green beans/broccoli)
    Nuts (I make my own nut butters :bigsmile:)
  • alaskaang
    alaskaang Posts: 493 Member
    Eggs
    Sweet Potatoes
    Olive Oil
    Lettuce
    Brocolli and/or Cauliflower


    and a freezer full of moose and fish! :happy:
  • Pinkigloopyxie
    Pinkigloopyxie Posts: 231
    Eggs, cabbage, carrots, chicken, mushrooms

    Could survive on that if I had to. Maybe change cabbage for Twin Star finely chopped frozen spinach...that stuff is awesome. Cabbage is cheaper, though.
  • jrutledge01
    jrutledge01 Posts: 213 Member
    eggs
    turkey kielbasa
    whey powder
    water
    ....do i have to have 5?
  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
    Oats
    Bananas
    Chicken breast
    Carrots
    Greek yogurt (homemade, it's even cheaper than the store bought)
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