What can I get for $1?

You can get 11 seconds of attention at a strip club.

You can get
A head of lettuce and a cucumber
A bag of salad
Two cans of vegetables (or one giant can)
One can of fruit
A pack of turkey hot dogs
A can of beans (or a whole bag of dried beans)
A bag of rice
A can of tuna
A can of chicken
Seasonings
A bag of frozen vegetables

For a few more calories you can get
A loaf of bread
A few packs of ramen noodles
Two single serve packs of lunch meat
Regular hot dogs
Crackers

I'm sure there's more if I thought about it, but these are pretty much staples on my grocery list.

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they have $1 snack packs of celery, grapes , apple slices. Nice size serving too. * walleyworld in the produce section*

I love these because they're all preportioned and the calories are right there. However if you're down to a single buck, you can get a whole thing of celery for about 60 cents, you just have to cut and clean it yourself.

Where do you live!! I'm kind of jealous! Here, a pack of turkey hotdogs is about $4 (the buns for them are $3), a head of lettuce is about $3, and a loaf of bread is $3. In fact, the only thing I could buy on your list is the ramen noodles! Sometimes, cans of soup go on sale here for a dollar. Sometimes. I am green with envy, lol!

About the only thing you can buy here for a dollar is... a single apple or orange maybe?

At walmart, jennie-O turkey dogs are 98 cents. The cheap great value bread is cheap too, like 1.25 so I did smidge that a bit, so are the cheap buns. Fresh lettuce heads are super cheap too, like 59 cents.

What does $1 look like?
12 oz soda pop = 180 calories
McChicken sandwich = 360 calories
A bag of beans, makes about 6 cups, one cup cooked = 150 calories
Can't get steak or much veggies or fruits with $1

Our bodies are programmed to get the most calories at the least amount of work. And with such a low budget for food, we would rather get the soda or sandwich. No wonder we are overeating but starving ourselves to death. We get a ton of calories without much nutrients. What do you think?

You bought the whole bag for $1 (I get a one pound bag of beans for 68 cents) but you're only listing the nutritional content for one serving. If you get 6 cups of beans out of the bag then you are actually getting 900 calories for that dollar.

This weekend I bought zucchine for 99 cents/pound, apples for 99 cents/pound, bell peppers 3 for a dollar, rice for 89 cents/pound, pinto beans for 68 cents/pound, a bag of frozen broccoli for $1.25, frozen whole green beans for 96 cents.

I get tired of this propaganda that it costs too much to eat healthy and that fast food is the only way for poor people to eat. It's utter bullsh!t. People eat nothing but crap because they are too lazy to turn on a stove - and I believe there is room in a healthy diet for fast food, pizza and cheetos.

Edit to remove my three carts full of cheesy poofs and honey buns on food stamps rant.

You can get 11 seconds of attention at a strip club.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You bought the whole bag for $1 (I get a one pound bag of beans for 68 cents) but you're only listing the nutritional content for one serving. If you get 6 cups of beans out of the bag then you are actually getting 900 calories for that dollar.

This weekend I bought zucchine for 99 cents/pound, apples for 99 cents/pound, bell peppers 3 for a dollar, rice for 89 cents/pound, pinto beans for 68 cents/pound, a bag of frozen broccoli for $1.25, frozen whole green beans for 96 cents.

I get tired of this propaganda that it costs too much to eat healthy and that fast food is the only way for poor people to eat. It's utter bullsh!t. People eat nothing but crap because they are too lazy to turn on a stove - and I believe there is room in a healthy diet for fast food, pizza and cheetos.

Edit to remove my three carts full of cheesy poofs and honey buns on food stamps rant.

Lazy potatos.

Where do you live!! I'm kind of jealous! Here, a pack of turkey hotdogs is about $4 (the buns for them are $3), a head of lettuce is about $3, and a loaf of bread is $3. In fact, the only thing I could buy on your list is the ramen noodles! Sometimes, cans of soup go on sale here for a dollar. Sometimes. I am green with envy, lol!

About the only thing you can buy here for a dollar is... a single apple or orange maybe?

At walmart, jennie-O turkey dogs are 98 cents. The cheap great value bread is cheap too, like 1.25 so I did smidge that a bit, so are the cheap buns. Fresh lettuce heads are super cheap too, like 59 cents.

Our Walmart doesn't have a produce section. The high prices here reflect that we're on an island (and not a nice tropical one either!!), and we have a lot of inflation right now. I do a lot of shopping at Walmart because it's definitely cheaper there! But even at Walmart, the hotdogs are $3 lol! I love when people post the different prices of items in there area. It really gives you a perspective of different places, and why people might be eating the foods tat they do!

You're right about that. It definitely depends on the cost of living in a general area, but like Johnny said, I think it's just become that people are too lazy to turn on the stove.

I think I wicked want McDonald's right now. Thanks =P

Where do you live!! I'm kind of jealous! Here, a pack of turkey hotdogs is about $4 (the buns for them are $3), a head of lettuce is about $3, and a loaf of bread is $3. In fact, the only thing I could buy on your list is the ramen noodles! Sometimes, cans of soup go on sale here for a dollar. Sometimes. I am green with envy, lol!

About the only thing you can buy here for a dollar is... a single apple or orange maybe?

At walmart, jennie-O turkey dogs are 98 cents. The cheap great value bread is cheap too, like 1.25 so I did smidge that a bit, so are the cheap buns. Fresh lettuce heads are super cheap too, like 59 cents.

I went to a super Walmart last week for the first time ever. I was blown away. I didn't want to leave. Now I understand why the cash checks there, so you will go broke.

There is one in walking distance to my house. I'm just glad I can't carry a big screen and an xbox home at the same time.

79 cents for 5-6 bananas at a local supermarket here, thats 500-600+ calories

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I get tired of this propaganda that it costs too much to eat healthy and that fast food is the only way for poor people to eat. It's utter bullsh!t. People eat nothing but crap because they are too lazy to turn on a stove - and I believe there is room in a healthy diet for fast food, pizza and cheetos.

100% this.

When I was living in the Midwest last year on a very strict budget, $120 bought me enough awesome food to make healthy AND yummy meals for 6 weeks.

You will always find a way when you want something bad enough.