I have $7 for groceries.

jackiecamarena
jackiecamarena Posts: 290 Member
in Food and Nutrition
And they have to last me til March 11th or as long as possible.
I have currently: condiments, feta cheese, marinara sauce, and Indian curry sauce.

What should I buy?
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  • XtyAnn17
    XtyAnn17 Posts: 632 Member
    Ramen
  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
    a dozen eggs, dried beans, rice
  • jiggy_gibby
    jiggy_gibby Posts: 197
    call your local church or food shelter. don't let shame stop you. when you are in better $ position, donate in return to place that helped you!
  • nataliescalories
    nataliescalories Posts: 292 Member
    Bulk dried beans and bulk rice.
  • babyangelica2010
    babyangelica2010 Posts: 117 Member
    I hope you're joking.
  • nataliescalories
    nataliescalories Posts: 292 Member
    call your local church or food shelter. don't let shame stop you. when you are in better $ position, donate in return to place that helped you!

    Agreed! Go to a few of them if you need to; this is why they exist.
  • SJackson50
    SJackson50 Posts: 282 Member
    a dozen eggs, dried beans, rice

    Ditto!!! And what JiggyGibby says...no shame; then give back. Many blessings to you.
  • kellie1055
    kellie1055 Posts: 80 Member
    The dried bean suggestion is a good one, those are super cheap. Frozen veggies are also super cheap.
  • curejenn
    curejenn Posts: 70 Member
    Do you have an Aldi grocery store? Go there if you can. Get some chicken (a small pack of chicken tender is around 3.00 and lots of them have 2.00 coupons on them!!) Get a couple of packages of chicken if you can find them for 1.00. Get SEVERAL cans of .50 cent beans (black and red kidney are my favorites) and a bag of rice. Also a container of eggs. You can have shredded chicken over rice with different condiments. Or, have a non meat night with beans and rice. black beans and eggs one night. It will be tough (I have been there many many times. More then I even like to count. ) but you can do it.
  • amanda_catherine
    amanda_catherine Posts: 101
    ..a sign and a cup that says please donate generously? ...?
  • originalkazila
    originalkazila Posts: 200
    As a once frequenter of the local food banks - do it. It's better than starving.
  • fitfortrack1
    fitfortrack1 Posts: 15
    Beans, pasta, canned soup... You could easily make pasta with sauce several times, have a can of beans (try cannelini or kidney) and maybe put the curry sauce on it? You could make a bean salad with chickpeas and feta (if it's in your budget, maybe get a tomato and a cucumber). Canned soup is an easy dinner as well.

    I think bananas are also pretty inexpensive and they're a great snack. A big 42 oz tub of Quaker oatmeal is about $3 where I live and it has about a 30 servings in it I think so that will also last a while.
  • Megh757
    Megh757 Posts: 33 Member
    There are many churches that will help as well.

    Eggs peanut butter rice. Things that had protein and calories. Since you will be low on food
  • Lauren6020
    Lauren6020 Posts: 1
    2 bags of brown rice
    some ramen ( normally like 15 cent each) If you have a dollar store you can get 12 for 1 dollar
    Dollar store bread and peanut butter
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    Dollar store spaghetti x 7
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    call your local church or food shelter. don't let shame stop you. when you are in better $ position, donate in return to place that helped you!

    Indeed, ths is what you should do!!
  • fara180
    fara180 Posts: 1,260 Member
    eggs, bread (freeze it) and try to get your hands on some cheap veggies.
  • FireTigerSoul
    FireTigerSoul Posts: 268 Member
    $7 for 3 weeks probably isn't going to last, but....based on what you already have, I would get:

    Lettuce head (to go with the dressing)
    Pasta is super cheap (to go with the marinara)
    Rice is also cheap (can also be used with the marinara...or the curry sauce)
    Bulk frozen veggies

    Someone also mentioned ramen...that might be a good idea as well.
  • azalea617
    azalea617 Posts: 109 Member
    Find some friends to go out to lunch with and say you'll pay them back. ;)

    Lentils & dry beans, like everyone said too. Or try to find a farmer's market of some sort, they always have good cheap stuff that's healthy, like produce in bulk.
  • 78brownie_wechanged
    78brownie_wechanged Posts: 291
    call your local church or food shelter. don't let shame stop you. when you are in better $ position, donate in return to place that helped you!
    This and a bean or chicken stew.
  • AJinBirmingham
    AJinBirmingham Posts: 497
    Dried lentils
  • aepdx
    aepdx Posts: 218 Member
    Lentils! Good nutrition for little $. You could make lentil soup with just lentils and water. I would get rice or pasta, marinara and curry sauce can go on either one.

    Def. hit up the food shelter, that is what they are there for.
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    And they have to last me til March 11th or as long as possible.
    I have currently: condiments, feta cheese, marinara sauce, and Indian curry sauce.

    What should I buy?

    spaghetti, eggs, dry beans, old fashion oatmeal, pizza dough
  • dwalt15110
    dwalt15110 Posts: 246 Member
    Definitely call your church and if you do not have one, call one in your neighborhood. Most of them have a "Friends of the Needy" account and will give you assistance most often in the form of a local grocery gift card.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    if you have a chinatown near you visit there because you can get 2 dozen eggs for the price of a dozen at a grocery store.

    dried beans : black eye peas, pinto beans, black beans are good

    if you have a dollar store near you go visit because very often they have canned veggies 2 or 3 for a dollar. especially canned tomatoes, canned green beans and corn.

    oatmeal or grits : these are usually cheaper than rice for more quantity.

    also keep track of any free food events in your area. for instance i recently went to a thing where there was free brunch but i had to pretend to look at some condos :laugh:


    good luck. i've been there before. you WILL be sick whatever you get but i'll go by quickly.

    also in the future it's good idea to have some staple stuff in your cabinets for these type of emergencies. i alway try to keep oatmeal, rice, canned tuna and salmon, dried beans, canned tomatoes and beans for when these things come up.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    call your local church or food shelter. don't let shame stop you. when you are in better $ position, donate in return to place that helped you!

    Agreed! Go to a few of them if you need to; this is why they exist.

    This is a good idea too. Some communities offer low income coops. Some times if you talk to the director and share your story they can wave qalifications if you dont qualify as low income.

    I would also look at legumes, beans, rice, canned tuna, sometimes you can find canned vegetables for cheap. Get some flour and some oil you can make tortillas dont even need a rolling pin just shape them. Not the healthiest but if you portion control it plus youll get a mix of protein, fat, and carbs mac and cheese in the box. If you bought 3 boxes for a dollar and portion it out you could get 9 meals out of it.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    if you have a chinatown near you visit there because you can get 2 dozen eggs for the price of a dozen at a grocery store.

    dried beans : black eye peas, pinto beans, black beans are good

    if you have a dollar store near you go visit because very often they have canned veggies 2 or 3 for a dollar. especially canned tomatoes, canned green beans and corn.

    oatmeal or grits : these are usually cheaper than rice for more quantity.

    also keep track of any free food events in your area. for instance i recently went to a thing where there was free brunch but i had to pretend to look at some condos :laugh:


    good luck. i've been there before. you WILL be sick whatever you get but i'll go by quickly.

    also in the future it's good idea to have some staple stuff in your cabinets for these type of emergencies. i alway try to keep oatmeal, rice, canned tuna and salmon, dried beans, canned tomatoes and beans for when these things come up.

    oh this is a good idea. Churches often have community dinners.
  • DollyMiel
    DollyMiel Posts: 377 Member
    I hope you're joking.
    Hunger is never a joke.
  • WeightWatcherCindy
    WeightWatcherCindy Posts: 121
    I would get a pound of dry beans , brown rice , eggs and if I could swing it a jar of peanut butter . I wish you luck . That would be hard .
  • pamelalk
    pamelalk Posts: 70 Member
    its impossible, sorry but you need some fresh foods to, please contact a church or food bank, i know whats its like to live on a very limited budget..such a hard place for people to be at..good luck

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