Eating healthy on a budget!

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  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
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  • raeCR
    raeCR Posts: 23 Member
    My husband and I joined the 20 Fresh, it is an online service where you pay an annual fee and then they send weekly shopping list and five meals you make from those list. Group on often has discounts for their annual fee. They have a lot of choices in menus, traditional, gluten free, vegetarian and so on. We get the vegetarian one. They have recipes for single people too. We spend about 60 a week for a family of three this is just food items. Also, not sure if you have one in your area but Winco and Grocery outlet are good deals. When my husband started going to Grocery outlet I turned my nose up at him. I imagined dented cans and expired boxed food. But they do have some good stuff there. Good luck
  • WadeLam
    WadeLam Posts: 224 Member
    Chicken BBQ-Stuffed Potatoes (from Cooking Light)

    Roughly $3 per serving with ingredients on sale

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    Ingredients
    • 4 (6-ounce) baking potatoes
    • 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
    • 2 green onions, finely chopped and divided
    • 1 1/3 cups shredded barbecue chicken (such as Lloyd's)
    • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) reduced-fat shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese

    Preparation
    1. Pierce potatoes with a fork; arrange in a circle on paper towels in microwave oven. Microwave at HIGH 10 minutes or until done, rearranging potatoes after 5 minutes.
    2. While potatoes cook, combine sour cream and 2 tablespoons onions; set aside.
    3. Place chicken in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Remove potatoes from microwave; place chicken in microwave. Microwave at HIGH 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
    4. Slice potatoes lengthwise, cutting to, but not through the other side; fluff with fork. Top each potato evenly with chicken, sour cream mixture, cheese, and remaining onions.

    Nutritional Information:
    Amount per serving (4 servings per recipe - each serving is 1 potato, about 1/3 cup chicken, about 2 tbsp sour cream and 2 tbsp cheese)
    • Calories: 367
    • Calories from fat: 22%
    • Fat: 9g
    • Saturated fat: 5.3g
    • Monounsaturated fat: 2.4g
    • Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g
    • Protein: 16.5g
    • Carbohydrate: 57.6g
    • Fiber: 4.2g
    • Cholesterol: 43mg
    • Iron: 3.2mg
    • Sodium: 619mg
    • Calcium: 117mg

    I love these! For my family of five, I make the entire recipe for one meal. But you could just make one at a time, and have dinner planned for several days. Hope this is helpful! :)
  • jarelary4
    jarelary4 Posts: 141 Member
    Grocery Outlet is AWESOME!!! I always shop them first I can fill a cart for about 1/3 of the regular grocery store. Meat is always fresh and excellent quality too. We have a $3/lb. budget for meat and G.O. has plenty to choose from for under our budget.
  • blpope
    blpope Posts: 163
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  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Chicken BBQ-Stuffed Potatoes (from Cooking Light)

    Roughly $3 per serving with ingredients on sale

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    Ingredients
    • 4 (6-ounce) baking potatoes
    • 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
    • 2 green onions, finely chopped and divided
    • 1 1/3 cups shredded barbecue chicken (such as Lloyd's)
    • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) reduced-fat shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese

    Preparation
    1. Pierce potatoes with a fork; arrange in a circle on paper towels in microwave oven. Microwave at HIGH 10 minutes or until done, rearranging potatoes after 5 minutes.
    2. While potatoes cook, combine sour cream and 2 tablespoons onions; set aside.
    3. Place chicken in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Remove potatoes from microwave; place chicken in microwave. Microwave at HIGH 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
    4. Slice potatoes lengthwise, cutting to, but not through the other side; fluff with fork. Top each potato evenly with chicken, sour cream mixture, cheese, and remaining onions.

    Nutritional Information:
    Amount per serving (4 servings per recipe - each serving is 1 potato, about 1/3 cup chicken, about 2 tbsp sour cream and 2 tbsp cheese)
    • Calories: 367
    • Calories from fat: 22%
    • Fat: 9g
    • Saturated fat: 5.3g
    • Monounsaturated fat: 2.4g
    • Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g
    • Protein: 16.5g
    • Carbohydrate: 57.6g
    • Fiber: 4.2g
    • Cholesterol: 43mg
    • Iron: 3.2mg
    • Sodium: 619mg
    • Calcium: 117mg

    I love these! For my family of five, I make the entire recipe for one meal. But you could just make one at a time, and have dinner planned for several days. Hope this is helpful! :)

    These sound and look so good!
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Grocery Outlet is AWESOME!!! I always shop them first I can fill a cart for about 1/3 of the regular grocery store. Meat is always fresh and excellent quality too. We have a $3/lb. budget for meat and G.O. has plenty to choose from for under our budget.

    Wish there was one of these around here!

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