Cheap please!

Bean and lentil dishes are cheap and healthy. Make a pot of bean soup by putting a ham bone (or some other meaty bone from another animal) and beans in a pot. Cover with water and cook over low heat for a few hours. I usually cook mine in the crockpot for 10 hours. Cook up some greens and a pan of cornbread and you've got a good and very cheap meal. Bean burritos/tacos, lentil sloppy joes, I like a pot of lentils and rice cooked with onion. You can get a pound of chicken livers for about $1. Devein them, slice them up, coat them in salt and peppered flour. Carmamelize a sliced onion. In the same pan, sautee the livers. That's a cheap and yummy main dish (to me at least). I'm actually having that for dinner tonight. I make a really yummy soup out of cucumbers, potatoes called Gurken Und Kartoffelsuppe from food.com. Sauerkraut and bean soup. Soups of almost any kind are usually frugal and filling. Spaghetti with meat sauce and salad. Breakfast for dinner. Egg dishes like quiche or frittats with veggies mixed in. Tuna casserole.

Ok, I've gone on long enough. I hope you got at least one idea. Good luck!

1. FROZEN VEGETABLES
Frozen veggies are typically a great value, and very nutritious.

2. GROCERY STORE PRICE MATCHING (WALMART)
We have been able to buy a lot more fruit and veggies (along with meats and other items) thanks to Walmart's price-matching policy on groceries. We check all of the special that come in the junk mail for local grocery stores, jot them down and head to Walmart.

The best fruit and veggie prices here are found in the Latin markets -- it's not uncommon for us to pick-up 6 lbs of oranges for $0.99, for example. Sometimes, though, the quality can be poor at the store offering the sale, so we just take that price to Walmart. It will also save you time and gasoline/bus fare. Walmart's price match policy is that you don't have to bring the ad -- just be able to tell them where you found the offer. They keep the local ads there, supposedly. We've never gotten any hassle though.

Really? Thats very interesting and I did not know that. We dont have any 'super' Wal-marts up here with grocery stores in them, but Ill know next time I travel long period of time in the south where I have seen them everywhere!!

Also, my big sister usually shops at Wal-Mart (South Carolina) and I will pass on this tip to her. My hungry growing twin nephews eat A LOT haha

Let's see.....

Tuna
Mustard
Canned stewed tomatoes
Rice
Canned Veggies (just rinse em)
did I mention Tuna?
dried beans
chicken legs/thighs...These are usually cheaper than breasts but be careful because they are higher in fat and remove the bone and skin!

Check sale papers...sometimes really healthy choices are BOGO...oh, and dont forget..you can price match at Wally World

How do you price match?? I've never heard of that...I've always gone to target.

Some places might be different (I'm in South Carolina), but you can take a sale paper with you to Wal-Mart, get the same item for the price in the paper. But be careful...Sometimes it's a deal, and sometimes, there's no difference...

oatmeal!

I tried that once and didn't like it...i don't know what was in it, if anything...tasted kinda bland/sweet..
I heard someone putting cinnamon on top. Is there a certain kind i can get thats flavored...in a good way?

I get quick oats and flavor it with brown sugar or honey and add in fruit(I shop by what is on sale).

I agree beans lentils, rice are good options. And price match. Walmart here usually won't unless you have the ads. And they don't match BOGOs(dumb I know since its the same at 50%off) at mine or offer any extra free items that come with certain purchases. I avoid Walmart anyway just because I hate it there and the long wait. Plus I don't like their produce selection too much.

re:oatmeal.. mix in some apple juice and cinnamon instead of water.
sometimes i add dried cranberries (watch the calories)
i also like it with a tsp of brown sugar...