Cheap nutritious food?

ellevancleave
ellevancleave Posts: 2 Member
edited November 25 in Recipes
I love eating healthy but I'm a student so it's hard to keep a happy body when salads are $5.00 near me.
Can anyone give me some tips or recipes on how to eat healthy without breaking the bank?

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Do you have a fridge and a microwave?
  • MiSo_SeXy
    MiSo_SeXy Posts: 210 Member
    edited October 2015
    Tuna ( canned)
    Eggs
    Bread(goes a long way)
    Rice(goes a long way)
    Rotisserie chicken ( usually about 5 bucks. though higher in sodium and such)
    Pre packaged bags of salad
    Avacados (bit expensive but you can mash 2 with some seasonings and use it for a few days as a condiment for sandwiches and such.

    That is. . if you have a fridge like sabine says
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Beans are cheap and very nutritious.
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  • dhygirl
    dhygirl Posts: 137 Member
    Buy your own head of lettuce and chop yourself. Only about 1.50. Get some eggs and boil them and a pack of lunch meat and chop up for a chef salad. Or a can of tuna on top dressed up how you like.
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    Eggs
    Sardines
  • brimin101
    brimin101 Posts: 31 Member
    Frozen chicken, frozen veggies, canned tuna, beans, rice, ramen noodles, bulk package of meat (2 lbs = 8 4oz servings). Seasonal fruit and veggies are generally on sale due to the large influx to the store.
  • hakamruth
    hakamruth Posts: 124 Member
    Google freezer meals. Then you can buy ingredients in bulk and on sale, prepare them, freeze them, and then use them when you are in the mood for a tasty meal.
  • DorisSilver50
    DorisSilver50 Posts: 98 Member
    The MFP blog Hello Healthy has lots of great suggestions, the one from yesterday is perfect for this question:
    https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/your-guide-to-budget-friendly-grocery-shopping-infographic/
  • sistrsprkl
    sistrsprkl Posts: 1,010 Member
    In school, I lived on carrots dipped in peanut butter. Healthy, inexpensive & filling. Also egg & spinach scrambles.
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  • csuhar
    csuhar Posts: 779 Member
    It might be helpful if you can get your hands on a copy of "A Man, A Can, A Microwave". It's published by the same folks who publish Men's Health (hence the "A Man" in the title). The recipes are health-oriented, simple, and relatively cheap. All you need is a microwave and some appropriate dishes.

    If you have more cooking devices available to you, you could also check out the other "A Man, A Can..." books, which are high up on my list of things for parents to give as gifts whenever it's time for their kids to leave the nest.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    What you are able to accomplish depends on the equipment available to you. Do you have a freezer? Frozen vegetables keep longer and are often cheaper than the fresh.

    If you have a slow cooker you can cook up beans or rice, also inexpensive.
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