eatting healthy on a budget

Low income three kids it's hard to eat healthy any ideas

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  • les2788
    les2788 Posts: 6 Member
    I get bags of the chicken breast tenderloins and lasts me awhile. Also for snacking don't buy the already individual packs. Get the bigger sizes and separate into baggies yourself. Much cheaper they just charge you for the packaging.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited July 2016
    Eggs. Rice. Beans. Whatever veggies and fruits are in season.

  • meganlc0
    meganlc0 Posts: 34 Member
    If there is one available to you a membership store like Costco can stretch your dollars further. Their prices for chicken and other meats don't get much better.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Go grocery shopping early in the morning when all the meat and dairy are being reduced as they are hitting the sell by date. I do it about twice a week.
    Cook as much from scratch as you can, including cookies and other sweets.

    Make the crock pot your friend.

    Cheers, h.
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    As always Jack Monroe and Budgetbytes
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Pinto bean tacos with salsa.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    It's not hard if you shop for whole foods, not prepared food. Like beans are super cheap, soups and chili are cheap to make, pretty much just avoding the tv dinner freezers.