Breaking away from junk food.

jesicaroberts9291 wrote: »

It's more expensive to buy ingredients then it is to buy ramen, chicken nuggets, pizza roles ECT. And that's what I'm calling junk premade stuff u just microwave. When the people who buy most the food buy that it's hard not to eat anything that's not bad for you

Start small. Potatoes are super cheap and you can do a lot more with them. Slice them and back them to replace fries. Just bake them plain and you've got yourself a lovely baked potato. A 5+lb bag of potatoes is less than $5 typically. Potatoes are not the best food, but it is a start and cheaper than ramen usually, more filling, etc.
Try buying pasta, and making you own sauce with simple ingredients, canned diced tomatoes are really cheap and add some spices, even if it's just pepper it's something.

bananas,any fruit/veg in season veggie bake/sweet potatoes _yogurt,cottage cheese,canned tuna,rolled oats_avocado/peanut butter on whole wheat bread,pack of raisins_super simple&healthy

I have a 20 - 30$ food budget for two people so I understand the challenge of buying healthier food. I do agree with others about eating in moderate amounts. Even junk food.

There's a few things I make sure to buy each week because they're healthy and cheap. Lettuce is one of these. I don't buy bagged because it tends to go bad quickly, it's also more expensive for the quantity. I never eat salads, because I don't like them. I prefer wrapping things in lettuce leaves. I take a protein, small spoon of rice, place on lettuce leaf wrapped like a bundle and eat it. The lettuce really fills you up. I've done this with empanada also, taco seasoning spiced potatoes, chicken salad, rice noodles etc. I'm sure ramen drained of the broth or even pizza rolls would work well, and be delicious. It might not be the healthiest things ever but would make it healthier.


If anything I've said sounds interesting, please feel free to pm me. I have no problem helping you to figure out a healthy food budget/what to buy, and ways to work with what you have, in more detail.

jesicaroberts9291 wrote: »

Thank u guys. My two housemates are also family and are picky eaters. ( One was raised that veggies r for rabbits) and the other and I want him to eat healthier cuz of his health issues. He has cut down to 3 Dr peppers a day which is ALOT better then what he was drinking. And to answer the ? Bout me buying my own food we all contribute and sadly IV recently become in imployed and work with food stamps of an amount that's just barely over $50. So the other two buy most of it. I buy the stuff I cook with. My husband buys soda and microwave stuff, chips exc. So I do welcome advice

I honestly understand this really well. I share meals with someone that eats junk or really well prepared food. I'm not a good cook yet so it's been *kitten* tough. Shop sales and don't experiment with meals until your comfortable with staple dishes because you may just end up wasting food.