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Protein, yogurt, and oats, oh my
I've finally got a little bit of money and some motivation, so I'm going to attempt to get back on the wagon. Again. Fingers crossed. Getting protein cheaply and in a tasty way has always been a bit of a struggle for me(I can only eat so much chicken and eggs), so I'm thinking of trying out yogurt and protein powder, and…
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Logging home made chicken stock
In the next couple of days (or today, depending on if I decide to head on to the store and pick off the meat) I'll be trying my hand at making a batch of chicken stock. I've got a rotisserie chicken that I'll use once I've cleaned it off, plus onion and garlic. All the recipes I've seen call for celery and carrots, so I…
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Shoutout to McDonald's
I was bad today, it happens. I went to McDonald's with a few extra dollars I had. I then noticed that, not only do they have the calorie counts on their menu board, but they also have full nutritional facts on the actual food packaging. I'm typically more of a Burger King or "anywhere but McDonald's" person, but having the…
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Vegetable/chicken soup?
I have veggies (squash, onion, bell pepper), garlic, mushrooms, potatoes (If they haven't gone bad over night), chicken, black beans, and rice. I was thinking it might make a decent soup. But I only have beef bouillon cubes, no veggie or chicken stock. I was thinking of doing it in a crock pot. Would the bouillon cubes be…
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Saute Express Cubes
So I fell off the wagon majorly and ended up gaining back a ton of what I originally lost. I've been trying to move toward "real" foods when possible, but I'm horrible at putting spices and such together to make something taste good. Then I found the Saute Express cubes. These things are magic, I swear. Any of you use…
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Low budget tips?
Hi all. I'm a college student in the US. I don't have an income and live off of student loans during the semester and so I have to budget everything out to last the whole semester. I have given myself $25/week (supplemented by my campus meal plan, which I don't want to use more than I have to, as campus food isn't exactly…
