« Reply #35 on: October 23, 2010, 06:06:09 AM »
Stay away from the things that you listed.
The less processed the food is the better it is and usually cheaper. Pop a potato in the microwave for about 50 cents.
A roasted chicken can provide about 4 meals for less than $7. Save the bones and make soup for a fifth meal.
Shop the seasons. In the winter we have corn salad (canned corn and salad dressing) when lettuce is too cheap.
Eggs are a good cheap filler. They'll fill you even more if you make French toast with them.
It is possible to eat well for less than $5 per day. We do. It is cheaper as you build your pantry and your recipe collection.
Try googling frugal recipes, cheap recipes, the Hillbilly Housewife (excellent source for dire days), 4 or 5 ingredient recipes.
Duke, listen to her, she knows how to manage a food budget. Those TV dinners are tasty but damned expensive.
Pasta and sauce are easy to cook, and will last you much longer than prepared meals.
Macaroni and Cheese is a good thing to cook too , It takes half an hour tops (and this is making the cheese sauce from scratch) and you can add bacon and other things into it for a tasty , quick and cheap meal
Oooo, mac and cheese with *bacon,* never thought of that!
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