|
How do I eat smart on a budget? I'm wasting money here.. and starving
|
View this Thread in Original format
| Akridrot |
Any suggestion for cost-efficient (not just cheap) foods? Or foods that are quick and easy to make. I'm really wasting money buying fast food/Subway from outside all the time. It sucks when you can't count on mom to cook for you and you have to get your own food. :whip: I'm no cook.
What I already know:
-Spaghetti is a good one, but that can get bland when I eat it too much.
-Chef Boyardee is ok
-Ramen noodles/soup in a cup: SO PLAIN AND UNSATISFYING.
I want more variety, I am so tired of eating the same things all the time.
Suggest brands, share tips and recipes, etc.. |
|
|
| Sunsnail |
| Buying the cheap 99 cent bread and making toast isnt so bad either. |
|
|
| Boomer187 |
| LIttle ceasars $5 large piza. |
|
|
| Akridrot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
Buying the cheap 99 cent bread and making toast isnt so bad either. |
:stongue: :stongue:
Oh man, back when I was in junior high I used to toast some italian bread and eat it with either butter or peanut butter. Often with some Tropicana fruit/berry juice.
But I stopped doing that after a while. I thought I'd have a heart attack or something. |
|
|
| Akridrot |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
more hot pockets! |
Not cost efficient AT ALL for what you get.
I'd much rather eat one of those Frozen pizzas, like Jeno's or something. |
|
|
| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
LIttle ceasars $5 large piza. |
Two large pizzas + Crazy Bread w/ sauce = $13
If you get that for one person, it could last you for two, maybe three days. |
|
|
| Bidor |
| canned food is cheap, and some are nice to, and easy to prepair. :) |
|
|
| chach |
monday-subway any footlong 3.99
tuesday-chickfila free sandwich day
starve rest of week |
|
|
| Zeiter |
| tuna...healthy and cheap |
|
|
| Sunsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by chach
tuesday-chickfila free sandwich day |
huh? |
|
|
| lücid |
- frozen pizzas
- frozen meals in a bag (Contessa & Barilla make some good ones)
- hamburger helper, mac & cheese, boxed meals, etc...
but if you really wanna go cost-efficient, you're better off making your own meals from scratch. mexican food is pretty easy (enchiladas, tacos, burritos) as well as italian (pasta + garlic bread + salad)... just figure out what you like and try to collect some recipes. even if you grocery shop once per week and keep your fridge and cabinets stocked, you'll probably spend less than you would if you're eating out 10x per week. |
|
|
|
|
