my husband is in the military and i am a student so we are on a tight budget, especially with the recent gas prices which raised grocery prices. i need some healthy but cheap dinner ideas so we dont have to eat frozen dinners and unhealthy foods.
2006-06-24 12:23:50 · 15 answers · asked by krystal 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
i love the salad idea, i could eat salad all day but my husband doesnt really like salad all that much.
2006-06-24 12:31:05 · update #1
Check out this link
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/01/healthy-food-on-an-unhealthy-budget/
2006-06-24 12:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by mikeatola 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Pastas are always cheap and pretty healthy.
Salads are pretty cheap, too, as long as you don't buy already prepared salads. A head of lettuce is about a buck, toppings can add up. But once you have bought toppings they will last for many salads. So even with toppings salads can be really cheap.
Soups are healthy and reasonably priced.
Some fish (such as catfish especially catfish nuggets) are priced fairly reasonable in most parts of the country.
Chicken usually is not that expensive either.
Cereals are great, too. Alot of vitamins and minerals, generally low calorie, and very inexpensive. A $4.00 box of cereal will provide a dozen servings or so.
But between pastas, salads, and soups plus the occasional fish and chicken, you should be able to eat fairly healthy with a decent variety for really cheap!
2006-06-24 12:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jason S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-16 04:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where do you live and what is available locally. Wherever you are, eat like a native. Buy what grows and is produced locally. Short of that, there are a thousand ways to prepare chicken; as many ways to prepare rice; beans are healthy and nutricous.
Rather than TV dinners, buy chicken parts and bags of frozen or fresh vegetables. Individual chicken parts coated in breadcrumbs is easy to bake. Buy a custard cup, fill with a frozen vegetable, cover with aluminum foil, and bake with chicken piece. Cheaper and better than a TV dinner.
If you wish, email me, tell what is available in your area, what tools you have, and what you like, and I will try to find you more bachelor(ette) dinners.
2006-06-24 12:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a whole chicken and roast it. You can make gravy and serve with mashed potatoes. That's good for one meal, then you can make chicken casserole or chicken salad. I make chicken salad with a bit of olive oil and Tastefully Simple season salt. This chicken salad is also really good mixed with pasta. The season salt and olive oil are also really good on rice and cous cous. Both are really inexpensive and easy to make. Pasta is really inexpensive meal too.
2006-06-24 17:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grilled chicken salad
2006-06-24 12:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some tuna, and make a nice green salad, and mix the tuna in with the salad.
2006-06-24 12:28:31 · answer #8 · answered by magic621a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy the least expensive chicken parts you can find,like the thighs,not wings.Take off the skin,saute a couple of them with chopped onion,garlic,some cayenne,ground black pepper,pinch of cumin,a can of chopped tomato,add a cup of water and 1/2 cup of rice,cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Find a .99c store!They have all kinds of chicken,pasta,canned stuff,and it is all on .99
2006-06-24 12:37:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a healthy casserole(s), adj ingredients for two or make enough to freeze for another time, salads w/ different meats such as grilled fish or chicken, try tacos using ground turkey, sear chicken breasts - slice up and use as filler with cheese and veggies for quesidias
2006-06-24 12:32:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋