food to buy on tight budget?

Question

can you give me advice what kind of food or menu can i have on tight budget (say 50$ a week)

Answer 1

That is the same budget I have and I feed a family of three on it. The first thing you do is plan a menu. Write out four meals you can make for dinner and all the things you need to make them. (I only need to plan about four meals because that's all I really cook in one week, adjust as needed, try starting big and see how many you have left over the next week) Then you make a grocery list. Then you look at the adds and see if anything on your list is on sale. Then when you go shopping don't buy anything that is not on the list (unless you really need it) Now if you really need to squeeze the very best thing to buy is potatoes. You can do all kinds of things with a bag of potatoes. Then buy things like rice and stir fry mixes. Those are cheep. I seriously spend less then $50 dollars a week and we do not go without. You just need some careful planning.

Answer 2

i don't consider 50 dollars a week to be a *tight* budget. That's actually a good amount of money unless you are feeding more than 4 people. If you have a big family, then I can totally understand that being a tight budget.

Do you like beans? Beans are a cheap meal but they are very nutritious(full of fibre and protein)
Buy generic canned fruits, vegetables.(canned is cheaper than fresh)

Good Luck

Answer 3

You can get some noodles (Normally like a dollar or two), and a jar of tomato or alfredo sauce like Prego or something that's about two - four dollars. Noodles are filling and are very cheap. They can go a long way. If you want to add meat, that's up to you. That's where it can go more expensive.
Macaroni in a box, cereal, potato mix in a box, pancake mix. Pretty much anything that's a mix is cheap. Grilled cheese and tomato soup since bread and cheese is cheap and goes kinda far. Most canned soups are less than a dollar unless you get into the chunky soups. You can eat salad. Sandwiches.. Bagels and cream cheese

Answer 4

>Staple: choose two of either: pasta, rice, noodle, bread, or potatoes. Change every fortnight or so.
>Vegetable: Pick 3 kind a week from a range of easy stuff like tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, baby spinach, carrot or chinese broccolli
>Meat: buy bulk or specials, choose 2 kind a week of 1kg each either beef, lamb, chicken or fish. Fish can be expensive but necessary so try canned salmon sometimes.
>Other Basics: salt, pepper, chicken/beef stock, other seasoning like curry powder, italian dried herbs, soy sauce, sugar, oil, eggs. These you dont need to buy every week.
>Your cereal & milk for breakfast.
>Fruits: 2 kinds per week

On the menu side, you can google a lot of recipe by using any of the above meat / staple / vege as keyword. Try different stuff all the time untill you have a set of favourite recipe. Or next time you want to cook just ask yahoo answer what you can do to your fridge content - we'll see a lot of ideas specific to that.

Oh, and stay away from fast food!!

Answer 5

If you plan carefully you can eat very well. If you don't go out to eat, you'll be fine. Some alternatives -canned or frozen fruits and veggies (generic) instead of fresh.
Whole chicken or turkey instead of pieces-cut the bird yourself. Bulk dried beans, any variety - very healthy, go a long way and are CHEAP!
The trap people fall into is to get the semi inexpensive prepackaged junk stuff because it's easier. No nutritional value and doesn't go nearly as far.
Dried pastas go a long way for a few bucks and you get several meals. Instead of buying one jar of sauce, buy cans (again, generic) of tomotoes that have dice chiles, or onions already in them for a fraction of the cost. Never underestimate the power of a few seasnonings. Salt, pepper, garlic, cumin-give it a shot!
Forget the potato chips and ice cream. Not cheap, add nothing good to your body.
Good luck

Answer 6

If you have a kitchen in which to cook:
White/brown rice, boneless skinless chicken breasts(when on sale at grocers-they come in resealable bags) frozen vegetables bought in the 16 oz. size (and be put back in the freezer with a baggie tie-just use what you want of them.)
Stuffed baked potatoes. Buy rather large potatoes, bake them, split them in half, and fill them with meat or veggies topped with cheese.
Don't forget chili--lightly browned hambuger, kidney beans, tomato paste, and a bit of salt thrown in a crock pot on med to low heat will cook while you are out doing something else. (Be sure to add a cup or 2 of water.)
Hot cereals such as oatmeal, and malt o meal.
Tea, and coffee are sometimes a lot less expensive in bags and jars than
in bottles. Price juices--
And yes the good old stand by noodles. Meat loaf .
Remember a well stocked kitchen is the kitchen of someone well fed.
the staples--salt, sugar, pepper, cooking oil, margarine (low cholesterol),
pancake mix (without need to add anything but water) syrup, jam/jelly , peanut butter (if you are not allergic), crackers.
What you didn't state is how many are you feeding and if you are preparing this yourself or eating out.

Answer 7

Luckily your kids are little . I just went through a similar problem , but my kids are teen males (3). I was able to curb my eating , but they demand food all day. I bought cheap hot dogs , this is not a sub for a meal but rather a quick fix for hunger (snack) Chili is cheap as well , you can use re fried beans to compliment the meat , and pasta to add to it to make it stretch. Chicken is cheap as well , dumplings broth(rice) stock etc. Also , kool aid calms your sweet tooth and is more affordable than soda. Popcorn is a great snack as well. You really appreciate it when that's all you have. As others have said rice and pasta are great as a way to bulk up your meals. Also , before you go to the store , look at their circular (web) and plan out your meals keeping in mind the left overs (beans one day chili the next) (baked chicken one day chicken and dumplings the next. Pancakes are great on the week ends , just skip breakfast and have them for a late lunch. Grilled cheese and soup. I know a lot of these are probably common sense , but when you are at your wits end ,these things elude you. also consider looking up food pantries and churches in the area. Pawn shops , cash advance , or credit unions are all resources you can use. Oh ! also , I've sold my plasma to make ends meet as well.

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Answer 8

Bertolli has these new frozen bag dinners. You put the food in the pan & 10 min later you have a really good meal. These are by far the best frozen meals I have ever tried. They cost like $6.50 a bag, but since I'm single I can get 2 days worth of meals out of them. They have all different types of meals from shrimp, chicken, sausage & pasta. You can even go to www.villabertolli.com and get a $3.00 off coupon.

Answer 9

It probably would be best to buy the family pack portions. They usually have chicken legs or wings which usually are fairly inexpensive also ground beef or even stew meat. This way you can divide it up into a few meals throughout the week. With the ground beef you can make a chili, spaghetti sauce, put it this way it is versatile. Good Luck.

Answer 10

Are we talking $50 american? If so thats a great food budget.

Soups, waffles, hotdogs, quick easy to make items. Go find a college student. I promise they know how to live on a small budget.