Cheap food?

Question

I have about $50 for the next week and need to go to the grocery store what are some cheap yet filling food ideas?

Answer 1

Beans, rice, and corn. Add available condiments or buy some. Use this as your bulk, and spread the rest of you budget over some meat/cheese/milk, breakfast items, and little treats. Frozen veggies are usually cheaper and about as good as fresh and better than canned. For beans and rice, try the bulk dry packs. Combine these in different ways like fried, baked, boiled, soup, spicy, creamy, etc.

See also "Miserly Moms" - http://www.miserlymoms.com/MOMfrecipes1.htm

Answer 2

$50 isn't much, but its do-able. Here are some ideas:

1. Plan a menu for yourself for the week. Include breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
2. Don't use grocery money to splurge on things like coffee, eating out, etc.
3. Make some things that you can have a second or even third meal with.
4. Don't let nutrition slide because you don't have much cash.
5. Know that you'll have more money after the next payday.

Here are some food ideas:

1. Chicken, porkchops, hamburger
2. Frozen veges
3. Potatoes, rice, spaghetti
4. Cream of mushroom soup
5. Canned tomatoes
6. 1/2 gallon of milk
7. Fruit that's in season: apples, oranges, bananas

Get creative!

Answer 3

In my opinion I would stay away from pre-made foods because they cost more for less (like frozen dinners, etc.). Buy fresh veggies that are on sale that week. Usually green peppers, broccoli, green beans and lettus are reasonable. Stay away from asparagus, red peppers, etc. because those are expensive.
There is always meat on sale or a clearance item. If you like liver, it is cheap, so is cubed steak, cut up meat for soup. Homemade soup is very economical.
Chicken breast is very expensive. Buy chicken legs if on sale.
No deli meat.
Pork chops are usually reasonable.
Fruits can be expensive depending on where you live.
Cereal is expensive
Frozen veggies are good and you can find some that are not expensive and are on sale.
Potatoes are cheap.
Eat fresh and healthy and you eat less money.
Hope I helped.

Answer 4

if you get a whole chicken and roast it, one night you can have roast chicken with mashed potatoes and a veg...the next night you can make with leftovers chicken tacos....and the carcas of the chicken you can use to make chicken noodle soup just put it in a pot with water with salt and whatever seasoning you like..to make the broth ...strain it to get rid ot the bones and such add veggies some noodles.......so that would be 3 days covered pretty cheap and healthy.......then pasta is always cheap and good.........have a salad one night ( the ones you just mix all up and has all the stuff in the bag......get frozen stir fry veggies and have that with rice or asian noodles

Answer 5

If you have dried pasta, some cans of stock, onions, can or 2 of crushed tomatoes, some real cheese, chicken pieces, stewing beef, rice and beans you can eat well and be full.

Answer 6

Chicken, ground beef, potatoes, pasta, canned tomatoes, cheese and rice are your best budget stretchers. With those things you can make a lot of stuff!
Chicken casserole, meatloaf, lasagna, mashed taters, roasted chicken, chicken and rice, chicken and pasta, hamburgers, meatballs....
Add peppers or cabbage and you can stuff 'em with either beef and rice or chopped chicken and rice and and cover 'em with tomato sauce.
Add eggs to the list and you can make omelets & quiches.

Answer 7

main things
bread whole wheat
chicken 18pc pack store brand
ground turkey or beef i prefert turkey
taco kit from old el paso or taco bell
salsa
cheddar
lettuce
betty crocker potato mixes
cereal
milk
eggs
rice a roni broccoli au graten rice

monday
milk,eggs,bread = french toast
lunch = lettuce grilled chicken breast cheddar
dinner= tacos ground turkey/beef lettuce salsa cheddar

tuesday
cereal
lunch= turkey/beef burger on bread lettuce cheese
dinner = chicken breast and rice aroni

wednesday
toast with jelly cereal
lunch= grilled cheese sandwich
dinner= mashed potatoes and baked chicken thighs and legs

thursday
cereal
lunch hot dog baked beans
dinner order pizza or chinese

friday
oatmeal
lunch chicken parm
dinner sloppy joes

Answer 8

HA...I know this one!!!ok,get some tortillas...canned refried beans..onins,whatever...make burritos ,it will fill up the eaters QUICK!
Ramen noodles,great side dish.A bag of potatoes..do anything with 'em.Chicken leg quarters.discount meat.potted meat in a can.tuna & tuna helper...add a can of peas ....hope this is of some help.I've been in your shoes..

Answer 9

Hot dogs, pastas, ramen noddles, veggies, milk, cereal, just find specials, you can get a lot if you shop smart

Answer 10

ramon noodles