Help me go grocery shopping with a $50 budget?

Question

I am a college student and I need help what can I buy with $50!

Answer 1

You got a kitchen? If so, $50 will feed you nicely if you don't mind a little effort. And you don't have to eat mac 'n cheese or ramen unless you choose to.

Buy generic when it's available on these items:
oatmeal (fills you up for 5-6 hours)
whole wheat bread
peanut butter
jam or jelly, your favorite flavor
white or brown rice
pasta
spaghetti sauce (or make your own)
beans, in a bag, black, red, pinto, lentils, split peas--great cheap protein source
tuna
ground beef, turkey, stew beef marked down for quick sale (freeze it or cook it today)
garbanzo beans/chickpeas
couscous
milk
extra sharp cheddar (a little grated over beans-again goes a long way in terms of flavor)
produce, especially what's in season and what's always cheap (kiwi, carrots, bananas, cabbage, etc.)
eggs--another protein bargain
margarine or olive oil for cooking

Remember, our bodies need very little protein (4-6 oz./day) compared to how much we often eat. Carbs fill us up, and we need vegetables and fruits daily for vitamins and minerals. If you're not drinking plenty of milk, consider adding yogurt or a calcium tablet daily.

Answer 2

Beans, rice, eggs, milk, flour, bread, butter, and peanut butter, margarine. That is what I bought when I had a family and the flour and peanut butter was for cookies to fill out the last few days. Now, since I doubt you would do much cooking, I would stick with vegetable soup and sandwiches. You can get a lot from a sandwich if you make it up right. Tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, meat or egg, mayo. Milk as a chaser. Banana's are good for potassium. Good luck and have fun at college. Mmm

Answer 3

Assad. Cute name. Anywho. Find Wal Mart and grocery shop. You cant beat those prices -even though it's kind of a hassle with the crowds and all. Try to go midday during the week to avoid that.
Canned goods- get a couple cans of corn, yams, string beans, baked beans, sardines, potted meat etc...
Dry goods- get a box of flavored oatmeal, cup of noodles, oodles of noodles, box of hamburger helper, saltines or Ritz crackers, cereal etc...
Meat- get a few packages of turkey, ham and bologna sandwich meat, hot dogs, a pack of chicken, a pack of hamburger
Dairy- get milk, cheese
Misc- get bread, drink mix, iced tea mix mayo/ miracle whip, mustard, ketchup, snack cakes, chips, cookies.
Go for generic. Most "off brands" taste just as good.
Look at the prices on the different sizes offered and shop smart! Count your total as you go and round up, just to be safe. If you get close to going over, decide what you're wiling to put back, or just take it all the register and have those things toward the end and ask for a sub total so you'll know if you still have enough to throw them in.

Answer 4

Go to the budget food stores and buy as many canned goods as you can. Do your research and get the protein rich foods like mushroom soup, canned green beans, brown beans, any beans for that matter. I spent $40 last week and have enough to last me at least a month. On the side of the canned goods, stock up on rice and pasta's. And lastly, make your own sauce. Ten pounds of tomatoes costs almost the same as on bottle of Ragu.

Lastly, to get by between meals, think about making protein shakes. $30 will get you a tub large enough to last a couple months and it's amazingly healthy.

Answer 5

Stick with things that are non-perishable like canned goods and dry boxed stuff (noodles, hamburger helper). Stock up on stuff that is on sale and buy the store brand. Get peanut butter too - good source of protein and cheap (if you buy the store brand). Shop Dollar General too - lots of food items sold there and they are cheap. Necessity is the mother of invention!

Answer 6

I can't be exact, but here are some items to include:
1) one loaf bread that includes whole-wheat flour
2) one box of oatmeal
3) one box healthy cereal, like bulk Cheerios
4) one juice you like, no sugar in it
5) 1 can pineapple in its own juice
6) 6 yogurts OR a hunk of cheese
7) 2 quarts nonfat milk
8) 1 dozen eggs
9) 1 can fat-free chili
10) 3 cans baked beans
11) 2 cans healthy-type soups, with meat & veggies
12) spaghetti
13) spaghetti sauce you like
14) frozen yogurt.
15) fresh fruit, to make up the difference.

That's maximally healthy & the cheapest food you can get per ounce of health!!

Good luck!!

Answer 7

if you have a krogers in your town, then you could shop there because they usually have that 10 for 10 dollar sale.you could really rack up on all types of food that way.good luck sweetie.

Answer 8

Go to the Food Depot or start apply for food stamps.

Answer 9

Absolutely nothing but Great Value stuff.

Trust me, it'll be enough if you stick to normal stuff, the real needed stuff.

Buy a lot of cereal, a lot of TV dinners, and granola bar-type stuff...

Answer 10

500 meals of Ramen