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The eating on a budget thread
#22145562 - 08/26/15 10:32 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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This seems to come up at least bi-annually, and I haven't seen it discussed in some time so I figured I'd open it up again. Offer budget eating advice for the college student and the young and broke.
I myself am on a tight food budget this year. Something like $80 every two weeks is where I'm at.
foods I suggest/will live off: - peanut butter and jelly - rice & bread - grilled chicken, eggs, and (sparsely) fish for protein. - tortilla chips, tortilla wraps, and salsa - lettuce/salad mix - apples and bananas
Feel free to add on as well as offer general suggestions for budget living.
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: ModestMouse]
#22145585 - 08/26/15 10:34 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I try to get some cheap murdered flesh, ( chicken breasts ) SLice them up thin, add veggies n stuff and seasonings, fry them up on a pan,
That way 1 chicken breast is a huge meal,
I am trying to aswell eat cheap
Also pasta, noodles
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: SunnyD]
#22145595 - 08/26/15 10:35 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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ramen noodles are pretty fucking bad for you but they're literally like 20 cents a bag
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: Niffla]
#22145632 - 08/26/15 10:41 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Niffla said: ramen noodles are pretty fucking bad for you but they're literally like 20 cents a bag 
Yuck
I was talking like spaghetti, Although I eat my spagettti without sauce and just pepper salt parmesian,
I'm a weird C section type of fella though
I did the math with sliced chicken breast, 1 breast sliced up n fryed with peppers n veggies cam up to 1.60$ a pan full
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: SunnyD]
#22145644 - 08/26/15 10:43 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I made a thread like this awhile ago and got decent results for me a costco membership was the trick. went from spending $1600 a month (yeah wtf) on groceries to under $400 - for two people.
if you wanna go like dirt fuckin cheap, you can buy dried rice and dried beans and if you were inclined eat those every day for like $10 a month each. many ways to get creative with this of course.
also if you cant afford good healthy food, or at least some, and you own a cellphone... get rid of it? get rid of cable TV. re-finance your car. find ways to save $ - i guarantee you can find many.
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: Niffla]
#22145657 - 08/26/15 10:45 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Niffla said: ramen noodles are pretty fucking bad for you but they're literally like 20 cents a bag 
if you toss the 'flavor' pack and add in vegetables they are not too bad for ya, and a definitive way to eat cheap.
-------------------- koods said: Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus. Life-long trip report
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: pfxtc]
#22145660 - 08/26/15 10:46 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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fresh, uncut vegetables like onions, cales and leeks are very cheap also. you can boil them or bake them in soy sauce or something. Again, very cheap, but also very healthy. Some vegetable mix, soy sauce and brown rice have been a staple diet for me when I was dirt poor.
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: Turtletotem]
#22145694 - 08/26/15 10:51 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Turtletotem said: fresh, uncut vegetables like onions, cales and leeks are very cheap also. you can boil them or bake them in soy sauce or something. Again, very cheap, but also very healthy. Some vegetable mix, soy sauce and brown rice have been a staple diet for me when I was dirt poor.
I've never really been dirt poor but did realize I spent way too much damn $ on groceries , like over $1500 a month for over a year (2 of us).
one time I was buying kale and I asked a guy who I thought worked there if he'd seen the kale and his reply (total stranger) "Kale? Isn't that what faggots eat?" and I was like uhh. maybe? fucking people say some stupid shit.
-------------------- koods said: Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus. Life-long trip report
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: Turtletotem]
#22145697 - 08/26/15 10:52 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Making a simple chicken-chili is delicious.
Two chicken breasts, three cans chunky tomato sauce, a can of beans, a fresh habenero or two, some onion, and maybe a $1 flavor pack will provide lunch or dinner for a few days. Realistically, that's probably 3-4 meals for like $6. Hearty 'n farty.
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: pfxtc]
#22145710 - 08/26/15 10:55 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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pfxtc said:
one time I was buying kale and I asked a guy who I thought worked there if he'd seen the kale and his reply (total stranger) "Kale? Isn't that what faggots eat?"
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: pfxtc]
#22145735 - 08/26/15 10:58 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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pfxtc said: one time I was buying kale and I asked a guy who I thought worked there if he'd seen the kale and his reply (total stranger) "Kale? Isn't that what faggots eat?" and I was like uhh. maybe? fucking people say some stupid shit.
Holy fucking shit man. That guys is obviously a lunatic. Fuck male macho culture bullshit, us Dutch folks have been eating cale for centuries, and now suddenly some douchebag retard thinks it is food for men who enjoy other men?
Sheer insanity.
Also: it's food! It's fucking food! That thing you need to live? What, that guy only eats fried chicken and hamburgers and hotdogs and shit or something? That's just kid stuff man!
Here, doesn't this shit look like the tastiest shit of all time?

THAT is motherucking kale! Boerenkool jonguh! Mashed togeter with potatoes and little bacon bits, served with dark gravy and a smoked saucage. This shit is a real superfood, full of powah and calories and vitamins and shit.
No. Nooo. I can not accept that somebody is so moronic to call kale a gay food. Where was this?
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: Niffla]
#22145737 - 08/26/15 10:59 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Lord_DankPot said: Making a simple chicken-chili is delicious.
Two chicken breasts, three cans chunky tomato sauce, a can of beans, a fresh habenero or two, some onion, and maybe a $1 flavor pack will provide lunch or dinner for a few days. Realistically, that's probably 3-4 meals for like $6. Hearty 'n farty.
the magic of the slow cooker at full force. Quote:
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pfxtc said:
one time I was buying kale and I asked a guy who I thought worked there if he'd seen the kale and his reply (total stranger) "Kale? Isn't that what faggots eat?"

ya i don't get offended easily but that did it.
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pfxtc said: one time I was buying kale and I asked a guy who I thought worked there if he'd seen the kale and his reply (total stranger) "Kale? Isn't that what faggots eat?" and I was like uhh. maybe? fucking people say some stupid shit.
Holy fucking shit man. That guys is obviously a lunatic. Fuck male macho culture bullshit, us Dutch folks have been eating cale for centuries, and now suddenly some douchebag retard thinks it is food for men who enjoy other men?
Sheer insanity.
I mean seriously it's a fucking vegetable 
spoiler of course is that it WAS on a military base so that explains everything (kidding).
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: pfxtc]
#22145754 - 08/26/15 11:03 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Get some canned beans
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like I said earlier too - everything in this thread can be bought in bulk for stupid cheap from Costco, and never goes bad if stored properly (except vegetables really).
-------------------- koods said: Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus. Life-long trip report
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: pfxtc]
#22145835 - 08/26/15 11:21 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I dont have much to add as im trying to change my eating habits so im looking for some healthy snacks you guys would recommend? for some reason i just dont like the taste of most vegetables but have been working on it!
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: WyoMX]
#22145913 - 08/26/15 11:34 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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snacks are hard right now my favorite is english muffin, toasted, with coconut oil and organic jelly spread (not jam) on top. healthy and cheap. also, banana's - nuts, olives, sliced ham, cheese. I usually do a plate with all of that at once for lunch.
-------------------- koods said: Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus. Life-long trip report
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: pfxtc]
#22145989 - 08/26/15 11:44 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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My typical food routine as of late:
Start off with some watermelon and goji berries in my tea.
Juice a couple of oranges, or bake a sweet yam.
Juice a couple of lemons, or eat a couple bananas.
Then I eat a wrap with romaine lettuce, celery,avocado and cilantro.
You can get some blueberries for blue or plums.
For purple I eat dragon fruit or boil some purple potatoes.
Boom, you've just eaten every color of the spectrum!
All on a 200$ or less a month!
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: HalluciNate]
#22146042 - 08/26/15 11:57 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: HalluciNate]
#22146056 - 08/26/15 11:59 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I've found out that the more you learn to make from base ingredients, the more you can save over a long period of time.
Little by little I got a collection of spices, cheap from the Mexican section of my store, now I can make curry out of everything. Little by little got a collection of flours and baking powders together.
Baking your own bread saves you tons of cash too. I'm baking a sourdough bread tonight, and will have a white-bread ready to bake in an hour or so.
Dry beans save you money but are a hassle. I usually get canned beans for $0.50 and a big ol bag of whole grain rice for $5. The rice will last me way over a month because each cup of dry rice = 3 cups cooked. I can use that to make 3 meals of rice and beans. You get yourself some Lizano sauce and figure out your seasonings, it's a super tasty meal
My groceries run me about $60-$100 per month. Sometimes all I need to buy is $0.45 yogurt cups for breakfast, potatoes, or onions
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Re: The eating on a budget thread [Re: lood_dood]
#22146070 - 08/26/15 12:04 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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lood_dood said: I've found out that the more you learn to make from base ingredients, the more you can save over a long period of time.
Little by little I got a collection of spices, cheap from the Mexican section of my store, now I can make curry out of everything. Little by little got a collection of flours and baking powders together.
Baking your own bread saves you tons of cash too. I'm baking a sourdough bread tonight, and will have a white-bread ready to bake in an hour or so.
Dry beans save you money but are a hassle. I usually get canned beans for $0.50 and a big ol bag of whole grain rice for $5. The rice will last me way over a month because each cup of dry rice = 3 cups cooked. I can use that to make 3 meals of rice and beans. You get yourself some Lizano sauce and figure out your seasonings, it's a super tasty meal
My groceries run me about $60-$100 per month. Sometimes all I need to buy is $0.45 yogurt cups for breakfast, potatoes, or onions
I this!
More raw foods contain higher nutrition. 
The more you eat, the more you learn your tastes. 
Dry beans are worth it, just soak em over night. 
Avoid anything from a can, if you.... can.
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