What can you eat to save money?

Bags of frozen vegs at Walmart for $1.00. Chicken thighs and legs, Frozen meatballs.
,fish fillets. Rice and beans. Creatine seasoning. Eggs are high but still reasonable for protein. Bananas.
 

Frozen meatballs are expensive where I am. Ground beef goes on sale though (I practically live on that). Sometimes pork is very cheap.

Big bags of rice, big bags of beans. (You have to be able to cook the beans properly though; otherwise, forget it.) Cook a big batch of beans, and freeze portions. Rice and other starchy foods (and some spices) are often cheaper in the International section of the supermarket, or in ethnic stores that cater to immigrants.

A big bag of flour. Make your own pancakes. Get a breadmaker and make your own bread. The machine will pay for itself in no time.

Back when I was poor and bought vegetables, cabbage and carrots were the only affordable ones. Bananas were the only affordable fruit. Things might have changed.

Good luck!
 
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If anyone is diabetic, though, they need to follow the carbs limitations, don't they? If so, then I imagine it does make it even harder, to feel full on a limited budget.

But eggs and salad, seem like good choices.
 
Chicken (WinCo) is cheap. 98 cents a lb for wings, get an air fryer. Legs, thighs.

Just recently I hit Safeway. Roasts normally $9.97 a lb, was $2.97 as a member.

Get a freezer, I used to prep a week's lunches in advance. Lasagna, noodles, beef, pork.

Don't overlook frozen veggies. You don't have to always eat meat.
 
No more restaurant lunches with friends since Covid - my food budget is much lower and healthier. Try to plan the menu based on the grocery specials for the week.

Bircher oatmeal for breakfast; Lunch is usually a salad with protein; fruit and a cookie for the 4pm hunger!!

For dinner (evening meal), I cook 2 or 3 consecutive days and "dine" on leftovers.
 
Having a deep freezer helps to save food costs when you can buy perishable food on sale. The Dollar Tree or Dollar Stores have frozen TV dinners, pot pies, pizzas, canned vegetables, canned meats, etc. Sometimes I buy frozen food from there and save it in my freezer. I am not that picky of an eater.
 
Myself, I get cans of beans, from the grocery store, such as black beans, Red kidney beans and garbanzo beans. They aren't cheap-cheap, but not too pricey either, and they have some protein and nutrients, to feel satisfied.

I drain and often rinse them, to lower the salt they've added in, and myself, I have to put them into the blender, but most people do not need or want to do that.

And many people hate them, so I wouldn't suggest it for any of you, who do. ;):):LOL:☺️

Pairing them with an egg, or with a smaller amount than usual, of canned salmon or tuna, or cooked chicken, is more filling, and stretches those other foods longer, which saves money.

I used to cook my own beans, but not now. Can't handle all the movements and the steps, at this point.
For many with disabilities, it isn't safe or possible to cook much from scratch.
 

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