Health & Medical >> How to eat well but CHEAP?

12/5/08 4:24 AM

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PR Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 14098

Inspired by the Unemployment thread... where someone mentions living off $6 a week for food. OK, so WTF do you eat? They said Ramen noodles is a staple. I know Kraft Dinner is cheap. Neither of those are healthly really. Tuna's cheap and healthy, so I personally would start there. So OG, if I say I have $20 a week to spend on all my meals. Gimme a meal plan. 21 meals, 7 breakfast, 7 lunch, 7 dinner, and try and fit in some snack foods. You have $20 to feed me for this week. Post pics and links to prices etc. Gogogogo!!

12/5/08 4:31 AM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
Vantagepoint Member Since: 4/27/02 Posts: 5162	At least one day would be Tuna and Salsa. A can of tuna goes for what a buck and a can of salsa that lasts for 3 meals goes for 3 bucks. So in total you have a 2$ meal. That is high in proteins and blody good eating (pineapple/tomato salsa is the best imho). Tuna is high in mercury so you shouldnt over eat it 1-2 meals a day Imho. You have ignored this user.

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ManOfThePeepHole 515 Member Since: 11/2/07 Posts: 5109	dumpster dive, or Freegan. You live in big city? You have ignored this user.

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VicJenny 1 Member Since: 7/13/07 Posts: 792	Move to Thailand, eat delicious street food. You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3639	Nissin Chow Mein Noodles with Shrimp 4.00 oz $0.39 $1.55 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3640	Campbell's Baked Beans Brown Sugar & Bacon Flavored 11.00 oz $0.06 $0.65 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Socrates Member Since: 8/2/01 Posts: 1342	$20 a week?!? If you don't care about health, then I guess it's possible with ramen noodles and rice... enjoy your diabetes and cancer, though. If you do care about health, I would recommend drinking olive oil (or some other sort of oil, probably good to mix it up). Tons of calories, a little price. You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3641	Libby's Potted Meat Food Product 3.00 oz $0.22 $0.65 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3642	ShopRite Sausage - Vienna Made with chicken, beef & pork in chicken broth. 5.00 oz $0.12 $0.59 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 4:40 AM

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3643

ShopRite Sausage - Vienna Made with chicken, beef & pork in chicken broth. 5.00 oz $0.12 $0.59 Price/oz Price ShopRite Chicken Vienna Sausage in Chicken Broth 5.00 oz $0.15 $0.75 Price/oz Price Goya Vienna Sausages - Chicken In chicken broth. 5.00 oz $0.18 $0.89 Price/oz Price Libby's Chicken Vienna Sausage in Chicken Broth 5.00 oz $0.18 $0.89 Price/oz Price Libby's Vienna Sausage Made with Chicken & Pork, in Chicken Broth 5.00 oz $0.18 $0.89 Price/oz Price Vitarroz Chicken Sausage 5.00 oz $0.18 $0.89 Price/oz Price Goya Vienna Sausage 5.00 oz $0.20 $0.99 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3644	ShopRite Scrunchy Spaghetti Rings in Tomato & Cheese Sauce 15.00 oz $0.06 $0.85 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3645	Eat lots of Cheap spagetti and Ramen. You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 4:41 AM

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3646

Maruchan Ramen Noodle Roast Chicken Flavor Soup 3.00 oz $0.12 $0.35 Price/oz Price Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup - Beef Flavor 0 g Trans fat. Cooks in 3 minutes. 3.00 oz $0.12 $0.35 Price/oz Price Maruchan Ramen Oriental Noodle Soup Oriental Flavor 3.00 oz $0.12 $0.35 Price/oz Price Maruchan Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup 0g trans fat. Ramen noodles. 3.00 oz $0.12 $0.35 Price/oz Price Maruchan Soup - Ramen Noodle Chicken Flavor 3.00 oz $0.12 $0.35 Price/oz Price Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor 3.00 oz $0.15 $0.45 Price/oz Price Nissin Top Ramen Shrimp Flavor 3.00 oz $0.15 $0.45 Price/oz Price Nissin Top Ramen - Chicken 3.00 oz $0.15 $0.45 Price/oz Price Nissin Cup Noodles Beef Flavor 2.25 oz $0.33 $0.75 Price/oz Price Nissin Cup O Noodles Spicy Chili Chicken Soup 2.25 oz $0.33 $0.75 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3647	Nissin Top Ramen - Beef 12 Count 36.00 oz $0.08 $2.85 Price/oz Price You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3649	inf0 - learn to steal - it's not wrong if you're desperate Same with rape You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 4:57 AM

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thefaint Member Since: 8/27/05 Posts: 2597

Socrates - $20 a week?!? If you don't care about health, then I guess it's possible with ramen noodles and rice... enjoy your diabetes and cancer, though. If you do care about health, I would recommend drinking olive oil (or some other sort of oil, probably good to mix it up). Tons of calories, a little price. Heh... That reminds me of that episode of Aqua Teens where Shake eats all the nachos to get Super Bowl tickets. "I got fucking diabetes and cancer because of you!" I'd like to see someone pull this off. The only thing that sounds reasonable is salsa and tuna, but I don't like either enough to try to make a meal out of them. You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 5:12 AM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3652	Eggs are cheap for sure! You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 5:27 AM

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maxxscam Member Since: 8/19/02 Posts: 21

buy some oats, egg whites, chickpeas,chicken bouilion, onions and garlic, tuna, salsa, whole wheat bread oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast chickpea soup for lunch those things are super healthy and high protien could buy in bulk and make enough soup for the whole week. throw in chicken stock onions and garlic tuna and salsa for dinner mixed up on a piece of whole wheat toast You have ignored this user.

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PR Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 14100	holy crap, lurker in the house!!! You have ignored this user.

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Juijitsuboxer 45 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3659	TTT You have ignored this user.

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fob_77 36 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 13929	Buy a 25lb bag of rice for about $12, then spend the rest on some chicken, eggs and some cheap meat and veggies. You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 7:12 AM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
Punchie Member Since: 9/7/07 Posts: 505	chicken and rice, rice and chicken or just oats in the morning and beans on toast in the evening You have ignored this user.

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Pustak 72 Member Since: 8/13/02 Posts: 8104	Potatoes are cheap, and a decent base for tons of meals. The Irish figured this out long ago. One thing that occurs to me with all the suggestions so far: this guy is going to be shitting little rabbit pellets while he's on this diet. You have ignored this user.

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Luncha Libre Member Since: 5/3/07 Posts: 861	Just like your mom, you need more meat. You have ignored this user.

12/5/08 8:26 AM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
PR Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 14104	Hmmm okay we are getting a good amount of ideas... lets keep going! Remember the healthier the better. You have ignored this user.

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