We can't always afford the fancy stuff and some Eggo waffles with some peanut butter might just might have to hold you over
Sometime's there's nothing in the firdge so you just wrap a slice of cheese around a sausage and throw that in the microwave
sometimes you gotta get breakfast lunch and dinner at McDonalds' and you only spend 5 bucks the whole day that's a win no matter what
sometimes publix has 10 tostitos pizza on sale for 10$ and they taste great
sometimes you just eat tuna straight from the can and call it a wrap
I mean shit a perfect night for me could be a bottle of water, crackers and some goobers peanut butter and jelly
and some grape jelly? literally cannot think of a better breakfast
Sometime's there's nothing in the firdge so you just wrap a slice of cheese around a sausage and throw that in the microwave
sometimes you gotta get breakfast lunch and dinner at McDonalds' and you only spend 5 bucks the whole day that's a win no matter what
sometimes publix has 10 tostitos pizza on sale for 10$ and they taste great
sometimes you just eat tuna straight from the can and call it a wrap
I mean shit a perfect night for me could be a bottle of water, crackers and some goobers peanut butter and jelly
and some grape jelly? literally cannot think of a better breakfast
I'm pretty sure all of that is more expensive than eating a bowl of rice and an egg. or beans. or bean sprouts. At least in terms of overall costs and how well it fills you up.
You want true poverty you eat bean sprouts and rice. Vegetables with rice.
Then again most restaurants in america are more expensive than what I'm used to for a cheap decent meal. ¥400-¥500 for a full lunch...
You want true poverty you eat bean sprouts and rice. Vegetables with rice.
Then again most restaurants in america are more expensive than what I'm used to for a cheap decent meal. ¥400-¥500 for a full lunch...
By shun Go To PostI'm pretty sure all of that is more expensive than eating a bowl of rice and an egg. or beans. or bean sprouts. At least in terms of overall costs and how well it fills you up.are any of those more expensive than 1 dollar?
You want true poverty you eat bean sprouts and rice. Vegetables with rice.
Then again most restaurants in america are more expensive than what I'm used to for a cheap decent meal. ¥400-¥500 for a full lunch…
because nothing i posted in the op is
Am I the only person that's about to come with the struggle gourmet menu? Won't get into improvised flaming young either.
Take $20 and buy 20 pounds of white rice. Fuck a stove use a microwave. Leave it in there for 30 minutes and feast on nasty but healthy rice.
Ramen and hamburger make a great struggle meal from what I hear. I could go on about the college struggle but this post needs to simmer for a few.
Take $20 and buy 20 pounds of white rice. Fuck a stove use a microwave. Leave it in there for 30 minutes and feast on nasty but healthy rice.
Ramen and hamburger make a great struggle meal from what I hear. I could go on about the college struggle but this post needs to simmer for a few.
By Furyous Go To PostAm I the only person that's about to come with the struggle gourmet menu? Won't get into improvised flaming young either.
Take $20 and buy 20 pounds of white rice. Fuck a stove use a microwave. Leave it in there for 30 minutes and feast on nasty but healthy rice.
Ramen and hamburger make a great struggle meal from what I hear. I could go on about the college struggle but this post needs to simmer for a few.
you don't even need to boil/cook itbreak it up and sprinkle the seasoning pack over it you've got a great bag of chips
By PSYCH! Go To Postare any of those more expensive than 1 dollar?
because nothing i posted in the op is
For the amount of food you can make, it ends up being like 50 cents a meal for an entire month. $45 for a month and buy vegetables and rice and make yourself a variety of meals with it. It sure is cheaper in the longterm and fills you up more than a single hash. Or having to buy a box of crackers and butter and jam.
Hot n ready pizza
Pb&j
Fuck when I'm high and have the munchies I'll eat cheese, sandwich meat and sriracha
Pb&j
Fuck when I'm high and have the munchies I'll eat cheese, sandwich meat and sriracha
This must be a "Shit" food thread where you don't have to even put effort into cooking isn't it.
Mind as well have the entire thread full of curry cup and instant udon.
Mind as well have the entire thread full of curry cup and instant udon.
By shun Go To PostFor the amount of food you can make, it ends up being like 50 cents a meal for an entire month. $45 for a month and buy vegetables and rice and make yourself a variety of meals with it. It sure is cheaper in the longterm and fills you up more than a single hash. Or having to buy a box of crackers and butter and jam.i can get like 50 boxes of crackers from costco for 15 dollars and god knows how many jars of pb&j
i think i have you beat + i'm saving electricity and helping the earth because i don't have to cook anything
By blackace Go To Postyou can eat pretty well for cheap if you cook.
A box of Pasta is a dollar. Pasta sauce is another 1.50 on sale.
Cook the entire box, fill up a plate and warm up about 25% of the pasta sauce, pour over pasta. Reheat Pasta and Sauce together in the same pan up to 4-5 different meals.
That's 2.50 ish for 4-5 meals. If you have more money to spend, get a tomato, a bell pepper, a cucumber and have those on the side as your vegetables to balance out the carbs.
By Vahagn Go To PostA box of Pasta is a dollar. Pasta sauce is another 1.50 on sale.What frozen microwavable brand of pasta do you recommend?
Cook the entire box, fill up a plate and warm up about 25% of the pasta sauce, pour over pasta. Reheat Pasta and Sauce together in the same pan up to 4-5 different meals.
That's 2.50 ish for 4-5 meals. If you have more money to spend, get a tomato, a bell pepper, a cucumber and have those on the side as your vegetables to balance out the carbs.
By PSYCH! Go To PostWhat frozen microwavable brand of pasta do you recommend?
I actually don't do microwaveable. I just get Barilla now (or whatever is on sale). I usually scoop up the "protein" kind if it's on sale since I'm a vegetarian and all. Before I did that, I used to love Pasta Roni. It's usually a dollar on sale, has all the seasonings included (you'll need milk/water and butter/oil). And although I would always make it on a stovetop it's microwaveable. Not Healthy but super flavorful.
Homemade pasta sauce is kinda my family's thing. My father immigrated from Italy and his mother taught my mother how to make her sauce. Though my mom makes it spicier and now my wife does as well. You can freeze the sauce after it's cooked for reheating later.
Adding stew beef to the sauce is a great way to up the flavor of the sauce and keep it cheep as stew beef is rather inexpensive.
Adding stew beef to the sauce is a great way to up the flavor of the sauce and keep it cheep as stew beef is rather inexpensive.
By Ragnarok Flames Go To PostDo we have just a general Cooking thread?Yes: http://slaent.com/thread/67278/
gonna have to give the breakfast burritos from McDonalds 2.5/5 stars. Not terrible.Upon the first bite, I thought I made a mistake but to its credit it recovered on the second burrito which had more cheese.
By DY_nasty Go To Postthose breakfast burritos are so scustly psych plsit's a dollar though. hash brown hides the taste decently.
Yikes. I'm gonna go drink that blueberry banana peanut butter smoothie I left in the fridge and stop thinking about McD's.
By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostA box of Pasta is a dollar. Pasta sauce is another 1.50 on sale.
Cook the entire box, fill up a plate and warm up about 25% of the pasta sauce, pour over pasta. Reheat Pasta and Sauce together in the same pan up to 4-5 different meals.
That's 2.50 ish for 4-5 meals. If you have more money to spend, get a tomato, a bell pepper, a cucumber and have those on the side as your vegetables to balance out the carbs.
If you know how to shop, you can do quite well. I can get 10 lb bag of potatoes for like $1.00 or maybe $2.00 That's a lot of side dish meals (though granted, that's a lot of potatoes if you're single)
Salads are very cheap. Lettuce, cucumbers, Shrooms, green onions, tomatoes, and anything else can be $5-10 for an entire week's worth. And you don't need to buy a dressing. Simple dressings that are very inexpensive in the long run. Olive Oil and Balsamic (add 1 clove garlic). lemon, salt, oil. Cheap, healthy, good. Mustard, mayo, honey works too.
Use your freezer to stock up on proteins on sale. When whole chickens go on sale for like $0.65/lb I buy 2. It's like $3 or whatever for a whole fucking bird! That's a lot of meals. Chicken packs go on sale, buy and freeze. Or you can make chicken soup.
Pork goes on sale often, too. You can usually buy enough protein to last 4 meals for under $4 total.
When butter goes on sale, stock up.
Ground turkey goes on sale for $2.50, I buy two! I try not to freeze everything (fish, steak). But when salmon hits $6/lb, buy a 6 oz portion and you have a protein for under $3 and with white rice and salad, the entire meal is under $5.
Key is to shop smart, stock up when certain things are on sale, etc. I grow my own basil which also helps ($3 plant last me a year if I treat it right). You can grow your own tomatoes in the summer too, if you have an area for it (look up topsy turvy for those without a yard!).
Stock up on cereal sales!
Buy some fruits/veggies based on the season and sales (sometimes asparagus is $1.99lb so buy it then).
And finally, if you really need to save money, shop at the 99 cent or dollar stores. Here's a "hack." The pre-packaged salads they get are identical to the ones you get in the big chain groceries. Same quality. They're cheaper because they get whatever the chains don't buy. Same with things like English muffins.
Only things that sucks to buy if you're in need of cash are things like eggs and red meat since I don't know what's going on with eggs in Cali and the red meat is due to a drought. But most everything else goes on sale once every 4 weeks and you just need to time it.
It's really not hard to eat healthy for cheap, but it can be a bit time consuming.
Oh, and FWIW, Eggo waffles are not struggle food. They're like $2.50 a box on sale which isn't very cheap when you consider what you get (you can get a whole loaf of wheat bread for $2 to make toast for a lot longer). I buy them because on weekdays I don't have time to make pancakes with my eggs and quite frankly I like eggo waffles.
Oh, and McD good god I hate that shit. I make my own sausage mcmuffins! And breakfast burritos. I use salami for the meat in those, usually. Mmmm.
By shun Go To PostI'm pretty sure all of that is more expensive than eating a bowl of rice and an egg. or beans. or bean sprouts. At least in terms of overall costs and how well it fills you up.
You want true poverty you eat bean sprouts and rice. Vegetables with rice.
Then again most restaurants in america are more expensive than what I'm used to for a cheap decent meal. ¥400-¥500 for a full lunch…
Hnggg I really wish we had "Some" Sukiya/Yoshinoya/Gyudon restaurants in the Midwest. Good, cheap, quick, and you don't feel like you put utter poison in your belly. I miss Japan :(.
these are a problem. never had authentic mexican food but i gander this is quite close. The chimichangas are especially tasty
Even I have had real mexican food...
Do you not have a taqueria or a restaurant that serves like mole in miami.
cevice, posole, flan pudding, so good.
Do you not have a taqueria or a restaurant that serves like mole in miami.
cevice, posole, flan pudding, so good.
Soft Boil an and add it to a chicken cup of Ramen soup. Its actually pretty good for less than a dollar
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostSoft Boil an and add it to a chicken cup of Ramen soup. Its actually pretty good for less than a dollarMost people just crack the egg straight into the ramen.
By PSYCH! Go To Postthese are a problem. never had authentic mexican food but i gander this is quite close. The chimichangas are especially tasty
how is this possible?
By PSYCH! Go To Postthese are a problem. never had authentic mexican food but i gander this is quite close. The chimichangas are especially tastyWhat the fuck man, you live in South Florida?
Please got o Senior Burrito or Casa Maya.
PSY plz, you are going to die soon if you keep eating this trash everyday.
At least make your own Mexican food, it's really cheap.
At least make your own Mexican food, it's really cheap.
This is what I am eating right now, "Spicy Chicken" dish from the Asian food court just right around the block. I love this place and having it to go is so god damn NOM
By shun Go To PostEven I have had real mexican food…
Do you not have a taqueria or a restaurant that serves like mole in miami.
cevice, posole, flan pudding, so good.
Outside of California, Arizona and New Mexico, I doubt many places sell posole. Its gotta be few and far in between. Shit ... the Mexican food in Texas is largely garbage and it's a border state as well. Authentic Mexican food is SOOOO good as well. It's not expensive either.
I don't know if I've ever had Authentic Mexican. But don't you dare call what us Texans think of as Tex-Mex, garbage! It's delicious!
By Fenderputty Go To PostOutside of California, Arizona and New Mexico, I doubt many places sell posole. Its gotta be few and far in between. Shit … the Mexican food in Texas is largely garbage and it's a border state as well. Authentic Mexican food is SOOOO good as well. It's not expensive either.We have some authentic Mexican food in OKC, but Guatemalan food is where it's at. There are several awesome places I frequent.
Been meaning to try the Colombian place around the corner from me too.
Peruvian > Mexican
Like, over and over and over and over again. In fact, plenty of Latin American food that I like better than Mexican food.
Like, over and over and over and over again. In fact, plenty of Latin American food that I like better than Mexican food.
By PSYCH! Go To Postthread is sounding mighty expensive right nowJust got some fried food from Whole Paycheck. How about them apples.
keep it on topic folks
By PSYCH! Go To Postthread is sounding mighty expensive right nowwhen people tell you about cheap food you tell them the shitty supermarket is closer lol
keep it on topic folks
By reilo Go To PostPeruvian > Mexican
Like, over and over and over and over again. In fact, plenty of Latin American food that I like better than Mexican food.
Completely disagree. Food is about as subjective as it gets though so ...
I like spicy though. Which is something most Latin American food fails at competitively. Cuban food is like this for me. My in laws are Cuban too.
Peruvian is also less common and more expensive. In so cal Mexican is super common so you can find a great deal easy.