Cheap meals to keep you alive.

Back in college, I was broke and determined to hit my macros without spending more than a couple bucks a day. I started making flour soup—just water, flour, a pinch of salt, and whatever cheap veggies I could find. Sometimes I’d toss in a handful of lentils for protein. It’s not glamorous, but it fills you up and covers the basics. I’d eat this for days, and honestly, my grocery bill barely budged. You can season it with garlic powder or dried herbs if you want to get fancy, but even plain, it does the job. This is the ultimate hack for anyone who needs to stretch their dollar. #Food knowledge #VeganOnABudget #SimpleEats

2025-05-29

Sara Case

Cook dried beans! Dirt cheap, a nutritional powerhouse, & you can get multiple meals out of a 16 oz bag. Eat with brown, rather than white, rice.👍

05-29

New Orleans, LA

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a voice in the wilderness

You can live on almost anything if you have too. I found my survival skills came in handy when I was homeless

05-29

Sallisaw, OK

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Tina Dailey

Mac and cheese, or black beans and rice, instant coffee and I bought a big container of pre sweetened ice tea,just add water. I also bought a giant container of peanut butter

05-29

Mount Vernon, KY

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TuMama99

get your own food... chickens...ducks sheep...the native plants....get a clue guys...praying for the people. And a stash always help..canned foods...50lb beans...rice...and a home with a well!

05-30

Oakhurst, CA

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Freckled Viking

Can of chili over white rice! Felt like i died and went to Heaven, it was so good! Walked the ditches and side of roads looking for cans and pop bottles to turn in for deposit money. Paid rent for studio apt 1st, gas for car 2nd (to get to and from work), then food! You do what you gotta do when you gotta do it! Lived through it and am 73 yrs old with S.S. and a good pension now... 😉

05-31

Chehalis, WA

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Carrie Burke

The cheapest meal for an extremely tight budget I have found is Idaho Flavored mashed potatoes like sour cream and chives, loaded baked potatoes, ranch ect. Also to pour on top of potatoes I buy Chunky Chicken and dumplings, Chicken pot pie, steak and vegetable. which ever you prefer. I purchase these items at Dollar General. For a bag of instant Idaho mashed potatoes it's $1.50 and for Chunky soup it's $1.75. So for $3.25 you have a delicious cheap meal. it doesn't come any cheaper than that lol. I thought I'd share this with someone who is also on an extremely tight budget.So I hope you try it because it is absolutely delicious! My son came up with this idea a few yrs ago and no doubt he hit the jackpot!

05-31

Ludlow, MA

TuMama99

if you dont pray and are a decent person...no food will help anyway when The Lord Comes....🙏

05-30

Oakhurst, CA

Victoria

“Cheap meals to keep you alive.” I like how straight-to-the-point this is.

05-29

Westport, CT

Roberta Geiger

can beans,green beans, chicken noodle soup, peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti in the can . lived in car for about 3 years ate out of the can cold

05-31

Dover, FL

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Lori Harrison

I lived on Pancakes breakfast, Lunch and dinner I through chocolate chip anything I could find that went with pancakes. No Syrup just plain some butter if we had it. To this day I will not eat pancakes 😭🥞