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I'm on a tight budget, and I'm a health nut. Unfortunantly, fruits, vegetables, as and good protein cost alot of money. I wondered if anyone had some good cost cutters for college?
 
madog said:
Dont eat?
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I tried that for about a week but caved and ate a stray dog. that sure was some tasty dog. Anyway, I thought rice would be a good idea, as well as cooking a whole turkey and freezing it.
 
Carrots are the shiz indeed. I also tried brocolli for a while, but that stuff gets nasty after a while. I think I should mix it up a bit with apples and brocolli; oranges and green beans, or whatever is on sale.
 
hmm i dont know really, since i bet ill live off ramen noodles
 
I eat increadibly healthily and whilst i earn a fair amount of money it seems silly spending up to £50 a week on food for myself.

What you want to do is get the highest nutrition content foods per price.
You might have to cut a few portions of fruit and veg and instead get some vitamin supplements (not recomended for "full health" but if you've gotta save, you've gotta spend little)

Foods i can recomend for low budget high quality eating.

-Noodles (plain, egg or rice) cheap, good carbs.
-Baked beans, cheap and good as long as you get low salt versions.
-Oranges, apples. cheap for what they are...very good for you.
-Pilchards, for protein, in the UK they are 27p for a small can, it's the cheapest source of decent protein (and VERY good for you)
-Eggs, cheap ones...not too many however.
-Cheap peanut butter, amazing calories for price and not too bad in small amounts.
-Water not shitty soft drinks, need i say more. (you prob already do this)
-Pasta, same as noodles.
-Tomatoes, V good and sometimes cheap
-Oats, V good and cheap. (i eat a bowlful cold with water every morning)
-Caviar, excellent protein and very cheap......jk.

HOW DID I FORGET RICE!
 
bryanf445 said:
hmm i dont know really, since i bet ill live off ramen noodles
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I would eat ramen noodles but they're full of monosaccarides and sodium. Short Recoil needs to get in here and say what what about the health food scene. *points spot light with weight bar shadow into sky*
 
Ok, I believe I speak for many when I ask: what the hell is a Pilchard?
 
short recoil said:
I eat increadibly healthily and whilst i earn a fair amount of money it seems silly spending up to £50 a week on food for myself.
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eh, just say you are a n***** rich
 
short recoil said:
I eat increadibly healthily and whilst i earn a fair amount of money it seems silly spending up to £50 a week on food for myself.

What you want to do is get the highest nutrition content foods per price.
You might have to cut a few portions of fruit and veg and instead get some vitamin supplements (not recomended for "full health" but if you've gotta save, you've gotta spend little)

Foods i can recomend for low budget high quality eating.

-Noodles (plain, egg or rice) cheap, good carbs.
-Baked beans, cheap and good as long as you get low salt versions.
-Oranges, apples. cheap for what they are...very good for you.
-Pilchards, for protein, in the UK they are 27p for a small can, it's the cheapest source of decent protein (and VERY good for you)
-Eggs, cheap ones...not too many however.
-Cheap peanut butter, amazing calories for price and not too bad in small amounts.
-Water not shitty soft drinks, need i say more. (you prob already do this)
-Pasta, same as noodles.
-Tomatoes, V good and sometimes cheap
-Oats, V good and cheap. (i eat a bowlful cold with water every morning)
-Caviar, excellent protein and very cheap......jk.

HOW DID I FORGET RICE!
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-Noodles are good as long as they're whole wheat. Many here are just quick sugar sources.
-Black beans are what do it for me. They're cheap as dirt and pretty dang good to boot.
-Indeed oranges and apples good, but I try to get a bit of vegetables in the diet as well.
-For eggs, egg beaters are great. They seem cheaper and they don't have yolk.
-If it be peanut butter, let it be all natural. That other stuff is full of partially-hydroginated oil as well as sugar.
-Tomatoes come in the salsa form for me when they're too expensive.
-Oats are the greatest thing on anyone's food list. I mix them with eggs and make an oatmean and egg cake. Put some salsa on that baby and you;re set.
 
ooh, then they'll be good. Sardines are delicious and packed with beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids.
 
lol twinkies.... jk not only do they suck for you but they taste like shit too. Get some of the good protein bars, but they often times expensive. Ummm get water, wheat bread, and carrots then you are set. Oh and pears! Pears are like better than juicy pussy.
 
grass!
goes well with sauteed leaves.
lotsa proteins.
 
Anthraxxx said:
wtf, oats? Don't horses eat oats?


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if available. otherwise they'll their own excrement.fact.
 
although I'm not entirely in college yet, it would seem best to buy in bulk, and save for later. in meats, you can cook off large portions at a time then freeze the leftovers for later (if you have a freezer of course)
 
Noodles - NOT RAMEN, get the really good Asian ones, trust me, you'll thank me later.

Also, you don;t have to worry about gaining weight so long as you exercise. Besides, you probably need to lose a few pounds anyway and gain a little muscle.
 
Mac n cheese! lol jk. Although the cheesieness is damn good.
 
The only bearable food for me to eat at this college is Pizza.

Pizza every day. Pizza for ****ing breakfast.

Sometimes I'll have a sub. Sometimes.

Or cereal.
 
eh.. just eat brown bread with a lot of grains and seeds... cheap and effective and you can combine it with all sorts of delicious things like cucumber, goat cheese , tomatoes etc.
 
Save money by borrowing texts from the library, or bicyling instead of taking the bus. But food is the one place where I consider health before cost. Luckily though, less processed foods are generally cheaper. Stuff like vegetables and fruits, eggs, milk, bread aren't too expensive. Although meats and cheese can be pretty expensive.

Generally my rule of thumb for good food is if you can quickly tell the ingredients just by looking at it then it's probably healthy. Stuff like cookies, crackers, chips, soda, frozen dinners all have lots of salt and preservatives and cheap oil and refined flour in them and they tend to be more expensive than just making cooking something similar yourself from basic ingredients.
 
veggies are the cheapest thing i know, considering how easily they can fill your stomach.

oatmeal for breakfast. buy meat from sales and freeze. to go with meat: potatoes, rice, pasta, beans. all quite cheap. cook soups - lots of water, keeps you full, and if you need to lose weight they're good.

rye bread, eggs( abit more expensive though), milk.

apples are always cheap. other fruits not so much.

eating at uni cafes is always more expensive compared to cooking your own meals.
 
Meh, nvm.

Tuna isn't exactly cheap. >.o
 
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