Favorite cheap "recession" food?
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I only like instant noodles when it comes in the cup. Which trashes the cheapness of them. KD is probably my favourite cheap food. Other than that I always buy rice, bread, and eggs.
Unfortunately my frugal eating lacks significant portions of meat and veg so I try to eat lots of peanut butter, beans, and salad when I can.
You can throw together a nice stirfry quite cheaply.
Unfortunately my frugal eating lacks significant portions of meat and veg so I try to eat lots of peanut butter, beans, and salad when I can.
You can throw together a nice stirfry quite cheaply.
starvation yay!Kodlak said:The cheapest is no eating for a few days, but 10p tesco value noodles are good
in all seriousness despite what health nuts say not eating for a while or just eating really sparingly wont kill you, heck it doesnt seem to do anything the only thing to deal with is self-control
that being said cereal is pretty good, it doesnt even need milk which is the most expensive part. Peanut butter is also amazing by itself, though i feel just a little homleless with a jar of it and a spoon
Either Sausage sandwiches (cheap bread + cheap sausages + cheap mustard = full stomach) or Tesco Raviolli (45p a can)
I honestly don't get people "eating down" during a recession, my friends are all horrible for it, I get paid a shit wage, barely above unemployment, I spend too much money on internet and games and other electronics but yet I eat far better then any of my friends, they are always angling for an invite.
I can make enough fried rice to feed 4 people with enough left over to last me a week of work lunches... for $10AU. No I'm not kidding, $10, it's not hard, and that's just one meal, some might cost less or more, and wont go as far (but as a good rule of thumb rich, chilly, stews, etc will last a long while), it can be done, you can be poor and eat well if you think about it.
Of course that doesn't mean I don't have raman and tins of baked beans in the cupboard, after all those are good lazy food. But as a general rule, those things people are posting like Kraft Meal Packs, etc, are actually more expensive then making meals yourself.
I honestly don't know how things are in other countries though, I know from friends in the States and Europe that red meat is a lot more expensive then it is in Australia, but on the other front you don't need to know how to cook to be able to make a small food bill go a long way if you're willing to expend a little effort, google some cheap recipes and you'll go a long way.
I can make enough fried rice to feed 4 people with enough left over to last me a week of work lunches... for $10AU. No I'm not kidding, $10, it's not hard, and that's just one meal, some might cost less or more, and wont go as far (but as a good rule of thumb rich, chilly, stews, etc will last a long while), it can be done, you can be poor and eat well if you think about it.
Of course that doesn't mean I don't have raman and tins of baked beans in the cupboard, after all those are good lazy food. But as a general rule, those things people are posting like Kraft Meal Packs, etc, are actually more expensive then making meals yourself.
I honestly don't know how things are in other countries though, I know from friends in the States and Europe that red meat is a lot more expensive then it is in Australia, but on the other front you don't need to know how to cook to be able to make a small food bill go a long way if you're willing to expend a little effort, google some cheap recipes and you'll go a long way.
It's insane. I made one when I was in high school.. had to throw the ***** away, it was nasty.SendMeNoodz84 said:This is either EXTREMELY insane, or EXTREMELY genius.Daystar Clarion said:Recession food? Isn't that just student food then?
Super noodle sandwiches ftw
And hot dogs are very cheap and delicious.
lolwut? They just call it 'Dinner' where you're from? In the states they call it Macaroni & Cheese.Lost In The Void said:Oh look a spambot. Kill it.Maria46 said:
On topic, I prefer a box of good old Kraft Dinner
"It's the cheesiest!" (Which I always think of as an ironic self-reference to the marketing slogan itself).
OT: I've taken a liking to canned beans. High in protein, good source of carbs, and tastes good mixed with Velveeta singles and Pace picante sauce. I also am pretty fond of canned tuna, although the good kinds you get at natural food stores are pretty expensive.
Oh yeah, and I love French bread with marinara sauce. I can get a loaf about as long as my arm for a $1.50 and a plastic bottle of Prego that'll last me through three of them for another $4.00.
When i was between jobs once (and were to proud to ask my family to lend me money) i once ate 10 days for 10 euroes. Most of the cash i used for multi-vitamin juice to keep healthy.
Worst thing: just boil rice and flavour it with curry. Costs about 25 cents per half a kilo. Cheaper isn't really possible and you keep your energy.
But of course in that time (i got a physical labour job after that... but had to work a month before i got paid - i lost about 20 kg weight... good thing i was on the chubby side *g*)
Worst thing: just boil rice and flavour it with curry. Costs about 25 cents per half a kilo. Cheaper isn't really possible and you keep your energy.
But of course in that time (i got a physical labour job after that... but had to work a month before i got paid - i lost about 20 kg weight... good thing i was on the chubby side *g*)
