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I'm pretty sure we were talking about whether or not it's possible to cook healthy for cheap. I thought this was a good list b/c it's all healthy food. Yes, you'd have to COOK it instead of just heating it up,but I've always said it's more than possible to cook healthy for cheap.
At any given week, grocery stores usually have chicken, ground beef, turkey, etc on sale for .99/lb. You can easily think of good, wholesome foods to make that use what meat is on sale. If no fresh meats are on sale, then canned meat in water is good too.
I dunno where this chick shops, but nuts ain't cheap, peanuts aren't nuts, and $1 -- at the going rate of 50 cents a pound -- buys 2 1/2 bananas if you're lucky.
I think a head of cabbage is pretty cheap when you consider all the ways that you can use it. Cooking for two, I can take a head of cabbage and stir fry some of it (with bacon ) for a side with pork chops, shred some of it to add to add to stir-fried rice, and use the rest of it for cabbage rolls (that we can eat twice). The list says brocolli, but that is pretty high here.
I dunno where this chick shops, but nuts ain't cheap, peanuts aren't nuts, and $1 -- at the going rate of 50 cents a pound -- buys 2 1/2 bananas if you're lucky.
I can often get a pound of walnuts on sale at Sprout's for 4.99/pound. I think the regular price is 6.99. Anyway, a few walnuts go a long way, and I use that pound to make many different recipes/snacks.
Peanuts are beans, not nuts, that's true, but they make a great snack. When I am a little hungry at work I sometimes have a handful of them and it really keeps me going until the next meal. They have some wonderfully high-quality large virginia "kettle peanuts" at my sprouts that are $2.something a pound. A pound of those goes a long way too.
Man, now I need to go to Sprout's! I haven't been there in over a month. That place is my best option where I live to get cheap produce and bulk goods like nuts. The ethnic markets often have lower produce prices but the quality is quite suspect and there will be a lot of rotten tomatoes mixed in with the good ones.
I hate bananas but I think you're right that .19 cents each was quite a steal for the writer of that article.
I think a head of cabbage is pretty cheap when you consider all the ways that you can use it. Cooking for two, I can take a head of cabbage and stir fry some of it (with bacon ) for a side with pork chops, shred some of it to add to add to stir-fried rice, and use the rest of it for cabbage rolls (that we can eat twice). The list says brocolli, but that is pretty high here.
Thanks, those are some good ideas.
I've been seeing cabbage at El Rancho for 8 pounds for $1!! My Kroger will put it on sale for 2 pounds/$1.
They forgot the staple of my cuisine, buckwheat kasha, which plays the same role as rice does in the East Asian cuisine, but its far more healthy and gives you lasting energy. If you shop around, you'll be amazed how cheap in can be in some ethnic stores. Fry it up with onions, mushrooms, and soy sauce - breakfast of (vegan) champions!
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) for a side with pork chops, shred some of it to add to add to stir-fried rice, and use the rest of it for cabbage rolls (that we can eat twice). The list says brocolli, but that is pretty high here.
