eating healthy on a budget

leah · Post by **leah** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:23 pm

okay i am in college and have at most about 30$ a week to spend on food, which to most normal college kids would entail ramen noodles and mac and cheese. however, i would really like to eat healthy food. is this a possibility with such a low budget? i squeak by but i think i end up just not eating as much as i should. i know y'all always tout the benefits of this organic food business and whatnot but i can't possibly afford much if any of it on my budget. HELP!

Post by **Mop** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:44 pm

There are other things that work, for 30 a week.

I would try famers markets first as they are usualy cheaper than stores for almost all produce. Around here we have them weekly and then there are two downtown that go every day but sunday. Sweet potatoes, bananas, lettuce are probally the most affordable outside of seasonal foods.

Stock up on foods you can get alot out of for little. Nuts, beans ( beans if you buy them raw are dirt cheap you can get a year supply for a couple bucks - same with brown rice. Rice pasta can be somewhat affordable using tomatoes instead of tomatoe sauce to flavor works well imo.

Cottage cheese and Yogurt are good substitues for a protien. For cottage cheese to flavor - try sugar free jello gelatin _ just a little bit of a package can change the flavor a ton.

leah · Post by **leah** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:47 pm

For cottage cheese to flavor - try sugar free jello gelatin _ just a little bit of a package can change the flavor a ton.

wow that's a really cool idea, i am totally trying that one.

i live in smalltown mctiny here in nebraska and i don't know if we've got any farmer's markets around here but i'll definitely look around. thx!

liquidstayce · Post by **liquidstayce** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:07 pm

see if you have some here in the store tomatoes were running around 3 dollars at the farmers market it was around 80 cents for the same amount

I am sure you could get a wicked deal on corn in nebraska

araby · Post by **araby** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:36 pm

I hear corn has no nutritional value whatsoever. teehee

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:25 pm

Here is a good site i found that give the nutritional values of most food. Try it out :wink:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/