Marinara sauce and butter on toast is incredibly filling. French toast with jelly for breakfast (and soy milk). Dinner, make a quessadilla (I can't onto spell).

Stay in shape and loose your addiction to calories and you can get by on very little food. The healthier you get the less expensive your groceries.

>>188
What if I need to eat like 3500kcal a day? What's the cheapest way to get that without getting 2500 from peanut butter? I was thinking of drinking those fucking high cal milkshakes, but I want to fucking eat my cals not drink them. I don't care what I eat , don't really care about taste, just want to eat a lot of food.

I was going to reply more thoroughly, but I want to punch that girl so hard in the face I couldn't keep it together long enough.

Cheapest foods I eat: Quick oats in microwave from 2.25kg bags (carb, a bit protein), beans and lentils soaked overnight put in chili from 2kg bags (carb, protein), potatoes in microwave from 10lb bags (carb), shredded coconut in oatmeal and chili (fat). Also, dark baking chocolate is cheap, add to oatmeal, but I don't every day. All very cheap. It's possible to eat for practically as cheap as you want, but keep in mind the large majority of cheap foods are carb-dominated (excluding coconut and dark choco above), and most cheap sources of fat are not healthy in large amounts (uneven fat composition; includes peanuts, almonds, most oils, etc.).

>>196
Go to chuck e cheese, for 2.99 you can get a cinnamon stick plate with 1120 calories or for the same price you can get 1165 calories. If you work there you can get a 50% discount and you pay 1.59c for 1120. thats just about the cheapest I think you can get them... without drinking them.

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Don't know if you have them, but in my country we have 'krentebollen'. They're buns with raisins. Put peanutbutter on them and you have basically everything you need.
It's not the best food, but when you are a student or poor for another reason it works well.

pic related, they're 'krentebollen'.

>>216
In the UK we call 'em TeaCakes, another good one is scones.

Roadkill

>>216
ye i already eat those
i'm from belgium
shopping in albert heijn over the border every time man

>>200
but she is so cute don't punch her dude
and ty for the tips
what is uneven fat composition?

Take some bread, mash up some canned tuna and put it on, making a small bed. Add cream of mushroom soup mix, the stuff where you add water to make soup - but don't add water. Throw in oven/toaster oven till it smells good.

Cost: ~$3.50, one can of each you can make 4 of them.
Taste: FUCKING 11/10

Prep: easy, don't need to watch it too closely either.

>>200
Fuck you, I want to hug her and take a picture with her, then go home and masturbate furiously.

>>227

Uneven fat composition: It's a /fit/ thing. For example pretty much all nuts/seeds and also peanuts are disproportionally high in omega-6 (linoleic acid), so it's a bad idea to eat them by the bucketful. Vegetable oils (soy/corn/sunflower/etc.) are the single worst - their oils are like nuts/seeds but damaged easily - and they find their way into _everything_ that's cheap (fast food especially); I avoid them completely except coconut (still moderated).

Anyway point is you're supposed to get varied sources of fat in your diet, animal and some vegetable, and a lot of the stuff that gets recommended on places like /jew/ contains the worst. Personally I stick to fat from eggs, fish, some coconut, a few nuts, a little dairy and no veg oils in anything. But fish and quality eggs aren't really cheap.

>>236
well thanks for teaching me stuff I'll try to pay attention to eat when buying food
>>231
This was pretty amazing indeed will do it again another time

i eat kangaroo basted with honey and chilli
kangaroo is cheap as balls, tastes good, has less fat than chicken and higher protein that moo cow

honey is from the bee hive in the backyard
chilli from the bush next to the bee hive

i have that with rice all day erryday costs me about $30 per week

>>272
Not everyone lives in Australia where it's cheap as balls.

>>275
I agree with the kangaroo, but the rest is just homegrown. Can't get cheaper for a long-term solution unless you're comparing it to sub par food.

>>272
I'll move to Australia so I can eat cheap kangaroo
Cause that dish sounds nice

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>>200
She's satisfied from cheap eats, she's not mocking you! I'd melt my head into hers frontways so we're conjoined at the face. That's how cute she is.

>>231
This is... kinda expensive for me atm, but it sounds good so will try when I save.

My tuna dish is: avocado, mayo and chipotle mixed to a paste, add to 2 cans of drained tuna, put on a miniloaves of decent bread. it costs ~$3 for 3 servings on bread like< or similar.
Decent tuna is $0.80/can, the bread goes for $0.15 each, an avocado can be $0.60, but you won't use the whole thing. You only use a little mayo, so the cost isn't included assuming you already have it or can snag some packets from a fastfood joint. Chipotle is good, but possibly unavailable so chilli sauce is a substitute, a can of chipotle or a bottle of chilli sauce shouldn't be more than $2.

Depending on your region this might be expensive, but here normally rarer vegetables and fruit are the cheap ones. Mangoes are cheaper than apples which are ~$2.50/kilo for instance.

A more utilitarian recipe is onion rice.
Get however much rice you're going to consume, say 1 cup. Toast it in oil with a sliced up onion and clove of garlic, when they're looking cooked add 1.5 cups of water, cover and let it boil.
Measures aren't exact because someone cooked it, and I haven't made it myself yet. It was satisfying to have rice that wasn't plain, I ate a pretty big portion without thinking it needed meat added or anything like that.

Beans are economical to cook, but kind of a pain, and I'm not sure if they can be made without a pressure cooker in a good time.
About $2.50/kilo for dried beans resulting in who knows how much re-hydrated food.
Soak overnight in water, change the water after a couple of hours if you can. Before cooking drain and rinse the beans, they'll still be pretty hard. Slice some onion and garlic and fry with oil until the onion's translucent. Add the beans and fresh water just enough to cover them. Cook on full heat until it begins to boil, then attach the lid of the pressure cooker, or if without adjust cooking time for longer. When the pressure cooker starts whistling (or the boil's raging) turn the heat down to medium for 30 mins, then to low. Depending on how dry the beans were and the consistency you want it can take 30 mins-1 hour 30, I cook mine for longer. Taste for seasoning, needs salt.
N.B: Be careful with pressure cookers, they can explode if there's a blockage and pressure is allowed to build up. Just be close by and make sure it's actually whistling.

I've got two more that I have more specific directions for because I cook them frequently, one's a substitute for ramen because it actually works out cheaper in bulk.

Beans a'la Cup:
Tin of baked beans in a cup, microwaved. Costs as little as 26p for a 420g tin (Tesco's everyday value range).

Price - 26p a tin (420g Tesco's everyday value range).
Calories - 370 a tin

Prep work - Doesn't get much easier, put beans into cup, put cup into microwave on high for 1.5-2min, burn yourself taking it out.

Flavour - Not bad, gets really boring really quickly though


Pasta in mushroom sauce:
Dried Pasta + Mushroom soup

Price: 39p for 500g of Pasta (Tesco's everyday value range) 89p for a 400g tin of heinz Cream of Mushroom soup (serves 2-3, 4 if you stretch it).
Price per Serving - aprox 30p-50p depending on how much soup you use.

Calories - Aprox 314-364 calories per serving depending on how much soup is added.

Prep Work- Easy, "100g of pasta per person. Add pasta to a large pan of boiling, slightly salted water, stir and return to the boil. Cook for 10-12 minutes, drain well and serve immediately." When that's done heat the soup until hot and pour over the pasta, 1/4-1/3 of a tin is fine for one serving even if you like larger portions of pasta, recomend no more than 1/2 a tin. Apply a generous amount of pepper etc according to taste.

Flavour - Very nice, add some cheap meat product and/or salad of your choice for extra variety and if budget allows.

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I actually like eating raw ramen, taste kinda like crackers.
I don't use the packet flavoring so I have like 20 of these. Don't know what to do with them.

Two slices whole wheat bread
One tomato, cut into slices
One slice of onion
One leaf of lettuce
Salt and pepper

Sandwiches are cheap as heck without meat or cheese on 'em, and if you've got a nice fresh tomato it's plenty tasty.

>>478
Use them in any recipe that calls for beef boullion

>>467
>>474
Thanks will try it out
>>478
Is eating raw ramen healthy?

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$2 per litre if its on sale

that and oats itll make you full for a whole day

i went on liquid breakfast and oat diet before it was alright

>>494
im still alive and kickin
would just eat a pack raw as a kid so i didnt have to do dishes. thought they were better than crackers

Raw ramen can expand in your stomach like sponges and give you a stomach ache. Also there's a risk of being choked if some remain in your throat

>>505

I only eat one so I can't imagine that it would be any worse then eating one cooked packet.

I'm going to travel to Canada as a volunteer and I'm getting as much as $15 a week. I'll get food from a host house but I'm worried about the what if? also any tip you know like a good food chain or a tip on thrift stores is highly appreciated

Ramen/noodles is a good plan

Get a cheap pack or dried noodles (can pick them up for 15p - 40p here for budget ones)

Chop up an onion
chop up a green chilli
chop up 1/4 of a pepper
1 or two carrots chopped
add all to pan, cook for 15-20 mins
Add chicken stock cube for extra tastes and fats.
Maybe a dash of soy sauce.
cook for 5 more mins
-Done

Costs about £1 - £1.50
stock cubes is the most expensive part.

tastes amazing, and can add loads, chicken goes really well

ramen with an egg or two is always good.

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>>515 and others

Potatoes are 5$ or less for 10lb bag almost any store around here.

Boil or slice & microwave. And by far much healthier than noodles...

Large bags of onions and carrots are just as cheap but nutritionally don't pack as much as potatoes.

To potatoes I'd add some milk (5$/4litre or less) and eggs (3$/12 or less) if you can afford. Always eat carbs with fat. I guess you have to buy commercial due to price, which sucks but better than nothing. If you're poor and not fat, buy milk with more fat. Note that milk in Canada is fortified with Vitamin D (dunno about elsewhere) plus the calcium which is why I'd recommend it despite that commercial milk is far from a "health" food. Although you could just as well pop a Vitamin D3 pill each day also. Personally I pay a little more for cheese and then pop D3 and K2 pills to complement the calcium.

Get a decent multivitamin (something that's advertised as "natural") and eat it with a fat source (eggs, milk, etc.). They're cheaper than food and if you have to get any insurance plan, make it a multivit with fat.

If you can stand/afford it, have liver once a week. Pretty cheap. Canned clams on sale are also super mineral-dense. Sardines too. Getting more expensive so stopping there.

Egg and chips.
I'm not sure on the price range, if you but them cheap I'm sure you'll get a MASSIVE meal for like, £1 or something.
And taste rating, is so nice.

Boil some noodles, drain, pour on some Ragu and sprinkle with shredded sheese. Noodles are cheap, Ragu and cheese can be kind of expensive but you get several meals out of it. Only takes a few minutes to make, doesn't make the pot dirty, and tastes great, especially if you have good cheese.

>>231
Tried this today, not bad.

>>272
>moo cow
Even without the kangaroo I can tell you're Australian.

But listen to this man, you all should be growing herbs however you can, they turn a shit boring meal into a good one. Also Chilli grows like a damn weed.

Try chickpeas boiled with sage, holy shit it smells good, add cooked tomatoes and serve over pasta. Season to taste.

>>236
Mr. /fit/ what's the best oil for cooking?

>>539

I go with coconut oil all around (not the cheapest but it goes on sale). Love the taste and good up to med- med-high heat. Though I never cook very high temp and so not sure for that (best avoided anyway); I guess more-refined coconut oil.

Other people with the same mindset as I use butter, tallow, lard, or similar oils low in polyunsaturates.

Maybe olive oil for low-temp but rather a last resort; that one is healthier uncooked for sure and best to moderate.

Frozen Mixed Vegetables + tin of diced tomatoes or pasta/nacho sauce.

Chuck it in a frypan, cook, eat. Cheap, quick, easy.

>>196
Fill your cupboard with:

Tinned baked beans (tomato sauce optional)
Rolled oats (cook for porridge or eaten as cereal)
Potatoes, carrots, onions
Rice, pasta
Other veggies/fruit you can get cheap.

To that add eggs, mincemeat, fish or whatever animal protein you can find discounted.

* Satchet of instant miso soup
* Squash, zucchini, carrot (maybe snow peas or beans if you find the last edible ones in the bottom of the discount box)
* Steak or chicken; can be as cheap as desired. Because of the miso soup base it's possible to get away with something that's just on the turn but still edible
* Udon noodles; I buy the dry stuff when it's on sale. It stores well.
* Fresh egg to taste

Add dried udon to a saucepan full of water and bring to boil. Drain and rinse and set aside when the noodles are el dente.

Add miso soup to another saucepan full of water and also bring to boil. Cut the vegetables to bite-sized pieces. When the miso has boiled, add vegetables and simmer.

When it comes to the steak, it's up to you if you cook it before adding to the miso, or else add it raw. It'll cook very quickly in the miso if it's added raw, but obviously it'll have to be added earlier to make sure it cooks.

When the vegetables are begining to soften, add the udon strand by strand, stirring carefully to make sure they don't stick together in a big gluggy mess.

After everything it cooked you can choose to either drain off the broth before eating, or else drink the broth. If you opt to drink the broth you can crack an egg into it like a noodle house would do.



In this recipe, you can pretty much spend whatever you'd like. If you've money you can buy fresh vegetables and meat; if you're broke you can still make this virtually out of scraps. And the vegetables I usually add can be easily swapped out for whatever you'd like. If I've meat that I need to eat that's old but is still (barely) edible, I find that the miso covers the taste and the high temperature kills the worst of the bugs. I often collect scraps of leftover meat and freeze it in preparation for this.

choices for limited storage, dorm setup mini frig/under powered microwave with best nutrition: Frozen spinach, Fresh Red Bell peppers, Sweet Potatoes (Yams), Bag of white onions, dozen eggs,get a camping 3x4 egg holder for better in dorm frig space, unsalted butter (one room temp, rest frozen or frig) learn to make clarified butter/ghee as main cooking oil & popcorn topping, half & half in place of milk, stores better dilute with water to use as milk. in place of bread, pasta and noodles keep only flour tortillas, shredded cheese blends, Mexican & Italian, used for everything. small cans tomato paste (with herbs added is best). small cans sliced olives & canned mushrooms, pepperoni. various regional spice blends, middle eastern, Chinese five spice, Mexican, Spanish, Italian French, Cagun Chili etc
and finally ground beef.

How to due breakfast/lunch/diner/snack with this list.
cheesy noodles: scissor tortillas into strips, soak in nuked half and half till limp add Italian cheese mix, & two packs of take-out pizza Parmesan packs add pepper.
Pizza: nuke just tortilla and a layer of pepperoni for a minute to two, this will crisp up pepperoni, and tortilla 'crust' and two tablespoons of sauce spread out over crust, hit with Italian season blend, return to microwave for minute. Add back pepperoni, olives and mushroom slices, cover with cheese mix, finish nuke for 15-20 seconds.
eggs + any and/all others.
Sweetpotatoes chips: thin slice into rounds, nuke for two minutes on single layer paper plate or parchment to cook/crisp, cover with chili & cheese top with diced white onion = best chili fries ever. mix and match tips, I cook all my ground beef into a few patties (add mushrooms,onions for salsbury steak), crumples, & save drippings for bases and top fat for frying.

cooking is like oil and water (literally) baking is completely different (you don't need recipes for cooking) ...stupid asian