What are your go to poverty meals?

[Uncounted1846]

I recently ran out of unemployment benefits so I'm in extreme penny pinching mode. What are some of your fav cheap meals to make at home?

I've always got eggs and oatmeal on hand as a last minute meal in a pinch. but I'm bored with them.

 

[yotaka]

I know it's cliche poor-people food, but beans (and peas, lentils, chickpeas, etc.) have a great nutrition-to-cost ratio

 

[i_am_done]

In college I made a lot of lentil stew, black bean sweet potato chili, and simple curries with curry powder and coconut milk

 

[K14~♡]

Unhealthy but other than eggs, I'll just settle for instant noodles and bread ToT

 

[Pluto]

 

[PainThreshold]

I don't understand canned food being poverty food, aren't instant noodles cheaper than those? From where i live atleast.

 

[Forveleth]

PB&J. I buy the massive jars of peanut butter that last me forever and the cheap jelly.

 

[_Gollum_]

I'm surprised you mentioned eggs, they're quite expensive where I live! I usually buy tofu for protein.

Roasted or mashed potatoes is another good one, where I live I can get a bag of 10lbs/4.5kg for $1.99.

There are a lot of suggestions on r/EatCheapAndHealthy btw

I know it's cliche poor-people food, but beans (and peas, lentils, chickpeas, etc.) have a great nutrition-to-cost ratio

Pearled barley is also slept on!

 

[ElTopo]

Legumes and rice are incredibly cheap and healthy too!
can also pair with bread and oil instead of rice.
Peas with tuna and pasta (I guess pasta isn't that cheap in other countries but still!)

Eggs with a cheap cheese (you just need a little to make it tastier), it's kinda fat leaning but it's good for energy, can pair with any vegetables too, onions, carrots etc...

 

[ikiruNObungaku]

I recently ran out of unemployment benefits so I'm in extreme penny pinching mode. What are some of your fav cheap meals to make at home?

I've always got eggs and oatmeal on hand as a last minute meal in a pinch. but I'm bored with them.

Chazuke is very good and cheap. Also poached egg over rice and bacon. Recently I learned how to make a very cheap but amazing chicken salad recipe, and its very easy to make a bunch of it to last a long time.

If I'm too lazy to cook, I eat plain bread straight from the bag. If there is no food, eat chia seeds because they expand in the stomach and make you feel full when you aren't.

 

[CatLvr]

Ramen and a soft boiled egg. Oatmeal was also a staple. My kid swears if he EVER seen a bean of any kind, or cornbread, ever again it will be too soon so I guess we ate that a lot more than I realized. Lol But to be fair, I always had fresh tomatoes, green onions and jalapeno peppers outta of the little garden I had out on the balcony of our apartment to toss in them.