/ck/ - Food & Cooking

for me, it's muesli + greek yogurt
and coffee or gfuel when I'm not eating

an unholy salad comprised of every vegetable available, a lentil potato bean mixture and alternate between chicken, fish, and beef.

>>17695165
personally I had the best results by using intermediate fasting to really control the amount of food I ate. Just skipping breakfast and not eating after dinner kept me at a 500 cal deficit throughout the week.
as for foods I use to curb hunger during the day I really like celery sticks. Just moonch on them, maybe some humus or a can of sardines as well.
Also big protip weigh your food. You might be eating way more or way less than you think. Costco had some taylor digital scales on sale for like 12 bucks last time I was there.

>>17695165
Picture is shit because you should be getting split chicken breasts and breaking it down, using the bones for stock to add flavor to dishes and the meat for a lower price.

>topic
Canned black beans and salsa warmed up makes for an incredibly cheap and healthy dish that is still at least edible if the salsa is good.

>>17695165
Lol is this picture from the fucking 1970's? 2 pounds of chicken breast for 1.96? You'll spend 20 bucks for the fucking chicken and milk these days thanks to Brandon.

>>17695211
>>17695220
>>17695231
Pic was just one I had saved idk how accurate the prices are. Anyway I'm trying to find some foods that are both low in calorie AND high in protein. I can eat at a deficit just fine but I've been having trouble hitting the protein macro with so few cals

>>17695246
Ah, for me its whole chicken, eggs and cottage cheese. Processing chicken gets pretty fun too, and when you've got a carcass you can make your own chicken stock that's healthier and way less sodium than store bought.

buy a slow cooker
buy bottom shelf meat
>its actually better if its bottom shelf as proper meat melts away, thick cuts are better for slow cookers
buy broccoli
spice it up, cook on low for 7 hours
protein and fiber meal ready to go

You can get those a big bag of frozen tilapia fillets for fairly cheap and they've got great macros. Just sautee or bake it in garlic and lemon for no extra added calories.

>>17695231
>2 pounds of chicken breast for 1.96?
It was that cheap here until last year.

>>17695341
Where do you live, bumfuck Oklahoma? Christ dude I live in New Hampshire and the shit's usually almost 4 dollars a pound

>>17695341
Whole chickens are 1.09 a pound in commieforniastan at the winco

>>17695165
>that price for potatoes, chicken, and milk
Fuck off.
>>17695397
NH that bad with it's price as well?

>>17695397
>Where do you live, bumfuck Oklahoma? Christ dude I live in New Hampshire and the shit's usually almost 4 dollars a pound
>>17695431
>NH that bad with it's price as well?
i honestly can't feel bad for you

>>17695165
Today I will remind them

>>17695165
Instead of spending $20 on food, you could get a case of VB and some goon, which you will enjoy much more.

>>17695449
That's alright, all the n'hampshanons feel bad for Oklahomanons. How much is fresh lobster where you're at?

>>17695488
>you vill eat ze sea bugs
i'm not surprised

>>17695449
I mean you shouldn't, I live in NJ.

2lb chicken breast ($10)
10lb taters ($6)
8 ears corn ($4)
1lb peaches ($3)
gallon skim ($4)
1lb ground beef ($5)
32 oz yogurt ($3)
18oz oats ($2)
2lb peas ($4)
1lb beans ($2)

>>17695165
The milk alone is like ~$7 in leafland. $7 for the beef, $13 for the chicken. I hate this fucking country.

I just bought a KFC 8-piece the other day for me, notwife and kiddo. Cost $28something. When was that infographic made?

>>17695589
2lb chicken breast ($5)
10lb taters ($6)
8 ears corn ($2)
1lb peaches ($1.50)
gallon skim ($4)
1lb ground beef ($3)
32 oz yogurt ($2)
18oz oats ($1)
2lb peas ($2)
1lb beans ($1.50)

>>17695246
Please see pic related

>>17695165
Fast

Wait, chicken breast is that cheap for you guys?
Why does it cost like 6€ per pound where I live??
life is not fair bros

>>17696625
that image is at least 12 years old and recently well, you know the line

>>17696639
welp

>>17695165
>2lbs of chicken breast for $1.86
??

>>17696625
>>17696639
>>17696661

>>17695472
I hate when I’m watching a video on shopping cheap or making a recipe at home for cheap and they only price things by one serving per unit. Bitch a jar of mayonnaise is like $3 or $4 by itself, don’t tell me it’s like 25 cents.

>>17695165
Just the two packs of chicken is probably about $20, maybe a couple bucks more. That KFC meal is probably less than $20 - if not, then $20 will feed you for a day and a half at chik-fil-a.

>>17696625
It wasn't even that cheap when that image was made. I remember people criticizing it then for literally making shit up.

>>17695341
It cost $11 for 1 pound of chicken breast in Canada fml

This image is outdated by at least ten years.
Chicken breast alone is consistently closer to $3 per pound, even at fucking walshart.
This haul comes closer to $40, a 100% increase.
The KFC meal is still a shit deal, but at $26 it's only a 30% increase over what the comparison image shows.

$20 can easily feed one person for a week, but you're going to be making some compromises. Two types of meat? Nah. A gallon of milk? That's 20% of your budget.
Grab some chicken thighs, potatoes, rice, beans, frozen broccoli, apples, and yogurt. This fits easily into a $20-$25 budget, and you're set all week.

>>17696738
You know can use it later right, it's called a staple that you should already have

>>17695165
>2 pounds of chicken breasts
>1.96$

wut

>>17695472
>mutton
>$0.03
Even in countries with more sheep than people, this is bullshit

>>17697683
>it's called a staple
Even if I aggressively try to come up with reasons to use mayo, I can't finish a jar in the recommended 3 months. I'd be lucky to get 1/3 of the way through it.

Probably if you only eat the same 3 meals over and over this might seem like good advice though.

>>17698090
>>17697683
Yeah I end up throwing out the remainder of larger items like that.

>>17695165
there is no way you can get all that food for $20, at least not in canada.

even at No Frills, a cheaper grocer, i estimate that would cost:

1. 2 pounds of chicken breast = $11
2. 10 pounds of potatoes = $5
3. 8 ears of corn = $10
4. 1 pound of peaches = $5
5. 1 gallon of skim milk = $7
6. 1 pound of ground beef = $6
7. 32 ounces of yogurt = $5
8. 18 ounces of oats = $4
9. 2 pounds of frozen peas = $3
10. 1 pound of kidney beans = $4

Total = $60

That seems about right for that much food here, desu. And yes I know our country has absolutely out of control food prices and it's terrible.

>>17698609
also, just adding - that KFC 8 piece with fries, biscuits, drink, gravy, coleslaw, and mac would probably cost around $49.99 here.

>>17695165
>pound of chicken breast for less than 1$
fuck right off lol, no way anyone is getting chicken breast under 4$ a pound.

>>17695407
Whole chickens cost less per pound than cuts because you don't have to cut em and they're full of bones, duh!

>>17695165
here's the comparison of those exact things today

>>17699380
and here's the original 'article' that was published with this image
https://www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?post=what_20_will_buy_at_the_drivethru_and_at_the_supermarket
it's interesting that the KFC meal tracks almost exactly with reported inflation numbers, but the walmart grocery prices have nearly doubled

>>17695165
breakfast is egg sandwich and protein shake. Lunch is a lot of plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, a drizzle of agave, and flaky salt. Dinner is balsamic chicken with rice and a veggie. Adds up to around 17-1900 calories and abouy 200g protein. Sometimes i will just have a big turkey sandwich for dinner instead.

>>17699394
That's probably because inflation doesn't include consumer grocery, because the price of food that we pay at the supermarket is considered "too volatile".

>>17695165
Why buy the store brand of everything else, and then buy shitty Tyson chicken? Fuck yoplait. If you want yogurt, use the milk to make it.

>>17695165
>>17699380
What exactly causes a soyman to purchase lean ground beef over 80/20?

>>17699380
>2x the price

>>17695397
>New Hampshire
You deserve it coastal fag

>>17695165
>>17699748

High volume food is garbage. For efficient weight loss either do

>fasting (fastest + feel like shit)
>keto (next best + delicious + headaches if you do it the first time)
>very high protein with green vegetables and fruit (I'm full all day with 100g protein powder plus some meat and veggies/fruit for sanity AND lose weight)

>>17698609
You guys have to pay for all that "free" shit your government gives you, I don't understand why you would be surprised by high prices in canaduh.

>>17700013
>high volume
>bad
It's probably the single best thing for fatties. It allows them to stuff their face and still lose weight.

>>17695165
>2 pounds chicken breast for 2 dollars
LMAO