/ck/ - Food & Cooking

$40 definitely. If you have the freezer space to buy meat in bulk (5+ lbs), you could do $30 as well. Of course, this also depends on where you go grocery shopping

>>4748270

You need Bachelor Chow.

cabbage, potatoes, onions, rice, carrots, beets, dried beans, etc.
cheapest shit for eating on a budget and all pretty damn good for you. you better like cooking and know how to make a decent sauce though.

>>4748307
Those prices are ridiculously low

Spinach grows like a plague at least here where I live it sells for cheaper than dirt.
With that you can eat eggs which are like the cheapest protein out there and whatever fruit is in season where you live.
For energy I'd say you can just buy whole flour and bake your own bread or shortbreads in case you can't buy yeast, other carb sources could be sweet potatoes or stuff like carrots and beetroots, depending on where you live. Also for cheap carbs you can always buy oats in bulk try to buy them as whole as you can and hell you can even blend them into flour to make pancakes and breads.
Then of course there are cabbages, onions, tomatoes lentils all those things should be cheap everywhere so you'll be fine.

>>4748307

I need to disagree with this picture on matter of price. a gallon of milk is $4 at walmart, not going to get much cheaper than that. also I had bought a 20 pound bag of rice for 11$. This infographic is either extremely regional or very old.

20 fucking pounds of a damn healthy grain.

also learn what sams club is- bulk is usually the way to go on most foods.


as for OP

for 2 adults I spend $200/month, or about $50 per week (food stamps if that matters, im a poor fag)

>I get about 15 fruits (split it up on a weekly basis to elimenate spoilage
>get your ENRICHED pastas, a 1 lb box is typically 1 dollar
>get store brand tomato sauce, and add the spices yourself to make spaghetti/red sauce of your liking
>whole wheat bread is not very expensive and very healthy
>honey nut cherrios or other healthy cereal may not seem cheap, but try to count how many days it takes you to go through one box, it usually takes the two of us almost a week of a $6 box, making it less than a dollar a meal.
>motherfucking oats. not pre-packaged oatmeal. oats in a giant container- cheap, add water and microwave.
>rice like i said above
>look into what produce is currently in season. a month ago strawberries were buy one get one free for $1, now it's almost $3 for just one. this also means you could go months without eating a particular fruit so check into what nutrition you need to substitute for
>get frozen veggies and steam them to retain most of the nutritional value. I know you said no frozen foods, but i'm assuming stuff like hot pockets and digornio. frozen veggies are cheaper and can be nearly just as good as the fresh stuff.
> invest in a herb garden
> i think i'm done,lemme think and lurk the thread for a while and i'll get back to you

>>4749494

tl;dr

I feed 3 people for ~$300 a month (without trying super hard to find deals, I just buy whatever's cheapest without being shitty at the grocery store) making pretty much all from-scratch shit like stew, chili, chicken alfredo, pan fried meats (pork chops, chicken breasts, steak, etc) and simple sides like pasta or potatoes.

It's not hard to eat cheaply, just buy your ingredients in bulk for cheap and make stuff you like.

i only enjoy some super fatty fatty meals when the ingredient go on sale for super cheap. it gives me something to look forward to and keeps the daily calories down

>>4749494
I find the fact that you're on foodstamps but still can afford the internet to browse/post on 4chan offensive. Useless bum.

>>4749494
your walmart has expensive milk

>>4749581
they give people on food stamps discounts on internet these days

>>4749589

I have to agree with that anon, I have never found a gallon of milk for less than $3, even the shitty TG Lee you can get at walgreens. I'm from florida if it's a regional thing

>>4749581

dude, that anon could be an honest guy just trying to provide for their house. internet is a helluva lot cheaper per month than food is.

Source: fellow food stamper with internet.

>>4749595
fuck the whole system.
I get taxed 27% to pay for those useless human sacks of garbage to fester and consume like the animals they are.

Fuck this planet.

>>4749613

at least you make ENOUGH money in order to be taxed.

not to get into politics, but shit man, have some compassion for your fellow countrymen.

>>4749613

shiiiit man, I'd love to have the bank account to give 27% of it to some derp on food stamps

>>4749613
could be paralyzed but probably just bipolar

>>4749620
no, fuck those useless shitstains. I work fucktons of hours and get taxed MORE because I am now in a 'higher tax bracket' so in turn make less money working more hours so those lazy sonsabitches can sit on their ass and browse the internet, eating food they didn't earn.

It pisses me off and rightly so.

>>4749620
It's not about compassion, but the inadequate and corrupted distribution of resources to those in true need. So many people take advantage of the system while others in need are rejected for being the wrong race.

I'm all about helping people when things are tough. The fact of the matter is that some people are just parasites who never aim to better their situation to continue sucking off free handouts.

>>4749642
if your white you can 200 in ebt a month for life pretty much as long as you dont have any income. but if you get runned over by a truck and take 5 years to partly heal up. imma laugh at you and track you down and pee in your breakfast for probably being on welfare

>>4749660
you can get that much if someone pays your rent for you and you have no injuries or any other reason not to work

Unless you're working out and trying to keep a lot of muscle on, you don't need to be eating 2500 calories a day. It's not an absurd amount, but you could definitely get away with eating less and therefore spending less on food.

Some people talking about prices of stuff....

what is your opinion on markets? what stores do you go to? Wal-mart seems to be the cheapest but god damn I fucking hate going there....soooo fucking crowded, people's kids running and screaming all over the place, mediocre at best produce, and very high-crime rate ethnic groups.

So I usually go to a slightly more expensive store that has better quality meats and produce and a more respectable clientele. If I actually started using coupons though I think it could be as cheap or cheaper than Walmart.

potatoes/bread/rice, onions and veggies + the meat thats on promotion at the butcher's can get you fed on 5 bucks a day easy.

The trick is freeze leftovers and make shit like soup with veggies that are almost spoiled etc.

>A good chef never throws anything away

>>4749751
>A good chef never throws anything away
what does a good chef do with egg shells? Do I just eat them?

>>4749763
bump

>>4749763
You feed them to your chickens or add them to your garden.

>>4749763
Throw the empty shells at people, scare the shit out of them.

>>4749494
I think that this is all good advice. Particularly
>>get frozen veggies and steam them to retain most of the nutritional value.

I'm surprised that this wasn't the part of your post to stir controversy. I like raw, frozen, pre-cut vegetables—if it's a vegetable that freezes well. Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, green beans, peas, and sugar snap-peas all seem to work well, as opposed to onions & peppers which lose their texture & turn to mush after thawing.

Pour frozen out of the bag/pouch & steam until they're just thawed through, then they're ready to eat. Can also add frozen veggies straight to an oiled skillet on medium or medium-high heat (no deep-fry, just saute).

>>4749870

>first anon not to just way off-topic and attack an anon because of food stamps and reply and stay on-topic

>>4748270

>eat healthy
>meat, eggs, milk

Don't forget ice cream, cake, and candy bars

It becomes more a matter of how you think about ingredients, planning, and making menus out prior to shopping. Think about what you can cook with enough for leftovers, have the leftovers straight, then use the remaining leftovers in a new.

Like those 5lbs sleeves of hamburger meat:
Make a bunch if burgers/hamburger steaks, eat those for a couple of days, then break up the patties for use in spaghetti sauce or Shepard's pie.

Chicken can be extended into things lure new Brunswick stew/chicken dressing after you cook up a full bird.

potatoes are a great friend to you in that they can add substance to an otherwise spare meal for dirt cheap like rice.

Taking basic.starches and mixing in stuff to them will be a route you frequently go.

Learn to make cornbread. Damn filling and a redneck cereal (cornbread crumbled into milk is awesome). It also goes well in cabbage/greens/beans.

Slowly build your spice rack. Start with mixes because lower price point for usefulness.

Also, get a crockpot. Stews and chilis and roasts are good, cheap per serving, and will feed you for a long time.

>>4752642

3/10, someone will respond