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How do I spend $40 or less each week for food goddammit I’m wasting so much money

>> No.11321988

>>11321986
Air fryer turkey is pretty cheap and delicious heh

>> No.11321989

>>11321986
Go to the Dollar Store
Get a bunch of canned and boxed food

>> No.11321999

>>11321986
Have you tried air fried turkey heh?

>> No.11322008

>>11321986
watch boris cooking videos, he's got some good tips

>> No.11322057

>>11321986
>breakfast
eggs and bread
>lunch
chicken and rice
>dinner
crockpot stew

runs right around 40 a week, although you have to get a crockpot/ricecooker hybrid and a costco membership for the cheap bulk shit

>> No.11322064

>>11321986
>$40 a week for food
Wait, is that supposed to be difficult? I could almost live on $40 a month... for a week you should be eating like a fucking king you homo.

>> No.11322079

Pizza. I make a large pizza everyday and that's about all I eat. Depending on toppings it costs about $3

>> No.11322133
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11322133

what you can make:
quesadilla (chicken, steak, turkey, vegetable)
burger
chicken sandwich
turkey sandwich/burger
steak tips
salad
fajitas (chicken, steak, turkey)

ingredients:
chicken breast
ground turkey
steak tips
ground beef

bell peppers
jalapeno
habanero
romaine lettuce

shredded jack cheese

tortillas
potato buns
ciabatta

hot sauces
italian dressing
EVOO
mayo
dried habanero spice
cajun blend spice (or cayenne and chili powder)
garlic powder
black pepper
crushed red pepper

this is my actual shopping list, sometimes I try different shit but these are my staples

>> No.11322138

>>11322064
no you couldnt

I easily spend 40$ in a week, without eating takeout once, but I eat about 2500calories

>> No.11322154

>>11321986
Stick to fast food. Some of it is overpriced, but there are some real bargain items there and you'll be saving lots of money compared to if you bought the individual ingredients.

>> No.11322161

>>11322138
Yeah actually I could. I mean even just a few bucks worth of potatoes a weak would be enough to fill you up. Add some rice, beans, carrots, celery. It wouldn't be fun, but definitely doable. The real sacrifice would be no olive oil, you'd have to get something cheaper.

>> No.11322165

>>11322161
Theres proving a point and theres proving a point through living like a somalian, and you can guess what you just did

>> No.11322175

>>11322165
I'm not recommending you do it if you don't have to. My point is that if you can survive off $40 a month with just the basics, then 40 a month should be no problem.

>> No.11322181

>>11322175
*40 a week rather

>> No.11322222

>>11321986
You could live off of name brand frozen foods and other junk foods while still only paying around $40 a week.

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>>11322222
follow the quints

>> No.11322413

>>11322079
>Pizza. I make a large pizza everyday
How fat are you?

>> No.11322420

>>11322413
Living on one pizza a day, he's probably about as fat as a skeleton.

>> No.11322422

>>11322413
how many calories do you think a large cheese pizza has?

>> No.11322427

>>11322422
There is no way to know that since large is not a unit of measure.

>> No.11323861
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>>11322222
Nice digits based fatass

>> No.11323915

>>11321986
Solution, Blyat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKfmRhfuI8g

>> No.11323932

>>11321989
Yes please do this, all of you—because my portfolio is heavily loaded in the heart disease/diabetes healthcare sectors.

>> No.11323947

>>11323932
This but unironically. If you're not invested in businesses related to the inevitable degeneration and downfall of this nation, you're a retard.

>> No.11323949
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>>11321986
Literally don't eat.
Check /fast/ on /fit/.

>> No.11323970

>>11322138
I spend about 40$ a week for two adults and a six month old. But I cheat with a large garden and a pressure canner. Also we eat a lot of chicken, beans, rice, and potatoes .

>> No.11323980

2 cups of oats
2 scoops proton powder
2 cups whole milk
4 tablespoons peanut butter
2 cups water

drink two of those a day
if you buy the oats in 50 pound bags online and buy the big peanut butter tubs at the store this is $10 a week and 3000 calories daily

>> No.11323987
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>>11321986
For me, it's the McDouble. The cheapest dollar to protein ratio easily available.
Protein is very satiating. I would also recommend ordering them without ketchup as the sugar in it will make you hungrier faster.
You could have 2 McDoubles a day for less than $20 a week (less than $30 for 3 McDounles a day) depending on your country. Also drink water, obviously. It's free and chances are you should be drinking more anyway.
I lived like this for almost a year and ended up pretty good. The money I saved afforded me a gym membership and I got nice and lean, while almost never getting hungry.

>> No.11323997

>>11321986
Find a food bank.

Buy in bulk, filling staples like rice or potatoes. (Pay attention to unit pricing, a few times I found the smaller bags were being sold at a lower cost per unit).

Actually plan your meals.

Find a farmer’s market.

But lower cost seasonal vegetables.

Maybe grow your own.

Find an Aldi store.

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11324097

$40 a week is luxurious, OP.

BLACK BEANS
RED LENTILS
two 40 pound bags can sit in any container with water 2 inches past the food line and become eatable with heat. Two 40 pound bags also fills your caloric needs for the month presuming you divide them into 30 days. Expect to spend $40-60 for that for the month. Spend the rest on a crockpot and seasoning so you don't have to go insane cooking and a lot of limes or lemons to prevent scurvy. Or a multivitamin.

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11324126

$40 a week? Fuck you dude, I am on $22 a week. If you are struggling with $40 you aren't even trying.

Don't start a thread unless you have already tired the basics like buying less meat and eating out less

>> No.11325873

I spend roughly 100 a week. Most everything is local, organic, home made. Plus expencive protine bars. How do poor people do it? Why even live? Why post on a cooking board? Just eat ramen and live a worthless existance.

>> No.11326214

>>11324097
Keri sable is pinnacle of qt

>> No.11326841

>>11326214
Based and redpilled

>> No.11326943

>>11321986
>buying food is a waste of money
>34 replies and no one calls him out for being a pleb
The fucking state of /ck/. Food isn’t a waste of money, you hapless, slack-jawed, fucking inept loser. After sex it’s our greatest pleasure. Get off my board and KYS.

>> No.11326965

>>11326943
He's not saying food is a waste of money you dumbass, he's saying he's wasting money by buying the type of food that he is, and asking how to spend it better. 0/10 for reading comprehension.

>> No.11327009

>>11321986
How do you spend more than $40?

>> No.11327014

>>11327009
By having the appetite of an adult whose most significant physical activity is more strenuous than walking from the computer desk to the toilet.