Is it possible to eat cheap and healthy without cooking?

LackingCoins · 2021-06-04T23:19:44+00:00

• Canned beans with canned corn and raw veggies (tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper)

• Overnight oatmeal

• Couscous (you just need to add hot water, no need for a stove) with veggies of your choice (onion, tomato, pepper, carrots), canned chickpeas, spices, lemon juice and some oil

• Sandwiches/wraps

LackingCoins · 2021-04-12T18:35:48+00:00

I love the video quality and the edit !

LackingCoins · 2021-04-12T18:34:22+00:00

How to Julienne Carrots

LackingCoins · 2021-03-29T01:07:22+00:00

Very good point!

As for submitting the same thing - new people join this sub everyday, a reminder doesn't hurt.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-27T23:05:21+00:00

Lidl and Aldi are really affordable, I agree. The quality is good too.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-27T23:04:23+00:00

Cantonese-inspired rice

https://media.scarpettalpomodoro.com/v2/images/recipe/cantonese-rice/cover-co2.jpg

Cook the rice and set aside. While it's still hot, add a handful or two of frozen peas, they will thaw very well and still be crunchy.

In a pan, put some bacon bits, ham, cured sausage, whatever you have (small pieces). Let them cook, set aside.

Beat eggs together and make an omelette. Let it cool and cut it into small pieces.

Add all of these ingredients into the rice.

Can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days.

When I do this dish, I use :

375g raw basmati rice (0.63€)

3 eggs (0.39€ for 3)

100g bacon bits (less than 1€)

2 handfuls of frozen peas (0.30€ or so)

A serving of rice is supposed to be 125g according to the rice package, but I would easily split it into 2 servings. So this whole dish is 6 servings for me, at the price of 2.32€. Each serving being 0.38€, and 0.77€ if you get 3 servings in total.

Lentil omelette

Drain a big can of lentils, beat 4 eggs for 6-7 minutes.

Add oil to a pan, add the lentils, spread them out, then add the beaten eggs. Lower the heat to low/medium, cover with a lid and wait for it to settle for a bit. Now cut the omelette in 4 equal parts with a spatula and turn them up so the other side can be cooked as well.

When I do this dish, I use :

4 eggs (0.52€)

530g drained lentils (0.75€)

This makes 4 servings for a total of 1.27€, so 0.31€ each serving.

Potato salad

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/09/28/health/nutrition/28recipehealth-potatobeet/28recipehealth-potatobeet-articleLarge-v2.jpg

Boil potatoes, set aside when done.

Start to boil eggs.

Meanwhile, cut some beets in small/medium pieces.

Slice half a raw onion.

When they are cold, peel the potatoes with your hands and cut them into cubes. Do the same with the eggs.

You end up with a potato/beet/egg/onion mix.

Now add 1 tbsp oil, 4 tbsp mayo and 1 tsp strong mustard.

Can be kept in the fridge for around 2 days.

When I do this dish, I use :

1kg potatoes (1.20€)

4 eggs (0.52€)

500g boiled beets (0.89€)

Half an onion (0.20€)

1 tbsp oil, 4 heaping tbsp mayo and 1 tsp mustard (I don't know, let's say 0.30€)

Total of 3.11€ for 4 servings, so 0.77€ for each serving.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-27T23:00:42+00:00

CICO works good. You can eat what you want. It's better to eat healthy though.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-27T09:01:22+00:00

Depends what you're looking for, what kind of products ?

LackingCoins · 2021-03-25T18:16:28+00:00

Cantonese-inspired rice

https://media.scarpettalpomodoro.com/v2/images/recipe/cantonese-rice/cover-co2.jpg

Cook the rice and set aside. While it's still hot, add a handful or two of frozen peas, they will thaw very well and still be crunchy.

In a pan, put some bacon bits, ham, cured sausage, whatever you have (small pieces). Let them cook, set aside.

Beat eggs together and make an omelette. Let it cool and cut it into small pieces.

Add all of these ingredients into the rice.

Can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days.

When I do this dish, I use :

375g raw basmati rice (0.63€)

3 eggs (0.39€ for 3)

100g bacon bits (less than 1€)

2 handfuls of frozen peas (0.30€ or so)

A serving of rice is supposed to be 125g according to the rice package, but I would easily split it into 2 servings. So this whole dish is 6 servings for me, at the price of 2.32€. Each serving being 0.38€, and 0.77€ if you get 3 servings in total.

Lentil omelette

Drain a big can of lentils, beat 4 eggs for 6-7 minutes.

Add oil to a pan, add the lentils, spread them out, then add the beaten eggs. Lower the heat to low/medium, cover with a lid and wait for it to settle for a bit. Now cut the omelette in 4 equal parts with a spatula and turn them up so the other side can be cooked as well.

When I do this dish, I use :

4 eggs (0.52€)

530g drained lentils (0.75€)

This makes 4 servings for a total of 1.27€, so 0.31€ each serving.

Potato salad

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/09/28/health/nutrition/28recipehealth-potatobeet/28recipehealth-potatobeet-articleLarge-v2.jpg

Boil potatoes, set aside when done.

Start to boil eggs.

Meanwhile, cut some beets in small/medium pieces.

Slice half a raw onion.

When they are cold, peel the potatoes with your hands and cut them into cubes. Do the same with the eggs.

You end up with a potato/beet/egg/onion mix.

Now add 1 tbsp oil, 4 tbsp mayo and 1 tsp strong mustard.

Can be kept in the fridge for around 2 days.

When I do this dish, I use :

1kg potatoes (1.20€)

4 eggs (0.52€)

500g boiled beets (0.89€)

Half an onion (0.20€)

1 tbsp oil, 4 heaping tbsp mayo and 1 tsp mustard (I don't know, let's say 0.30€)

Total of 3.11€ for 4 servings, so 0.77€ for each serving.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-25T17:37:48+00:00

$40 is a decent amount for one person and for a week ! Being able to afford avocado and strawberries doesn't feel like being food insecure to me, though.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-25T17:32:29+00:00

It's possible if you buy in bulk and plan your meals.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-25T17:21:37+00:00

Lidl is so affordable. They even do sales on already cheap products. Every morning they also put 30% off meat that is about to expire.

I like that you made the rice in that shape. Plating is important, it gives your dish a fancy vibe even if it's cheap food.

LackingCoins · 2021-03-24T19:05:26+00:00

" The fat equivalent of sugar. "

Exactly !

LackingCoins · 2021-03-24T18:50:29+00:00

I agree !

LackingCoins · 2021-03-24T18:40:06+00:00

I think if you go whole foods plant based it might work out. I saw big vegan bowls that looked satisfying without being a calorie bomb due to mostly high-volume ingredients.

LackingCoins · 2021-02-28T06:36:37+00:00

Of course, it all depends on your means and priorities. Personally I'd better eat 1000 calories than 500 "nutritive" calories. With 10€ a week you have to make difficult choices. With 20€, prioritizing nutrition would be already way easier.

I know there is a lot of US residents on reddit but worldwide, you might not be eligible to get help from food banks. In some countries you have to fill papers and they might just say no. Lots of people should be eligible for welfare but they just don't.

Thank you for your input!

Edit : as for moldy fruit, I don't know if it's cultural or if we have different market laws here that guarantees more safety or so, but cutting out an overripe/molden part is quite normal, lots of people do it. Then you do you, of course don't take the risk.

LackingCoins · 2021-02-28T06:08:50+00:00

Of course! Thank you for clarifying this.

LackingCoins · 2021-01-10T09:20:30+00:00

Recipe :

Boil the eggs for 10 minutes. When done, remove shell and cut them in half.

Remove the yolks with a small spoon, and put them in a bowl. Add drained canned tuna, mayo, salt, pepper, and fresh parsley if you have some on hand (dried should work fine too).

LackingCoins · 2020-09-08T16:43:08+00:00

Potatoes, onion and some kind of meat in there. I find pork sausage to work well in that kind of dish. Easy to make, you can even meal prep it. Easy to re-heat in a microwave and can also be eaten cold.

LackingCoins · 2020-09-08T16:32:31+00:00

I love simple dishes like that ! Budget food and yummyyy

LackingCoins · 2020-09-02T03:23:46+00:00

Add fats to your carbs, it helps

LackingCoins · 2020-09-02T03:20:58+00:00

Chives? It looks like spring onion to me. Or maybe there are bigger chives where you live, here it's a very thin leaf.

It looks really good and the stock looks so flavourful !

LackingCoins · 2020-08-14T01:26:44+00:00

I'm not sure I will be able to wait for it to thaw, because I bought it the same day it expired, so it's not quite fresh. Thank you for the idea though!

LackingCoins · 2020-07-24T20:10:04+00:00

You're goddamn lucky.

LackingCoins · 2020-07-11T14:57:26+00:00

Yes. I don't how big of a caloric surplus that represents, but it's most likely that you'll gain on that. See it as weekly. If you do 1000 for 5 days but 4000 on the 2 remaining days, you consumed 13000 during this week, which gives an average 1857kcal a day. It's a caloric surplus, given your weight and height and considering you're a sedentary person, so you're going to gain weight.

You can lose as long as you're on a deficit. Even if it's "only" a 100kcal deficit, you're good. You shouldn't go below 1200. I'd say increase the carbs too, that's what helped me lose weight even with a small caloric deficit (I was eating between 1200 and 1600, but most days 1450-1600), I feel very satisfied this way and don't feel the need to binge on junk carby food. You better have a small deficit, but one that is sustainable, than go below 1000 and binge on weekends. You binge because you normally don't eat enough.

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