cheapest food that makes a decent meal?

[Badger]

some hot delis sell food 50% off before they close so they make a bit of profit rather than throwing it away

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[sir dooble]

you can make anything with rice; asian, indian, mexican, cajun, whatever

Not English though. Rice don't go with mashed potato and gravy.

some hot delis sell food 50% off before they close so they make a bit of profit rather than throwing it away

This is a good point.
Look at your local supermarket towards the end of the day and have a scour for reductions on fresh food.
They get reduced daily and sometimes by significant amounts. You can't plan ahead for it, but you can get good food at a great price.

[WaterOre]

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/20-favorite-dirt-cheap-meals/

also ramen

[Folie à Deux]

Not English though. Rice don't go with mashed potato and gravy.
This is a good point.
Look at your local supermarket towards the end of the day and have a scour for reductions on fresh food.
They get reduced daily and sometimes by significant amounts. You can't plan ahead for it, but you can get good food at a great price.

the grocery store i work at sometimes at the end of the day gives away cakes that expire on that day.
its rare though and im not going to count on it

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/20-favorite-dirt-cheap-meals/

also ramen

ty for the link ill look into it

[Machaty]

Kale and beans
Just sauté them with some garlic and olive oil. Cheap, quick, easy.

[Steve5451²]

Ramen never leaves me feeling full. :(

[Foxscotch]

you're not gonna get a decent meal out of anything cheap
you can get a lot for a little if you're willing to eat unhealthy stuff though

which... clearly you are. so whatever

[Maxxi]

Ramen.

stuff is like 45 cents for a meal obnoxiously high in sodium

human ramen

[BubbaGum]

he's trying to eat cheap for a week
not change to all "organic" crap
Depending on what store you go to (I used to work in a large grocery store and they were this way), these grains may only be available in organic options, which are jacked way up in price

wow okay screw u

[Nonnel]

get some cream of wheat

[carolcat]

when i make rice, i like to add some butter, soy sauce, onion, and pepper. sometimes instead of all the seasonings i'll smother it in cream of chicken soup, then dump some creole seasoning onto it and mix it in real well.

you're not gonna get a decent meal out of anything cheap
you can get a lot for a little if you're willing to eat unhealthy stuff though

which... clearly you are. so whatever

red beans and rice is cheap and decently healthy

[Clone v.117]

Rice, oats, noodles, bread.
It's easy to eat cheap as long as you can survive not having overly delicious meals.
I bought a bag of oats a while ago and would just stir them up in my cup with free hot water for a meal. Beggars can't be chooser y'know.

[espio100]

Spaghetti.

[Refticus]

diamond encrusted peanuts.

[sir dooble]

Carolcat also reminded me, you can get basic soups pretty cheap too.
And supermarkets often have them on sales.

If you're truly desperate you needn't even cook them.
But you will need a can opener or a good knife.