what are some healthy foods in the grocery store for cheap?
Posted by admin | Under Cheap Groceries Wednesday Feb 3, 2010what are some healthy foods in the grocery store for cheap?
what im trying to say is what are some healthy stuff u can cook that’s easy to cook and thats cheap to as well do u guys have any ideas!!
omg I am an expert on this! Beans and tortillas are so good and good for you and real cheap. plus they are filling. making refried beans is super easy— just chop up and sautee an onion with a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil (should be about medium heat) with plenty of salf and pepper, then once the onion is cooked open up a can of kidney or garbanzo beans (I like kidney), undrained, half a cup of milk, and mash it all together with a spoon. once the beans are heated through remove from the heat and then keep mashing them with a spoon until you have a paste. it should be medium thick. if its too thick add some more milk. season to taste. or you can just buy refried beans from a can– super cheap and delicious in those mexican grocery stores. watch out for the really spicy brands. oh and you can add cheese too! just throw in shredded cheese with the beans. Before you add the beans to the tortillas, turn a pan on medium to low heat and cook the tortillas a bit on each side to make them crunchy and hot. YUM.
Speaking of cheese: The great thing about it is that there is always a brand on sale. Find it and get it when you go shopping. When shopping for cheese, also consider buying it in brick form because when you buy it shredded it costs more per ounce.
I know most people can not live without butter. But I really love buttery spreads and for every day use they are more healthy and less expensive than butter. Olivio is my favorite, its so delicious on everything, and it is very healthy in small quantities.
The cheapest fruits are apples, oranges, and bananas. You should never have a problem finding them for a good price. Between those three you get a lot of nutrients as well.
Any type of rice is cheap. Brown rice is the best for you. Pasta as well is nice and cheap.
Frozen vegetables are generally not expensive and cheaper than fresh veggies (do price comparisons!). With a can of vegetable or chicken broth, an onion, noodles, a few potatoes, and a bag or two of frozen veggies, you can make a filling and delicious soup. Just try the onion chopped with vegetable oil in the bottom. Add the broth, then add the veggies (defrosted) and cook through. Add the pre-cooked noodles, heat through, season to taste, and voila!
Salad is not expensive if you know how to do it. Cheap ingredients: a head of lettuce de-hearted and chopped roughly(or a mixed variety in a bag if you find it on sale!), a peeled and shredded carrot, a tomato cut into wedges, a cucumber chopped into slices, and purple cabbage de-hearted and chopped into thin strips (not the whole head in one salad though). Yum!
Peanut butter and jelly is cheap and makes a great lunch.
Buy yogurt in the large containers rather than the small individual ones, it saves a lot of money.
Eggs are cheap and good for you, as someone said. Boiled, or pan fried, or an omelet with inexpensive veggies (green peppers arent too expensive usually), or my specialty an omelet with a microwaved egg. I toss one or two eggs into a bowl, add some milk (not too much), then I
You can often find chicken breasts on sale, and they are cheaper than pork or beef (and wayyy better for you). Check the sales in every grocery store you go into (I recommend walking through a few before you shop). When you do find them on sale, stock up and freeze them. You’ll save money in the long run. There are a plethora of chicken breast recipes out there that require few ingredients. Do some searching online.
Never go without orange juice or milk. Avoid other fruit juices that add calories to your diet and are a strain on your budget. And milk? You always need it. Especially for healthy cereal which you bought with your coupons that you dilligently searched for before shopping. Milk never should strain your budget. Something is always on sale and if it isnt, it shouldnt cost a lot.
You’ve probably picked up on the fact that most of the work you need to do is shopping informed. Do price comparisons, check for sales and coupons, and stock up when you can.
Eggs are very cheap. If you don’t want to pan fry them you can hard boil them.
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Beans are very healthy and cheap. You can make them from dried, which is best and cheapest, or buy them can, which is easiest. Black beans are great with cheddar sprinkled on top and some jalopeño cornbread on the side. You could do New Orleans style red beans and rice. Chili.
Baking a chicken is pretty simple. You buy a whole fryer season it and bake it at 350º for about an hour, serve with mashed potatoes
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Apples are pretty cheap, and theres lots you can do with them.
Anything in the produce section is pretty healthy and most arent too expensive.
Lettuce is cheap and so are carrots.
As long as its natural sugar, low fat, and generally have plenty of minerals and vitimins they are healthy enough. So scan the nutriention facts and if its in your price range go for it.
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Brown rice. Beans. Tofu. Carrots. Celery. Quinoa. Canned tomatoes, preferably low sodium. Tuna, in moderation.
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I eat these things!
Look for similar foods that provide a low fat content (milk, yogurt, etc.), lean cuts of meat, and whole grain bread and pasta. Generally these are not much more expensive then other similar items. The best bet would be to find some low fat recipes from the infinite available sources and find ones you like or want to try. In general the ingredients will be similar in cost to the less healthy alternatives.
Additionally, as Rachel Ray often says, "everything in moderation" – A little bit of unhealthy is still okay, just not tons of it.
Another money saving tip is to look for sales or buy in bulk. A local grocer often has BOGO sales on protien (buy on get one free). I often stock up on those sales, but I have a chest freezer, which is key for success there.
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Personal Experience
dried beans
rice
chicken quarters
pastas
Normally are less expensive than other items,Dried beans and rice combined are almost a perfect protein and a good substitute for meat.
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Hi Cheetos, I suppose it just means keeping your eyes open for bargains veggies in season are usually cheap and a pot of soup or a veg casserole can last a while or freeze. Ready to expire items.
some shops put items that are about to expire (date wise) all in one place just to get rid of them.these are usually cheaper. Pasta is very cheap and you can do hundreds of different dishes using that. Rice is another good standby always best to have some on hand relatively cheap and easy to flavour. Some grocers knock out dented tins at lower prices this wouldn’t affect the food inside if the tin is not split.. If there is a veggie market it might be even cheaper and have more selection for your money. You can get 2 for 1 offers but only but them if you really like them they are no good in the freezer if you need the money for something else.
The cheapest way over all to shop is to plan the weeks meals and just buy what you need write a list and a budget and stick to it. Boring I know but if you impulse buy you usually buy what is on hand what looks brightly packaged and quick and easy to make. . Don’t shop when you are hungry for the same reasons. I hope this helps,all the best.Rab
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I am a Chef.
New products make cooking easy now days. I have tried many of the following and they are delicious.
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1. Check out the sealed PRE-COOKED beef tips, roast, pot roast, pork roast, chicken, ham, pork chops, meatload, and etc. You will find these packages near the meat section, they are not frozen. Ask a clerk for help in finding them. Use this for your meat dish with a side dish or two of vegetables, rice, or potatoes which can all be found on shelves in packages or boxes, or in the freezer section, or canned.
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You can now buy packaged rice that you pop into the microwave.
OR bags of rice that you put into boiling water (package and all). The chicken flavor is delicious. Ask a clerk where to find them on the shelves.
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Packages of dried REAL potatoes that you add water to; they are found on the shelves. Read directions.
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Gravies in jars. (always read directions)
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2. How to Cook in Foil-videos:
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/cookingscho…
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3. Dinner Recipes-videos:
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/CookingScho…
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4. CATALINA CHICKEN
(one of my family’s favorite recipes)
Printed from COOKS.COM:
1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces or 4-6 lg. breasts
1 onion, sliced
1 bottle Catalina salad dressing (not French)
Dash of garlic salt
Dash of pepper
Greased baking dish (Pam works well, as well as shortening)
Pre heat oven at 350 degrees.
Wash and clean chicken thoroughly. Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper on each piece of chicken, both sides. Lay chicken pieces bottom side up on greased baking dish in single layer. Layer onions on top chicken. Pour Catalina dressing over the onions and chicken to thoroughly cover both.
Cover baking dish with foil and bake for about 30 minutes. Baste, and turn chicken pieces over, skin side up, and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Baste again and bake for an additional 15 minutes uncovered, just to brown the chicken. You may need to add water between baking times, depending on how hot your oven gets, so that the dressing does not evaporated. The chicken has its own juices, so just remember to keep all pieces immersed in the sauce. Serves 4.
This works great also in the crock pot. Follow directions above, except add 1/4 cup of water along with the dressing (do not use French dressing).
This recipe is good using chicken wings only.
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Chicken in Mushroom Sauce – another family favorite:
http://www.campbellkitchen.com/recipedet…
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less Sodium)
1/2 cup milk
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
4 cups hot cooked rice (if you wish)
Directions:
HEAT oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken 10 min. or until browned.
ADD soup, milk and black pepper. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 5 min. or until chicken is done.
Serve with/over cooked rice if you wish.
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5. The top brands of frozen dinners are very good now and are perfect for one or two people house holds. These are found in the freeze section at the store.
Just add a canned or frozen vegetable as a side dish.
You can buy salad greens in lagre packages now. Buy the ones that have been pre-washed. Check the date!
Add your own dressing which you can buy in bottles.
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6. Video On How To Cook A Rib Eye Steak on Stove Burner (turn on your sound), click this link (I cook all my steaks this way…delicious):
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make…
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7. Supermarket deli’s have roasted chickens, fried chickens, roast beef, and side dishes. You can stop in on the way home and grab a quick dinner to take home. No cooking.
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8. Crock Pot Cooking (also known as Slow Cooking).
Put the food into the crock pot in the morning, set on low heat, and dinner will be ready in the evening. Here is a quick video on how to use them:
http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Secrets-of-S…
(Crock Pots can be bought at grocery stores and places such as Walmart/Lowes/K-Mart/etc)
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9. I go to this website for easy recipes…a category is on the left hand side of the screen:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1740,151…
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10. No need to "bake". There are many pies and cakes that are precooked. You can find them in the freezer section at your grocery store. Ask a clerk to help you find them. Be sure to read the directions before you buy.
The stores bake shop has cakes and pie too. These are made daily and are not frozen.
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By the way…you will be able to buy precooked or precooked-smoked-turkeys for Thanksgiving or Christmas when the holidays are here. Smoked hams too. NO cooking, just heat and serve. OR you can get a precooked chicken from the store’s deli department, just right for two people. The deli will have side dishes too. OR you can buy canned sweet potatoes, canned/frozen vegetables, canned cranberry sauce, a frozen pie or two (read directions on boxes). Dres
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omg I am an expert on this! Beans and tortillas are so good and good for you and real cheap. plus they are filling. making refried beans is super easy— just chop up and sautee an onion with a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil (should be about medium heat) with plenty of salf and pepper, then once the onion is cooked open up a can of kidney or garbanzo beans (I like kidney), undrained, half a cup of milk, and mash it all together with a spoon. once the beans are heated through remove from the heat and then keep mashing them with a spoon until you have a paste. it should be medium thick. if its too thick add some more milk. season to taste. or you can just buy refried beans from a can– super cheap and delicious in those mexican grocery stores. watch out for the really spicy brands. oh and you can add cheese too! just throw in shredded cheese with the beans. Before you add the beans to the tortillas, turn a pan on medium to low heat and cook the tortillas a bit on each side to make them crunchy and hot. YUM.
Speaking of cheese: The great thing about it is that there is always a brand on sale. Find it and get it when you go shopping. When shopping for cheese, also consider buying it in brick form because when you buy it shredded it costs more per ounce.
I know most people can not live without butter. But I really love buttery spreads and for every day use they are more healthy and less expensive than butter. Olivio is my favorite, its so delicious on everything, and it is very healthy in small quantities.
The cheapest fruits are apples, oranges, and bananas. You should never have a problem finding them for a good price. Between those three you get a lot of nutrients as well.
Any type of rice is cheap. Brown rice is the best for you. Pasta as well is nice and cheap.
Frozen vegetables are generally not expensive and cheaper than fresh veggies (do price comparisons!). With a can of vegetable or chicken broth, an onion, noodles, a few potatoes, and a bag or two of frozen veggies, you can make a filling and delicious soup. Just try the onion chopped with vegetable oil in the bottom. Add the broth, then add the veggies (defrosted) and cook through. Add the pre-cooked noodles, heat through, season to taste, and voila!
Salad is not expensive if you know how to do it. Cheap ingredients: a head of lettuce de-hearted and chopped roughly(or a mixed variety in a bag if you find it on sale!), a peeled and shredded carrot, a tomato cut into wedges, a cucumber chopped into slices, and purple cabbage de-hearted and chopped into thin strips (not the whole head in one salad though). Yum!
Peanut butter and jelly is cheap and makes a great lunch.
Buy yogurt in the large containers rather than the small individual ones, it saves a lot of money.
Eggs are cheap and good for you, as someone said. Boiled, or pan fried, or an omelet with inexpensive veggies (green peppers arent too expensive usually), or my specialty an omelet with a microwaved egg. I toss one or two eggs into a bowl, add some milk (not too much), then I
You can often find chicken breasts on sale, and they are cheaper than pork or beef (and wayyy better for you). Check the sales in every grocery store you go into (I recommend walking through a few before you shop). When you do find them on sale, stock up and freeze them. You’ll save money in the long run. There are a plethora of chicken breast recipes out there that require few ingredients. Do some searching online.
Never go without orange juice or milk. Avoid other fruit juices that add calories to your diet and are a strain on your budget. And milk? You always need it. Especially for healthy cereal which you bought with your coupons that you dilligently searched for before shopping. Milk never should strain your budget. Something is always on sale and if it isnt, it shouldnt cost a lot.
You’ve probably picked up on the fact that most of the work you need to do is shopping informed. Do price comparisons, check for sales and coupons, and stock up when you can.
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