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Nancy Young[_8_]

On 11/9/2015 3:50 PM, wrote:
> in debt. My sends me about 50 bucks a week.
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> Tonight we are going to pick up some ramen. Boringgggg.
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> I know beans are cheap, and recommendations on which brands to get?

As Carol already said, dried beans are really cheap, get good at
soaking those and you'll have more money to spend on other food.

As for canned, I like Goya or Progresso.

> Any suggestions appreciated. It would be nice to have more options than
> beans and ramen.

That can get really old, really fast. And it's not especially
nutritious, either.

Buy chicken parts when they are on sale. You can bake them or
you can make chicken stock with them, which leads me to soup. A
big pot of vegetable soup can be very cheap, whether you make it
with chicken stock or vegetable stock. The point is, soup is a great
way to stretch ingredients.

If you can chop onions, garlic, etc., you can make a pot of
pasta sauce that can last for many meals, with pasta you can
buy on sale. You don't need mad skills in the kitchen to get
started making that kind of food.

> I'm a total noob to cooking(made scrambled eggs for the first time
this year).

Good. Eggs are a great meal that will be a terrific source of protein
and aren't too expensive. You can stretch those with vegetables and
mushrooms, whatever you like and is available for cheap, and it's a
good sized meal. Learn to make omelets. Easy.

> Grew up on mostly proccesed frozen, and fast food.

Well, you have a whole new adventure, learning to make food and saving
money at the same time.

When I was hurting for money, I ate boxed mac n cheese. You can do so
much better.

Best of luck to you, ask questions and people will be happy to
answer. I hope you stick around.

nancy