cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

[markio26]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

i made crockpot lasagna last nite for supper, used zucchini, thin spinach lasagna noodles, homemade sauce, onions sauteed in butter, cottage cheese, green peppers, ricotta cheese, provolone cheese, parmesean, parsley, basil...garlic. it was delish..

i also made parslied potatoes with onions and lil butter.....my herb garden is paying off.

i think pasta and rice are the cheapest dishes to prepare and enjoy....tuna fish is cheap when on sale.

[cschin4]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Hot air popcorn. No oil. I do my popcorn in the microwave with one of those microwave popcorn bowls you can get at Walmart. 15 calories per popped cup. You can add some butter if you like, but a little salt is just fine with me.

[lrjohnson]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Bulgur. Yogurt, non-fat non-flavored. Oatmeal. Oatmeal made into homemade granola. Cabbage and carrots. Yogurt made into a veggie dip with added herbs/salt/pepper. Potato with yogurt as sour cream.

[Frugal Father (tm)]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Ramen of anykind ( add to it, left overs etc), Canned Jack macral (omega 3's),rice especially if you buy in an asian grocery store, pasta (like ramen add to it),beans on sale, pickled veggies ( buy day old or good sales and place in vinegar,water and some sweetner/we put garlic inplace of sweetner) great way to preserve them and inexpensive.

[PRICEPLUS]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Rice and beans. Inexpensive, filling, complete protein, and low fat.

[scfr]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Start with healthy staples (Rice, Beans, Lentils) as your base and add in from there. You don't have to eat them plain. For example, I like to take leftover rice, mix in a little tomato-based pasta sauce (add other veggies and/or a tiny bit of meat or fish if you like), sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese, pop in the microwave, and presto I have a cheap, easy, and healthy meal.

[Jacklad]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Most of my staples are "cheap" foods:

Oatmeal - great as cereal, in muffins, cookies, breads. Eggs - high quality protein at bargain basement price. Pasta, rice and beans - extremely versatile.

Cabbage - for coleslaw, or sauteed (yum), or made into cabbage rolls with rice filling. Squash - good for vegetables, soup, pies *and* desserts (same with yams, sweet potatoes and carrots). Potatoes (again very versatile). Onions.

Bananas and apples.

Whole grain flour - for breads, muffins, etc.

All good stuff, but now I'm hungry.

Jackie

[Ima saver]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

I love rice, I could eat a big bowl of that and nothing else. Mac and cheese fills me up too.

[PRICEPLUS]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

KI love Mac and Cheese but I eat too much of it when I start eating it!

[LuxLiving]

Re: cheapest foods to fill you up(healthy)

Soup - made from leftover veggies - toss in some barley or rice. Eat the soup first, then you are not as hungry for other 'stuff'.

[markjason]

Eating vegetables without cooking is the cheapest food at all.