Friday dinner, weekend later
Full StoryfoodParty
"DIY pasta bar for bachelorette party"
Pasta bar was a hit, glad I didn't choose tacos
1/10 regret
1 month later later
Full StoryfoodLunch
"Plan and prepare lunches for work"
Lost a pants size by eating healthier lunches
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodRecipe
"Cooked easy meal"
Used canned ingredients, added soy sauce and Sriracha
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodMeat Alternatives
"Seeking cheaper protein options"
Explored cheaper alternatives for meat
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodGrocery
"bought cheap chicken at Kroger"
spent $5 on chicken, got quality protein
1/10 regret
1-2 weeks later later
Full StoryfoodPotatoes
"Got potatoes from food bank"
Concerned about spoilage, researched solanine
2/10 regret
dinner tonight later
Full StoryfoodFast Food
"used McDonald's reward points for free sandwich"
got free sandwich anyway
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodStreet Food
"Tried $1 meal"
Loved the flavor, added my own seasonings
1/10 regret
years later
Full Storyfoodbudget-friendly
"Cooking tortilla pizzas for quick meals"
Tortilla pizzas save me money and calories
1/10 regret
Summer months later
Full StoryfoodTomato Sandwich
"Grow own tomatoes to eat fresh"
Couldnt grow own tomatoes due to apartment
2/10 regret
1 week later later
Full StoryfoodCostco
"bought $8 chimichurri jar"
Added flavor to rice and beans
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodBudget Meal
"Cooked a dollar meal"
Cooked a tasty meal for cheap
1/10 regret
Unknown later
Full StoryfoodCooking at Home
"Frugal food pregnancy wins instead of being lazy"
I'm 8 weeks pregnant and I've been random cravings and weird aversions. I had been very tempted to order food from restaurants especially with all of the fatigue I've been feeling. I pushed myself to going to the grocery store and cooking the food myself. I'm not really telling anyone about the pregnancy yet. I wanted to share these small wins for myself l. Last night I was able to create an ihop dinner at home with my husband and I felt really proud of myself. I've saved a lot of money by doi
5/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodRecipe
"Made Colombian style rice and beans in Instant Pot"
Turned out super tasty and easy to make
1/10 regret
Unknown later
Full StoryfoodMeal Prep
"Eating on $40/week: Chicken and rice lunch prep"
Continuing my series on eating well on a $40/week grocery budget...
I work a Monday - Friday schedule and prep both my dinners and lunches on Sunday. For dinners, I cook a full meal (and have posted the past few weeks of my meals on this subreddit). It would be a little much to cook full meals for lunch as well, so instead I cut a few corners here and there and make what I like to call "assemblage meals", which aren’t as transformational as cooking per se, but instead assemble individual ingred
5/10 regret
Immediately later
Full StoryfoodKitchen Hack
"I made a zero-cost tofu press."
Tofu is cheap, healthy and delicious, so it's ironic that tofu presses cost a small fortune. The DIY versions are great, but they require purchase of the supplies. You actually don't need ANY of that!
Just keep the original plastic box from your previous cook. Open up new tofu box and squish it on top, weigh it down with a container of water, and let gravity handle the rest.
The built-in grooves provide perfect drainage—no hole-punching required. It’s a zero-cost, zero-clutter way to get be
1/10 regret
Unknown later
Full StoryfoodGroceries
"I started buying rotisserie chickens instead of lunch meat."
I know a lot of people don't like Walmart but hear me out. Walmart has rotisserie chickens for $3.97, they are a bit smaller than Costco's but if you are on SNAP you can buy the chilled ones on SNAP at Walmart. I have been buying two of them, casually stripping most of the meat, and then using the bones and whatever meat and skin is left with a bag of frozen mire poix mix to make over 4 quarts of high quality chicken stock that is better than anything you can buy in the store for 8$/quart. My ro
5/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodPlant-based diet
"Follow advice to eat rice and beans"
Was curious about rice and beans combo, now understand its cultural significance
2/10 regret
1 year later later
Full Storyfoodspecialty diets
"cut out most expenses to save on groceries"
cutting expenses led to high food costs despite efforts to save
8/10 regret