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Eating to grow - On a Budget

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incurab1e

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Ok, so i have a pretty limited budget at the moment.

I was wondering what foods/meals people have found to be useful, and cheap.

Buying protein powders can be expensive, but i am going to get some. What should i look for?

Thanks
 
Cans of tuna and salmon, I always look in the deli sections of the grocery ads for who has deli turkey on sale. Cottage Cheese is ultra-inexpensive. Wal-mart always seems to have those frozen 5oz Salmon portions on sale for $1.00 a piece. If you eat a lot of egg whites, buy the whole eggs rather than the egg substitutes and seperate the yolks. At $0.99 a dozen, its cheaper than $2.99 for the equivalent of 8 eggs you would get with Egg-beaters. Sometimes you can catch the egg substitutes on sale, you can freeze egg whites up to six months, so stock up! Canned fruits can help too, just look for stuff in extra-light syrup or juice. Mandarin oranges are relatively cheap, also generic Ruby red grapefruit sections. If you aren't afraid of multi-grain breads, get your breads at the day-old store and freeze it.

For low-cal or low G.I. veggies, yellow squash, sweet potatoes, zucchini and broccoli are cheaper than let's say asparagus. Get dried beans instead of canned. Buy the 2.5 lb bags of chicken breasts. I know they add broth, but at 8.99 for 2.5lb its a helluva lot cheaper than 4.99/lb.

Invest in a small chest type deep freeze, when you see buy one/get one or two meat sales, stock up and freeze it.
 
Try shopping at Sams or Costco. I save a lot by buying for 2-3 weeks in bulk. Just stay away from their protein as it has gum in it and gets very thick.
 
Im not sure of the price on these but some other options are:

Oatmeal
Cottage Cheese
Egg Whites - 50g protein per container
Black Beans
Rice
Tuna
 
Thanks!

Although i'm in the Uk, we don't have many Walmarts over here....... yet!

I have bought a load of stuff as per your suggestions,, in bulk - cooked all in bulk and frozen, easy for the week then - Cheerz!!

Also, All this eating is making me windy :-)
 
incurab1e said:
Thanks!

Although i'm in the Uk, we don't have many Walmarts over here....... yet!

I have bought a load of stuff as per your suggestions,, in bulk - cooked all in bulk and frozen, easy for the week then - Cheerz!!

Also, All this eating is making me windy :-)
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Heh, very American of me to assume you are American. Glad its working out, and yes, a high protein diet initially makes you very windy!
 
I saw that salmon at Wal*Mart. It was 1 buck for a package. I went there the otherday though and they marked it down to 50 cents!!!!! I baught like 10 of those, and the funny thing is, I already had half a dozen at the house.
 
cwc73 said:
I saw that salmon at Wal*Mart. It was 1 buck for a package. I went there the otherday though and they marked it down to 50 cents!!!!! I baught like 10 of those, and the funny thing is, I already had half a dozen at the house.
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What did you think of it, it wasn't farm raised and it tasted so much better to me. But I used to snag chinooks on the Genesee in NY back in the day and got it fresh, so I may be biased against farm-raised salmon. I was at Wally world a couple hours ago getting meats, got 3lbs of Chicken Breasts for $7.99 frozen,( its the broth added crap, tho) couldn't find any more of the salmon.
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Second Nature Eggs were $2.00 a pint! So I picked up 10 cartons of them, into the freezer they go!

By the way, eggbeaters, second nature eggs, and any other eggwhite in a carton can be frozen for up to six months without a problem, so if you see it on sale, go heavy on it.
 
I love the way it tastes. I usually dab it up with some seasoning salt or other spices and throw it on the grill or George forman.
 
Join the military. If you aren't married you'll eat all you want for free. If you are married, go to the commisary.. I used to buy steaks ( new ones ) for $1.50 a piece. 1 lb of steak is no wheres near that cheap up here in Boston. They say people who shop at a commisary in the military save 30% on average for their gocery shopping.

If you don't want to join, find a local military base, find the youngest kid possible and offer him $10 to buy the food for you.
 
Air Force Commision is only 3 years away for me. ROTC btw. Oh and one reason why everything is so cheap is because there isn't a tax on that stuff. If only there were gas stations open on the bases.
 
HA! Join the military! That is probably the furthest thing from my mind right now :-)

I'm doing ok with frozen breast, supermarkets own tuna and some bargain pork - plenty of nuts too.

some Whey powder should be arriving today too
 
In the UK, I got to Netto (cheap as shit Denmark food chain). Their choice is basic, but a BB dream as everything that is high in protein (chicken brest, turkey fillets, eggs, kidney beans etc) is so cheap, its a joke! I can BB on £20 - 25 a week no problem.
 
chase152 said:
Join the military. If you aren't married you'll eat all you want for free. If you are married, go to the commisary.. I used to buy steaks ( new ones ) for $1.50 a piece. 1 lb of steak is no wheres near that cheap up here in Boston. They say people who shop at a commisary in the military save 30% on average for their gocery shopping.

If you don't want to join, find a local military base, find the youngest kid possible and offer him $10 to buy the food for you.
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HA...LMAO...that is probably the worste advise for gaining weight i have ever heard in my life. yeah join the military and eat all u want....ok bro...what military did u join. its more like join the military and become a scrawny little fuck, run everyday, and take orders from complete morons...LMAO...food is cheaper but come on bro lets be serious

p.s. nice karma bro..you must have done a bad thing
 
bicepts101 said:
HA...LMAO...that is probably the worste advise for gaining weight i have ever heard in my life. yeah join the military and eat all u want....ok bro...what military did u join. its more like join the military and become a scrawny little fuck, run everyday, and take orders from complete morons...LMAO...food is cheaper but come on bro lets be serious

p.s. nice karma bro..you must have done a bad thing
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Did you once say you were a chef in the military (I think it was you). Well if it was, then your in the perfect job to raid the kitchen non stop and eat like a mofo. All that steak needs to be tasted before being served you know!
 
riverrock said:
Did you once say you were a chef in the military (I think it was you). Well if it was, then your in the perfect job to raid the kitchen non stop and eat like a mofo. All that steak needs to be tasted before being served you know!
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yeah im a cook....and ill be damn if somebody is gonna come through the chow line and think im gonna give them all u can eat. depends on what they want...ill always gtive extra meat....you can tell if someone hungry or if they're tryin to get big.

this not the best job to get big at all....better than any other one in the army but i just dont have time to be eating......to busy cooking.....you're not allowed to taste anything...although i do....i try and smash as much as possible....not easy though
 
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