cheap healthy foods

[daima]

So I'm going to be living on my own for the first time next year (I go to college but I've been living with my parents), and I need some suggestions on the kinds of foods to buy.

I'll be in an on-campus apartment with a fully-loaded kitchen -- meaning I'll have cupboard space, big fridge, stove, oven, and microwave. I really have no cooking skills whatsoever yet, but hopefully I will learn some stuff over the summer. I just made my first pot of spaghetti by myself actually -LOL- but it was delicious.

I don't have a big income so I want to save on groceries, and the other goal is to eat HEALTHY. Whenever I sleep over in a dorm room, friend's apartment, or eat in a dining hall, the food is so junky and gross it makes me sick. Don't get me wrong some of it can be good, but I want to develop a healthy lifestyle right off the bat. There is a local food co-op I will have to check out, and Whole Foods in the city, but I wanna look for what I can find in regular grocery stores too.

So what suggestions do you guys have for foods that are:
healthy
inexpensive
filling
easy to cook
can buy in bulk/lasts a long time
delicious?

p.s. I don't eat many vegetables so this could be tricky . I DO eat some meats, but I bet they're more expensive, and I wanna cut down on them if possible. Living the natural life man :rasta: peace

Beans(many different types), Rice, Tofu/soy products, Pasta's, Nuts, Fruit,cereal/oatmeal, Tortilla's, etc etc. Trash the canned stuff. Trash the meats. Fish? Not for me, but it freezes well and is cheap and nutritious.
Good luck in school. :thumbsup: and congratulations on your first pot of spaghetti. I like to add mushrooms and olives to my sauce, with a table spoon or so of Garlic powder. A tablespoon of cannabis butter added to it makes it very interesting.(one table spoon per serving)
dai*ma:stoned:

[pabloescobar209]

If you have a Sams club nearby you can stock up on alot of things in bulk. I buy a big thing of chicken, steak, lunchmeat and freeze most of it in individual portions so I can just take out a piece or 2 of meat and thaw it. Use olive oil instead of butter or vegetable oil it has hardly any saturated fat in it compared to those.

Get a big bag of rice, potatoes, I like fresh fruit and vegetables(kinda hard to start a healthy eating cycle without them) also a large selection of bread and cheese all reasonably priced and in bulk. It's 30-40 bucks to join but you will make that back in the first couple trips.

Lol at the Sam's club by my house they give out what seems to be and endless supply of food samples... you could problay get in a meal a day at Sam's club.

[daima]

semen

In some of your prior posts i was going to ask you to explain yourself. I see that that wont be necessary. Good luck.

dai*ma

[allsmiles]

-canned soup- some of the cans have easy recipes for a quick easy meal
-salads with lite dressings or a little oil and vinegar
-yogurt
-grilling- George Forman etc. anything grilled always tastes better - veggies, protein even fruit
good luck

[Genuine17]

dont be afraid to stop by your parents house for dinner on some nights, they will think your doing it just to see them but really.... your just getting free dinner

my bro did when he was going threw his freshman year of college and i will too.