One of the first things you do when you decide to focus on your finances is to create a budget. After this step most of us find that there are areas where we need cut costs.
Food is one of those areas that you can’t eliminate. However, you might find that you need to stop eating out and cut down your grocery bill to fix your finances.
You can eat healthy and cut your grocery budget significantly by buying these 50 cheap foods.
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50 Cheap Foods to Cut Your Grocery Bill
Create your shopping list using the foods below. You’ll quickly learn that you can eat good and spend less money on food.
Make sure you make it to the end of the list. You’ll get a few recipes that you can make using the cheap foods on this list.
Proteins
1 – Ground Turkey
2 – Pinto Beans
3 – Black Beans
4 – Lentils
5 – Garbanzo Beans
6 – Eggs
7 – Almonds
8 – Chicken Thighs
9 – Chicken Legs
10 – Whole Chicken
11 – Canned Tuna
12 – Canned Salmon
13 – Canned Chicken
14 – Peanut Butter
15 – Ground Beef
Fruits & Vegatables
16 – Bananas
17 – Apples
18 – Pears
19 – Carrots
20 – Lettuce
21 – Cabbage
22 – Potatoes
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23 – Onions
24 – Garlic
25 – Kale
26 – Spinach
27 – Broccoli
28 – Canned Tomatoes
29 – Frozen Vegetables
Dry Goods & Whole Grains
30 – Brown/White Rice
31 – Oats
32 – Whole Grain Pasta
33 – Quinoa
34 – Whole Wheat Flour
35 – Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
36 – Popcorn
37 – Grits
38 – Box Mac & Cheese
39 – Saltine crackers
40 – Cornmeal
41 – Sugar
Dairy
42 – Powdered Milk
43 – Whole Milk
44 – Yogurt
45 – Cottage Cheese
46 – Bulk Block Cheese
Other Stuff
47 – Baking Soda
48 – Vinegar
49 – Salt/Pepper
50 – Other Seasonings (garlic salt, onion powder, etc.)
Cheap Recipes
A listing of cheap foods is nothing if you have no idea what to cook with it.
Right?
Here are a few cheap recipes to get you started. You’ll quickly see that you can save money and eat delicious meals.
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- Crock Pot Vegetable Chili – Frugal Living Mom
- Tomato and Macaroni Soup – Inspiration Made Simple
- Honey Lemon Chicken with Rice – Ann’s Entitled Life
- Mexican Quinoa – Freebie Finding Mom
- Best Spaghetti with Meatballs Recipe – My Gorgeous Recipes
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Oh wow! I never really thought of the cost of making my own food and how much I could save if I just put in the time to cook and think of healthy quick options to do. This is really motivating me to keep trying to cook more often!
Hey Stephanie, its really amazing how much money you can save cooking your own food. Meal planning will also help if you are short on time.
Perfect for weeknight dinners! I’m going to pin this to my Pinterest as well!
Thanks Jennifer! Thanks for pinning. 🙂
I love how you broke this up by food type. This is a great post to refer to when you want to eat healthy on a budget!
Hey Taranjit, I’m glad you found the food sections helpful. It’s pretty cool that you can eat healthy on a tight budget.
Thank you for providing recipes as well! Very good list, I’m definitely gonna try to make “Crock pot vegetable chili”
You’re welcome Alyona. Enjoy that Veggi Chili. 🙂
There are so many recipes using these simple ingredients. When the kids were little, these were staples in our pantry and freezer.
You’re so right Tracy. There is so much you can do with the foods on this list.
Your artic and recipes are very helpful. The more you cook at home it is cheaper and lower in calories. This is a very versitile list. Thanks again.
Super happy you found it helpful!
This sounds amazing, definitely going to try this. Need all the help on my budget!