Low Cost Survival Meals

[Praying]

With all of the rising in food prices, and the current state of our economy, with no sign of it getting any better, I was thinking it would be nice if we shared some of our low cost meal solutions with one another, and other little money saving tips we may all have.

I know that God will provide for us all during these times, but I also realize, that we all need to be in survival mode. I for one, have come to the realization, that a 3 or 4 course meal is not realistic for us anymore, we just can't afford to eat as we once did. Our meals are much simpler these days, and when in the past, my goal was to prepare an excellent meal for my family, which I would still like to be able to do, our finances no longer support that, so now my goals have shifted to survival, and how to provide a meal that is filling, and nutritious, to the best of my ability.

We still have bigger meals once or twice a week, but for the most part, our meals are very simple, and include one dish, and bread of some sort. Chicken n' dumplings is one of those dishes, and a can of peas can be added to it if desired.

I am hoping that we will all get some great ideas and support from one another to curb our expenses, and lift one another up as we all struggle with this world, while waiting for Jesus to take us out of here!

[Lsfarris77]

I'm thinking we will resort back to meat & potatoes kind of meals.... You can get (at this point) a bag of potatoes and 2 sausage links for about $5 today... That's of course if they stay in range of 2.50 for each. It is not very good for you unless you bake the potatoes and skimp the butter.

[kmendel]

Cream tuna over rice. Mix a can of drained tuna with a can of cream of chicken or asparagus soup and a half a soup can of milk................put it over some cooked rice. It's tasty! and, it fills the tummy rather cheaply.

[Hootmon]

'Dirty' Beans and Rice

[Wally]

Basics:

Beans, rice, potatoes,

Bread, noodles

greens and vegitables from your own garden

These are foundation for soups, stews, bakes.

Now add to them, chicken, eggs, fish --- if you can raise or hunt your own.
Add spices, salt, butter for flavor


For snacks, fruit or make your own.

the final group use as you can get on sale - other meats, sweets

[Praying]

I've gone to using only the canned chunky vegetable style spaghetti sauce(Del Monte or Hunts for about $1.00) over pasta, skipping the meat, and a tossed salad, and garlic toast. I can get a bag of mixed salad for $1.79. Many times, I have made my own dressing, by mixing mayo, ketchup, chopped onion and pickle if we didn't have any commercial salad dressing and my budget was really tight.

4 can eat this for about $ 6.00 and be full, and it's actually really good. I usually add a little more salt and garlic powder to the sauce. I use regular bread, margarine, and sprinkle the garlic powder on top and broil in oven because it's cheaper than actually buying garlic bread and our budget is really, really tight!

[IMSAVED]

Basics:

Beans, rice, potatoes,

Bread, noodles

greens and vegitables from your own garden

These are foundation for soups, stews, bakes.

Now add to them, chicken, eggs, fish --- if you can raise or hunt your own.
Add spices, salt, butter for flavor


For snacks, fruit or make your own.

the final group use as you can get on sale - other meats, sweets

Yes,veggies and fruits from your garden then get a cow and you have milk and then get a chicken and you have eggs.Hmmmm I guess you could get alot of chickens and have some chicken dinners and buy a pig and have alot of pork.But then who in the heck is going to pluck the chickens and butcher the pig.NOT ME

[Praying]

Cream tuna over rice. Mix a can of drained tuna with a can of cream of chicken or asparagus soup and a half a soup can of milk................put it over some cooked rice. It's tasty! and, it fills the tummy rather cheaply.

Hey, this is really good, - and cheap too! I never would have thought of this!
Thanks!

The King is coming!

[kmendel]

Thanks......it is good. First had it in my school cafeteria 56 years ago. I liked it so much, I told my mom about it, and she started making it. When I grew up and married, I fixed it for my family. I never have gotten tired of it.

[Tena]

We do a tuna/noodle salad
Elbow Noodles mixed with a can of tuna and mayo stirred in. You can add some cheese to the top or bread crumbs and bake. Stir in some peas for variety.

When we go camping our favorite meal is fried potatos with a chopped up kielbasa ring and a little onion.