- 2 boxes of mac and cheese + couple cans of tuna + can of vegetables in an easy one I make. Good for 2 to 4 meals.
- Good one in the morning is the generic pop tarts with peanut butter spread on the flat sides and eaten like a sandwich. Just have a glass of water or juice nearby because it can be tough to swallow.
- Can of potatoes + precooked kielbasa fried up in a pan is another one that’s quick and easy and relatively cheap. Gives you another 2 to 4 meals in a jam.
- Coffee mixed with a swiss miss packet and milk is good for a double dose of caffeine in the morning. Free milk / creamer from a convenience store / coffee shop. Screw the stares from the latte crowd.
- Those leftover sauce packets are always good to mix in with the rice after putting the water in for some cheap flavoring. The leftover salt / msg flavoring pack from the ramen works for this too. I'll do this with expired mustard too, and it always comes out good.
- My fav is small bag of Doritos or corn chips hand crushed in the bottom of the bag. Save the bag and add refried beans and/or meat of your choice plus mashed potatoes and whatever diced veggies you have on hand. Can eat right from the bag with fork, spoon, or spork. It’s called a walking taco I believe.
- Pork shoulder / picnic is usually your cheapest option for good meat around $1 - $1.50 a pound.
- If you’re in dire straits, hang around a corporate convenience store dumpster between 1 – 4am. They trash a lot of good premade stuff around this time that they won’t sell for legal reasons. Doesn't apply to 7 elevens as they reuse / swap out the exp dates. I've seen hot dogs there that stray dogs would probably walk away from.
