How I Make 20 Healthy Meals for $30

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Stella

If you are trying to cut your grocery budget, Brian has some ideas.

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14 Responses to How I Make 20 Healthy Meals for $30

  1. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:
    October 12, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    This looks pretty good except for the garlic kale. I don’t think I could swallow that.

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  2. Re-Farmer's avatar Re-Farmer says:
    October 12, 2023 at 2:23 pm

    It always amazes me how cheap food is in the US.

    Yes, I know that’s a relative thing, but wow.

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    • Stella's avatar Stella says:
      October 12, 2023 at 2:28 pm

      Depends on where you are in the U.S. too. He is in the St. Louis area.

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      • Re-Farmer's avatar Re-Farmer says:
        October 12, 2023 at 2:48 pm

        I tried to look at the package of chicken, full screen and highest resolution. It looks like that entire package was under $5???? That can’t be right, can it?

        I was curious and looked up the current sale price at our local grocery store for the same cut of chicken. It’s $3.49/lb, or US$2.55 at today’s exchange rates. So for 4 pieces, that would be about roughly Cdn$12 or almost US$9, assuming each leg and thigh is a little under a pound. When I see them as family packs in the stores at regular price, there’s usually 6 of them in a pack, and they are at about Cdn$25/US$18 or more for the package. So what he paid at Aldi would just barely cover a family pack of those chicken legs and thighs. Granted, that would be more chicken in the pack, at least, but you should couldn’t get all those groceries for only $30. Not even close.

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        • Stella's avatar Stella says:
          October 12, 2023 at 3:11 pm

          I just checked my Kroger, and you can get 10# of chicken leg quarters for $8.99, and that is the Shipt delivery price. Checked the Kroger website, and the same chicken is $7.99 for 10#.

          At Aldi, the price listed on line for my local store is $1.19 per pound for an approx. 5# package.

          I am in the Detroit suburbs, and my Aldi store is in Clawson, MI, if you want to check.

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        • Stella's avatar Stella says:
          October 12, 2023 at 3:17 pm

          Here is his shopping list, and his pantry items (in the description box on YouTube):

          GROCERY LIST:
          4 bone-in chicken legs
          2lb/1kg bag of dried black beans (sub 4 cans)
          dozen eggs
          2 onions
          1 avocado
          12oz/350g Carrots
          Head of cabbage
          Kale (2lb/1kg bag)
          Head of garlic
          Poblano pepper
          Button mushrooms
          cilantro
          Cherry tomatoes
          Frozen peas
          Bag rice
          Feta
          8oz/220g can tomato sauce
          can tomato paste
          Tostada shells

          PANTRY:
          Cooking oil
          Salt
          Pepper
          Hot sauce
          Better than bouillon
          Ground cumin
          Chili powder
          Onion powder
          Garlic powder
          Vinegar
          Dried oregano
          Turmeric
          Pickled jalapenos
          Oyster sauce
          Soy sauce
          Sesame oil
          Mayo
          Sriracha

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          • Stella's avatar Stella says:
            October 12, 2023 at 3:32 pm

            I shopped his list at my Aldi for pickup, and got a total of $39.36. I got a full 5# of the chicken, and some things I subbed – I got 2 packages of 12 oz. organic chopped kale, because that is all they had, a package of jalapenos, because no poblano, a 3-pack of garlic.

            Pretty close.

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