r/EatCheapAndHealthy

Is it healthy to consume 250 ml of zero sugar coke daily?

I’m single and accidentally bought a 2lb block of cheese. What can I do with it?! lol

Hi guys! I have about 1 lb of carrots I need to use up. What are some ways I could use them up? Preferably someone I can batch cook and freeze for later. I also have an almost 4 year old if that helps anything.

Thank you!

I just made a big batch of granola. I like a little sprinkled on my Greek yoghurt in the mornings. It's one of those things that I find worth it to make from scratch, so I can fine tune it, not to mention how expensive it is to buy pre-made. I put in rolled oats, hemp hearts, wheat germ, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, puffed quinoa, peanut oil and brown sugar, then roasted in a slow oven for 45m. I measured everything to the gram and plugged it into a calorie counter. A 30g serving has 2?!? grams of fiber?!? How??!! What am I missing here?

Hello! Recently had a big change to my life and am trying to start eating rice/rotisserie chicken/soy sauce as a cheap decent meal (like I did as a kid lol) would like a recommendation for smth green/healthy to add tho!

I have pickled garlic, okra, chayote, and theres only so much a girl can eat standing in front of the fridge. Is there some sort of bean salad, chickpea/tuna salad vibe in which these can get used up?

Me and my boyfriend have been on a health journey for 4 months now. We only make stuff homemade, always buy “organic”, more vegetables/fruit, less carbs.. etc.

well this has become a problem because my boyfriend is very picky and its also very time consuming to always make homemade meals when we both work and are both tired.

My boyfriend works for 10 hours loading trucks, and he doesn’t eat nearly as much as he should and we’ve noticed he is losing weight but he’s already been skinny before. I don’t know what to do and I don’t know what to feed him, he doesn’t like vegetables, he doesn’t care for yogurt, he hardly wants to eat fruit (he’s better with fruit than vegetables) and if I’m too tired to cook, cereal is all he eats. He never makes food for himself so all he eats is what I cook.

I really don’t know what to do.

Sorry if I made this longer than it should be.

short: My bf is very picky and losing weight because he doesn’t like to eat healthy so usually just doesn’t eat at all unless it’s cereal.

I have 3 frozen bags of deli sliced Honey Ham. I need ideas to use it up besides sandwiches, grilled ham and cheese, and ham wrapped cheese sticks. Thank you in advance!

trying to actually stock a useful pantry without spending $200. curious what the real answer is for people who cook regularly, not the obvious stuff.

spice, vegetable, protein, whatever. what do you genuinely never let run out?

Hi!

I’m trying to build a personal list of foods I actually like, but I realized I often just forget what options exist.

Is there any kind of database or list (not necessarily 100% complete) that includes a wide range of foods?

I don’t need it for strict dieting or calories, more like inspiration to expand my food choices.

Websites, apps, PDFs, anything works 🙏

Thanks!

Give me simple to make snacks involving apples because I got a lot..like alot alot..like enough to make 8 apples pies and a few apple crisps.

I love rhubarb- looking for some new recipes this year! Have a rhubarb curd and rhubarb muffins I love

Every time someone calculates the cost of a home cooked meal they act like you throw away the entire bottle of olive oil after using two tablespoons.

Like yeah technically that chicken stir fry costs $14 if you count the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic powder, and ginger you bought. But those bottles last months. The actual cost per meal is probably closer to $3.

And don't even get me started on the people who factor in electricity and water usage. Sir this is dinner not a business expense report.

I feel like this is why people think cooking at home isn't worth it. They see these breakdowns online and think they might as well just order takeout. But once you have a stocked pantry the per-meal cost drops so much.

Anyone else annoyed by this or am I just being weird about it?

Hello, my senior mother recently (last few months) has been dealing with bad esophageal irritation. She needs to avoid foods that cause either acid reflux or gassiness (since burping causes her a lot of pain). She's lost a lot of weight and energy and motivation because she's been stuck eating the same thing constantly.

I'm looking for recipes that are GERD-friendly and avoid ingredients that cause gas. (Or gas friendly recipes that avoid acid-reflux causing ingredients) I've been doing my best to find recipes, but unfortunately, searches generally turn up with GERD only results, wherein the recipes include several ingredients that would cause gas (aka high fiber), or gas/bloating only results, which often include ingredients that aren't good for GERD.

I have been filtering through recipes myself to try to give her some variety, but between work and school and limited ingredients, I've been struggling to help her.

We generally grocery shop at the local chinese supermarket and at Costco, but can make a trip to Trader Joe's if necessary.

I'd greatly appreciate any help or suggestions. TIA.

I’m writing this in the McDonalds parking lot eating some double cheese burgers and fries and feeling guilty.

Something I’ve been noticing when reading people’s meal routines is that many seem to build their meals around a “main component”.

For some people it’s protein (chicken, fish, tofu, eggs), and then they add vegetables and carbs around it.

Others seem to start with whatever vegetables they have and build the meal from there.

And some people just cook whatever sounds good that day.

It made me curious — when you think about a meal, what do you usually start with?🤔

I'm 18 and i'm trying to eat healthier especially to get in better shape for summer. i'm active and everything that doesn't really matter though. since im 18 i don't really have the money to buy ny strips every week like i would like to. i'm not stretching bread, so i don't want the bottom of the barrel meats. just wanting to know the best bang for your buck type of cuts. really looking for steak cuts, where to buy salmon, and any other good cuts of meat that taste good and are relatively easy to make and of course on the healthier side. NO PORK. hate it. but anyways i can't really buy bulk at costco(don't have a membership). but i would just like some general advice on where to and what to buy.

Sometimes I get to work so late that I don't want to think about eating or making dinner. Curious if you have a protein shake you like. I'm

Thinking if I can get home, have a protein shake, and a piece of fruit

Thoughts? Would love to know your ready-to-drink options

I've been trying to use cabbage more and enjoy stir frying it with bacon, onion, garlic, and butter with some paprika and salt. I don't know what to do with the core, though. Aside from vegetable stock, what are some ways to use it? Stir frying it doesn't make it really soft or tasty enough.