What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by E-F » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:47 pm

I saw on a documentary there were ppl in zimbabwe who ate tree bark for want of anything else. didn't look particularly nutritious, but it's cheap as far as I know.

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by Rob11 » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:49 pm

gnome wrote:
Rob11 wrote:Your best bet is probably going Iceland and loading up on frozen veg, frozen fish and curly fries or something. I usually go Iceland and buy a bag of southern fried chicken, 2 bags of curly fries, frozen veg and 3 pizzas. That costs like 8/9 quid and will last you a few weeks.

My mate in first year had a similar problem to you. He ended up buying 100 economy burgers and a loaf of bread everytime he needed it and lived off burger sandwiches.
Yeah iceland is dirt cheap. i find their budget meat in their ready meals taste a lot like I imagine dog meat to taste lol.

Your friend is a hero. Did he not end up getting sick eating economy burgers and nothing else?
Nah, for the 3 months he ate them for he never once got sick of them, definitely a trooper. I have however lived with him for the past 2 years and haven't seen him touch an economy burger, so they may have left some bad memories with him haha.

Yeah, some of their ready meals are damn vile! I remember buying their curry ready meal (I think it was) and the amount of pepper I had to add was mental!

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by E-F » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:53 pm

Rob11 wrote:
gnome wrote:
Rob11 wrote:Your best bet is probably going Iceland and loading up on frozen veg, frozen fish and curly fries or something. I usually go Iceland and buy a bag of southern fried chicken, 2 bags of curly fries, frozen veg and 3 pizzas. That costs like 8/9 quid and will last you a few weeks.

My mate in first year had a similar problem to you. He ended up buying 100 economy burgers and a loaf of bread everytime he needed it and lived off burger sandwiches.
Yeah iceland is dirt cheap. i find their budget meat in their ready meals taste a lot like I imagine dog meat to taste lol.

Your friend is a hero. Did he not end up getting sick eating economy burgers and nothing else?
Nah, for the 3 months he ate them for he never once got sick of them, definitely a trooper. I have however lived with him for the past 2 years and haven't seen him touch an economy burger, so they may have left some bad memories with him haha.

Yeah, some of their ready meals are damn vile! I remember buying their curry ready meal (I think it was) and the amount of pepper I had to add was mental!
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by test_recordings » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:09 am

Potatos, you can live off them for years
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by LACE » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:48 am

peanuts are very filling in between meals.

sardines on toast
plain cheerios and milk
tuna
potatos and a bag of frozen broccoli
bag of pasta and some cheap red sauce
baked beans and hot dogs together
grilled cheese sandwiches
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by Forum » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:49 am

Some sort of special k or similar
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by test_recordings » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:21 am

You could just eat on alternate days
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by garethom » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:25 am

can usually find hench bags of bombay mix for pretty cheap too, got peas and nuts, etc. in it.

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by idontreallygiveashit » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:26 am

LACE wrote: grilled cheese sandwiches
Read on a slow news day a while back that this is one of the least economical foods people regularly make.

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by frank grimes jr. » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:26 pm

E-F wrote:I saw on a documentary there were ppl in zimbabwe who ate tree bark for want of anything else. didn't look particularly nutritious, but it's cheap as far as I know.
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Post by Electric_Head » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:30 pm

Bear grills eats leather.
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by E-F » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:48 pm

Electric_Head wrote:Bear grills eats leather.
what a stupid idea, are you seriously suggesting he should eat leather??!!

it's hugely expensive.

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by Electric_Head » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:56 pm

Maybe he has a couple belts and a pair of those hipster shoes folks are wearing.
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by Forum » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:57 pm

Bear Grillis eats his leather straight off the cow
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by LACE » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:41 pm

idontreallygiveashit wrote:
LACE wrote: grilled cheese sandwiches
Read on a slow news day a while back that this is one of the least economical foods people regularly make.
is it because of the cost of cheese?
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by AxeD » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:43 pm

LACE wrote:
idontreallygiveashit wrote:
LACE wrote: grilled cheese sandwiches
Read on a slow news day a while back that this is one of the least economical foods people regularly make.
is it because of the cost of cheese?
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by LACE » Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:51 pm

what about using kraft processed american cheese? i mean grilled cheese sandwhiches are really filling for me, i eat two of those and i don't have to eat until dinner time..

might be the same for him if he's my size hehe..
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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

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Re: What is the cheapest, most nutritious food?

Post by LACE » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:03 pm

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not the most inviting cheese but it's not that bad, melts well and is still a good source of calcium =3
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