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Originally Posted by beautyandbrains
As far as the dogs go, you can cook up a big pot of rice, seasoned with a tiny bit of bacon or hamburger meat or grease (if that's all you have) and they will gobble it up. Many expensive dog foods contain rice as a key ingredient as it's considered healthy for a dog's digestion. Some weeks when I'm between my online paydays from survey sites, etc, I run low on money to buy cat food and this idea always works for me. My cats haven't starved yet.
As far as quick fix meals, forget the fancy box dinners. Instead, cook up a big pot of noodles or rice and mix in (or top with) a can of Chunky soup or canned Hormel chili. You could easily feed a small army with that kind of meal for less than $5.00.
I've done both of those things before and they really work. Another idea would be to boil eggs and make egg salad sandwiches (boiled eggs mixed with your favorite mayo-mustard condiments and pickle relish or whatever you prefer). If you want to add protein, go for canned salmon or tuna, which is cheap and healthy. That's another big money saver. You can buy a dozen eggs for a couple dollars and a loaf of cheap store brand bread for $1.00 (depending upon where you live). A can of salmon is usually less than $2.00, tuna is even cheaper.
For breakfast, serve up scrambled eggs on toast or oatmeal. Cereal is often very expensive. But, the pantry basics like oatmeal and even grits are cheaper and last longer.
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You give excellent advice. My stepmom use to add corn and other vegetables to make a meal go further. Tuna with noodles and bread crumbs stick out in my mind as well. We also had grits as a meal too. My father raised us children to appreciate the food on the table even though we weren't poor but we had to eat everything. I thank god every day that he taught us this lesson because it taught me to never look down on others and to be grateful for his lessons. I always remember that there is starving people in china.
10-19-2011, 10:33 PM
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