How are people doing eating for less than $3 per meal?

[PeaceWave]

Tonight, at our house, it was shredded beef tacos:

(1) leftover pot roast,

(2) lettuce and tomatoes,

(3) tortillas

and our "one other thing" was homemade lemonade.

[pfitz59]

1. Chicken 'fingers'

Canned green beans and potato wedges.

[Melon]

2. Yum!

I make dry beans in an instant pot with sausage and onion. It will last me 4 days and is cheap.

[Attilatheblond]

3. Fuel prices and delivery charges will be so high people won't be able to afford to cook beans

Better get tinfoil, some boxes and start working on solar ovens.

[Arthur_Frain]

4. While the world goes mad

Life goes on. It’s one of the ways we keep the madness at bay.

[niyad]

5. Somehow, the concept of bloated billionaires instructing me on how

to economize while they grab everything they can is neither useful nor interesting.

[dpibel]

6. So Brooke Rollins was right?

You appear to be supporting the Trump administration idea that $3 is all a lesser mortal needs per meal.

Am I missing something?

[usedtobedemgurl]

7. We had corned beef hash tonight.

Definitely a comfort food for me. It was cheap, because I mystery shop. I had Dave’s Hot Chicken takeout for lunch - free due to mystery shopping. And I had 4 strips of bacon for breakfast -approximately $2.

[flvegan]

8. I recently had a craving for black beans and rice.

Publix (yeah, I know) had black beans for $1/can so I stocked up thinking just something to have for the craving and then have in storage for when it was needed. Without trying to eat to a budget or super frugally, I was surprised at the math. I figure my lunch of black beans and rice, with several dashes of Sriracha, cost me about 75 cents a meal. Granted, I don't eat big meals (I eat 5-6 smaller meals a day). That said, I'm just cooking/eating for one, so not providing for a family of 3 or 4, etc.

[Skittles]

9. isn't it nice getting this advice from repukes

while they waste TRILLIONS on senseless wars?