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Probably the cheapest, most healthful breakfast you can cook is oatmeal. For 1 or 2 people, measure out your 5-minute rolled oats and water in a microwave-safe bowl (a shallow, wide bowl works best) and microwave at 60% power for about 3 minutes. For more than 2 servings, cook it on top of the stove per the package directions. Add a serving of seasonal fruit and you have a healthful meal.
For a healthful, quick breakfast that needs no cooking, make smoothies. You can put nearly anything into a smoothie, including raw fruit, yogurt, nuts (particularly almonds), leftover oatmeal, milk, ice cubes to increase the volume, a bit of vanilla.
For a change of pace, a slice of cheese toast with an orange on the side makes a decent breakfast. So does a peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich.
My favorite healthful pancake recipe is 1/3 cup 1-minute rolled oats, 3/4 cup white whole-wheat flour, 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder, a pinch of salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup canola oil, 3/4 cup water. Mix, bake on a griddle, serve with applesauce or fruit preserves or syrup.
For other meals of the day, remember that you need to make your meals 1/2 fruits and non-starchy vegetables, 1/4 whole grains, and 1/4 protein (including pulses and legumes). Interesting ways to eat healthy and cheap include:
Bean Soup
Select dried beans/peas–one kind or mix several kinds (dark take longer to cook; light cook quicker).
Wash and pick over the beans; soak several hours or overnight if you have time to do so.
Drain; put in cooking pot and cover with water to the second knuckle of your index finger.
Add any vegetables you car to add. Good additions include root veggies–carrots, onions, parsnips–and celery
Cook until done, 1 to 4 hours, depending on the bean variety. Serve with raw veggies and cornbread.
Rice and Greens
I got this "recipe" when I visited a friend who was cooking it. I thought it sounded gross; he invited me to taste it, and I liked it. You might too.
Wash 1 pound of mixed greens (turnip, mustard, kale, rocket, and similar greens)
Put the greens in a cooking pot with 1 cup of brown rice, 2 cups of water, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Bring to a boil, cover, and cook for 1 hour.
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Microwave meals, best way to go and easiest and fastest!
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think simple and healthy.
Make oatmeal, pasta, and other stuff.
Dont rely on unhealthy microwave meals.
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One of the cheapest and easiest meals I make is a pot of mince and veggie stew with mashed potatoes, or even chop the spuds into bite sized pieces and cook in a larger pot.
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Buy biscuits from the frozen foods case, it is just as cheap to buy them frozen than to make them from scratch.
Grits are a cheap hot cereal; if possible use Swanson’s Flavor Boost Concentrated Broth to make the grits. It’s better than plain water.
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Also, buy the frozen pancakes and waffles. Just as cheap as made from scratch.
Turkey bacon or turkey patty is good, cheap and healthy.
A platter of fresh fruit is always nice.
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try youtube for lots of home chefs on how to cook. Go and buy a cookbook or google some recipe websites there is heaps around.
Easy meals for breakfast
scrambled egg on toast (mix two eggs with few tablespoon of milk then cook on non stick frypan with some butter in it. Cook till eggs just start to harden)
microwave some fast cook oats it should take about a min or so just make sure you use a large enough bowl and follow packet on how much milk etc to add
get some muesli and add few tablespoon of plain yogurt and a teaspoon of honey
get some fetta cheese and serve with some watermelon
cook some bacon rasher in a frypan and little oil and cook till just brown (not too much or it will be crispy) and serve on some bread with some tomato/bbq sauce
make toasted sandwich with some ham and cheese or tomato and cheese
grill some cheese on toast
Cheap meals
2 min noodles with ham, peas and cream or tuna, onion, sweetcorn and cream
sandwich with topping your choice ie chicken and avocado, ham and cheese,
pasta with sauce either make a vegetable sauce or meat sauce (google for more info)
sausages/steak with mashed potato and vegetables ie pea, carrot, sweetcorn
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Probably the cheapest, most healthful breakfast you can cook is oatmeal. For 1 or 2 people, measure out your 5-minute rolled oats and water in a microwave-safe bowl (a shallow, wide bowl works best) and microwave at 60% power for about 3 minutes. For more than 2 servings, cook it on top of the stove per the package directions. Add a serving of seasonal fruit and you have a healthful meal.
For a healthful, quick breakfast that needs no cooking, make smoothies. You can put nearly anything into a smoothie, including raw fruit, yogurt, nuts (particularly almonds), leftover oatmeal, milk, ice cubes to increase the volume, a bit of vanilla.
For a change of pace, a slice of cheese toast with an orange on the side makes a decent breakfast. So does a peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich.
My favorite healthful pancake recipe is 1/3 cup 1-minute rolled oats, 3/4 cup white whole-wheat flour, 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder, a pinch of salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup canola oil, 3/4 cup water. Mix, bake on a griddle, serve with applesauce or fruit preserves or syrup.
For other meals of the day, remember that you need to make your meals 1/2 fruits and non-starchy vegetables, 1/4 whole grains, and 1/4 protein (including pulses and legumes). Interesting ways to eat healthy and cheap include:
Bean Soup
Select dried beans/peas–one kind or mix several kinds (dark take longer to cook; light cook quicker).
Wash and pick over the beans; soak several hours or overnight if you have time to do so.
Drain; put in cooking pot and cover with water to the second knuckle of your index finger.
Add any vegetables you car to add. Good additions include root veggies–carrots, onions, parsnips–and celery
Cook until done, 1 to 4 hours, depending on the bean variety. Serve with raw veggies and cornbread.
Rice and Greens
I got this "recipe" when I visited a friend who was cooking it. I thought it sounded gross; he invited me to taste it, and I liked it. You might too.
Wash 1 pound of mixed greens (turnip, mustard, kale, rocket, and similar greens)
Put the greens in a cooking pot with 1 cup of brown rice, 2 cups of water, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Bring to a boil, cover, and cook for 1 hour.
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Start with eggs. Eggs are cheep and almost impossible to mess up. Fried or boiled. You can even crack the shell and pour the egg into boiling water for poached. And if you microwave them, just pop the yoke so it doesn’t pop in your microwave oven. Add toast or a cereal bar and your set to go.
When you get the hang of it, move on to omelets.
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