If you had to go to the grocery store, and only had $20, What foods would you buy to last you 3 days?

...Hypothetical situation, of course.

• naturalia french vanilla yogurt
• quaker instant wildberry medley high-fiber oatmeal
• frozen raspberries
• whole grain bread
• low-fat cheese
• baby carrots
• baby spinach

that should be about $20 i think? i dunno, i never pay when i shop because my mother does, and i don't look at the bill.

 cereal, eggs, some fruit, and I could live off of that. 

Beef and brown rice or lentils.

Is this just for dinner or for all meals?

If it's just for dinner, I'd buy stuff to make chili: tomatoes, beans, lean beef or turkey and whole wheat rolls.

* apples
* celery sticks
* bananas
* 3 bottles of lipton green tea
* blueberries
haha :)

bag of oatmeal

cans of tuna

bag of apples

a few veggies

nut butter

bread(been there, done that;)

hahah fun question..

cereal fruit (mangos, apples, plumes, blueberries) peanut butter crackers soup cans water tea

vodka, cranberry juice, and aspirin in case i run out of vodka by the 3rd day. hahaha totally kidding.

i'd buy potatoes, milk, cereal, spaghetti & sauce, and gum

Whole wheat pasta, dried beans and lentils, brown rice, frozen veggies, a loaf of whole wheat bread.

I think I could live off of cereal and milk. I would have to get something like kashi with a lot of protein.

Maybe some salad fixings.

beans, whole-wheat tortillas, salsa, cottage cheese, whatever veggies I can get with what's left over.

bulgur / whole grain bread

eggs / turkey

fresh and frozen veggies

=^..^= MOLLY

• 24 Organic brown eggs; they're on sale this week. $1.99
• 32oz. Dannon Plain Nonfat Yogurt. $1.50
• Amy's All-American Veggie Burgers. $2.50
• 16oz. Nonfat Cottage Cheese (store brand). $1.00
• Ezekiel Live-Grain Bread. $2.50
• Half-Gallon of Skim Milk. $1.25
• Brown Rice (store brand). $1.25
• Mixed Fresh Fruit Salad. $2.75
• Broccoli, Carrots, and Califlower Mixed Bag of Veggies. $2.25
• 20oz. Can of No-Salt-Added Peas (store brand - on sale) 40c
• 20 oz. Can of Mixed Beans (pinto, black, and kidney) $.80
• Natural Peanut Butter. $1.50
• Oatmeal - whole oats. $2.00

This is actually $21.00, but I could reduce it by buying Healthy Life bread instead of Ezekiel if I had to.

Oops...double post.

Original Post by zebulancherry:

• 24 Organic brown eggs; they're on sale this week. $1.99
• 32oz. Dannon Plain Nonfat Yogurt. $1.50
• Amy's All-American Veggie Burgers. $2.50
• 16oz. Nonfat Cottage Cheese (store brand). $1.00
• Ezekiel Live-Grain Bread. $2.50
• Half-Gallon of Skim Milk. $1.25
• Brown Rice (store brand). $1.25
• Mixed Fresh Fruit Salad. $2.75
• Broccoli, Carrots, and Califlower Mixed Bag of Veggies. $2.25
• 20oz. Can of No-Salt-Added Peas (store brand - on sale) 40c
• 20 oz. Can of Mixed Beans (pinto, black, and kidney) $.80
• Natural Peanut Butter. $1.50
• Oatmeal - whole oats. $2.00

This is actually $21.00, but I could reduce it by buying Healthy Life bread instead of Ezekiel if I had to.

 

Extremely wise choices w/ just 21 bucks, Nicely Balanced.

As many apples, broccoli, and oatmeal as 20 dollars can buy! ^_~

2 # dried black beans, 2 # brown rice, an onion, carrots, 2 heads broccoli, 3 apples, 2 packages tofu, 1 # rolled oats, 1 package tortillas, 1 avocado, and if there was enough money left: salsa :)

.. Twenty dollars to last three days!?  Oh god, that's be a delight for me.

We have, if we're lucky, about seven to ten dollars a week (maybe two weeks out of the month) to spend on groceries and gas.

Not healthy at all, but staples are Ramen, canned soup, rice, a box of cereal, bread, and a gallon of milk.  If we have all of those things in our cabinets and have money to spend on groceries, we'll get fresh produce that's on sale, sometimes luncheon meat or eggs, or bags of frozen vegetables.

Maaaan, I can not wait until I get a job that does more than keep me on call..

(all store brands)
red kidney beans canned   (.50c)
rice  (about 1.25)
skim milk (1/2 gal as its cheaper) ($2? not sure of price)
1lb of bannas (.55)
box of  cereal or oatmeal (anything low in sugar) $2
Celery (1.40)
bag of veggie salad ($2 ?)
wheat Spagghetti (.77)
Can of tomatos diced (.50)
some onions ($1 ?)
yogurt (fat free or low fat)  (.50)
dozen Eggs ($1.25)
can green beans (.40)
tortilla ($1.50)
Fat free cheese or low fat ($2)
1 lb lean beef or turkey or chicken ($2.5)

all for about $19.62

you could make as meals: pasta marinara, salsa and tortillas (for a snack) red beans and rice, chicken(or whatever meat) and rice. Fajitas.  

Corn or flour Tortillas (.98 - $2.00)

Eggs ($1.25)

Bag of apples/Oranges ($3.00)

Lettuce ($1.50) 

Tomato ($1.00) 

Chicken or ground beef ($3.00) 

Pasta (60 cents)

Can of spaghetti sauce (99 cents)

A potato (99 cents or less) 

A couple of cans of beans (less than a buck) 

I might throw in light cheese or sour cream (or 99 cent salsa which I really MUST have) but really the rest - I'd use the leftovers for oil/pam/spices/condiments etc. I'd also probably throw in a chocolate treat if it was on sale for say .33 cents.