Frugal & Veggie

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I am amazed how people think that eating Veggie is

going to be more expensive. Rice (brown) and beans

make a great source of protein and are about as cheap

as you can get.

 

COOK IN BULK

This is a great protien dish, cook two cups of brown

rice and set off to the side, Then prepare about one

to two cups of black beans, or a bean mixture and put

off to the side. Then sautee someone onions, garlic

ground pepper, finely diced carrotts and celery in

olive oil. Then mix everything together (this part can

be froozen for later, or made in bulk and freeze

half). Ad some fresh parsley and diced tomatoes. This

is what I call the english version. Exchange the

parsely for cilantro and sautee green or yellow

peppers instead of celery and make it south west

style. Make it in big batches and eat like a king all

week, is great cold. I like to put a little ranch

dressing on it and peppochinis on the side. Probably

less than a 50 cents a serving.

 

SPROUTS

A small handfull of beans, sprout them! In two to

three days, salad, full of protiens, enzymes, and all

sorts of good stuff. A big jumble of bean sprouts

about 25 cents worth of lentil beans and about 3 days

of growth will fill me up for 2 to 4 hour hike. (I

hike slow) but will defninately last me through lunch

to diner.Sprinkle some salad dressing on them and dig

in.

 

CHEAP EXPENSIVE FRUITS SMOOTHIES

Do you like protien smoothes? Buy the cheap no name

soy protein powder with no sugers artificail sweetners

or anything else. Then when ever at the produce

section look for the fruit that has been moved to

clearence, follow the flies. Bannans that are about

ready to turn are often 10 cents a pound, not to

mention other expensive fruits. Never buy anything

that looks to far gone. Take home and cut up and

freeze, IMMEDIATELY. Then take out froozen chunks of

fruit and mix into your protein smoothy with a little

rice or soy milk. The soy and rice milk can also be

watered down, depending on budget and taste

preference.