Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Here are my two cents: We love to make " spicy rice " as my 5-yr-old calls it. Brown rice mixed with canned refried vegetarian beans. I can eat that as well on a corn tortilla (homemade from corn flour or store bought) with avocado, salsa,etc. Our other fave is spicy tofu and broccoli. Broccoli, tofu with ginger, garlic, basil, Bragg's and tahini over rice noodles or rice. Inexpensive and can be eaten for any meal. --- Laurie Bilyeu <lauriebilyeu wrote: > I think I've mentioned here before that I'm in a > graduate program in > nutrition. Well, I have a project to work on that > y'all can help me with if > you feel like it. I am designing a 3 day menu for a > family of four on a food > stamp budget, which equals $55 for three days > groceries. It's a more > interesting challenge to assume this struggling > family is also > gluten-free-and will be more helpful for the > population I'll probably work > with as a nutritionist. > > > > In my hypothetical " family " the mom is pregnant, son > is 15 and daughter is > 7. I can't remember what I was willing/unwilling to > cook when I was pregnant > (because I only have a teenager these days). And I > can't remember what 7 > year olds eat or how much either. > > > > So the questions you can answer for me are: > > 1. What are the very inexpensive, highly nutritious > meals you make that > the whole family really likes? You don't have to > give me recipes-I can > probably figure that part out. I'll scan files etc > as well, but the > important part of the question is what your family > loves. > 2. What's the portion size for those meals for your > 7ish year old, if > you have one? > 3. If you've been pregnant recently, do you remember > any frequent > restrictions on cooking, eating, shopping your > pregnancy caused (can't cook > breakfast because of the nausea.) > > > > > > Laurie > > <lbilyeu lbilyeu > > _____ > > > Visit > <;_ylc=X3oDMTJkdGw0N2l2BF > 9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI2NzIyODIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDE2MDYxBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2 > hwZgRzdGltZQMxMTcyNzA3MDMw> Your Group | > Groups > <> Terms of Use | > Un > <- ?subject=> > > > Recent Activity > > * 3 > > New > </members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaX > RxN2M5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI2NzIyODIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDE2MDYxBHNlYwN2dG > wEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzExNzI3MDcwMzA-> Members > > * 17 > > New > </files;_ylc=X3oDMTJnYmsw > dm1kBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI2NzIyODIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDE2MDYxBHNlYwN2dGwE > c2xrA3ZmaWxlcwRzdGltZQMxMTcyNzA3MDMw> Files > > Visit > <;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMGFiOHBxBF > 9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI2NzIyODIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDE2MDYxBHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3 > ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTE3MjcwNzAzMA--> Your Group > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Lentils and brown rice are cheap and nutritious.I cook them up in a pot together and season them w/ whatever I feel like at the time. I get the bags of lentils for less than 50 cents at the regular grocery story. The kids like it best w/ garlic and cumin. Served with a bag of frozen mustard greens and I'd call it a meal if I needed to. If I had more to spend, I'd throw in some roasted carrots or sweet potatoes. My 5 and 8 year old girls really can pack away the food one day and barely eat the next, but for a good average, I'd say a half to three quarters cup of the lentil rice dish and a half cup of greens. For your cheap gluten free breakfasts, how about grits? Pregnantly speaking, if it's vegan, there was nothing I couldn't fix.It was the dead stuff that really grossed me out. And the smell of melted cheese. More cheap ideas, in no particular order; Popcorn (cheapest if your fictional family owns a popper rather than buying microwave) Cream of rice Baked potatoes Refried beans on taco shells w/ salsa Stir fry w/ cabbage base That's all that's in my brain right now.I had roasted carrots and potatoes for supper tonight.that's a pretty cheap meal. Hope something is helpful :-) Lisa in Missouri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Very helpful, thank you! Laurie <lbilyeu lbilyeu _____ On Behalf Of Lisa Watson Thursday, March 01, 2007 8:20 PM RE: Cheap and yummy project Lentils and brown rice are cheap and nutritious.I cook them up in a pot together and season them w/ whatever I feel like at the time. I get the bags of lentils for less than 50 cents at the regular grocery story. The kids like it best w/ garlic and cumin. Served with a bag of frozen mustard greens and I'd call it a meal if I needed to. If I had more to spend, I'd throw in some roasted carrots or sweet potatoes. My 5 and 8 year old girls really can pack away the food one day and barely eat the next, but for a good average, I'd say a half to three quarters cup of the lentil rice dish and a half cup of greens. For your cheap gluten free breakfasts, how about grits? Pregnantly speaking, if it's vegan, there was nothing I couldn't fix.It was the dead stuff that really grossed me out. And the smell of melted cheese. More cheap ideas, in no particular order; Popcorn (cheapest if your fictional family owns a popper rather than buying microwave) Cream of rice Baked potatoes Refried beans on taco shells w/ salsa Stir fry w/ cabbage base That's all that's in my brain right now.I had roasted carrots and potatoes for supper tonight.that's a pretty cheap meal. Hope something is helpful :-) Lisa in Missouri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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