Cheap recipes?

Help, I have 3 kids and am pregnant with no.4. Hubby and I recently lost our business, but not the debt that goes with it, and to top it all off the disabled lady I care for has decided I need more room in our house since bubs is coming and is moving out, no notice given.


I am losing her rent money and til I can reorganise our budget, have no money for food. I do get a subsidy from the government, but til everything is reorganised I can't just stop paying bills or we'll lose the roof over our heads.


Please any ideas for cheap lunches and dinners would be more than appreciated. I almost forgot to mention, I can't eat wheat or gluten, and the substitutes are way too expensive, so I don't mind missing out, I'm more concerned about the kids.


I don't know how people are expected to survive these days, and I still consider myself to be one of the lucky ones, I know of people much worse off than me.Cheap recipes?
Beans and brown rice. Lots of protein and good carbs, but cheap.





Potatoes and carrots.





Make your own soups if you can. They're economical.Cheap recipes?
u can blam it all on bush. try the dollar store. sorry to hear about all of this.
My heart goes out to you. We don't even have kids and can't believe the price of groceries!





Before I forget, there are some good, healthy recipes on the website below. They don't call for expensive ingredients.





Have you considered contacting any organizations in your area that might want to make a contribution to help out until you get on your feet? I know that may embarrass you but you know that clubs, churches, and organizations help individuals out all the time.





Some ideas:


Join a place like Sams or BJs or Costco if you haven't already. You can save a lot by buying fruits (and everything else) in bulk.


Peanut butter is relatively inexpensive and lasts a long time and is nutritious! This would be a good sandwich for lunch for the kids. You could buy a bag of small apples and that would last awhile too.


You could boil up some hard-boiled eggs and that would be a good breakfast with a banana. That would provide really good protein.


You could make a big pot of vegetable soup which could last several meals.


You could make a big bowl of bean salad (I mix about four different types of canned but fresh are even cheaper). I cut up celery and peppers in mine and add olive oil and vinegar and garlic powder. It lasts a week for me and if really good for you.


You could buy a big package of chicken legs. They're really inexpensive. Put them in a crock pot all day and they're delicious for dinner with some rice. Speaking of the crock pot. It's perfect for ';cheap'; cuts of meat. Everything gets tender if it cooks all day.


Spaghetti (the noodles, I mean) is inexpensive and the sauce can often be found for $1.00 a can or less. I like the canned Hunts, 4 Cheese.


Grilled cheese sandwiches could be inexpensive and they're substantial enough to taste like ';comfort food.';





Good luck!
Boil a big pan of water and add little raw peices of hamburger, cut up half onion, a big can of peeled, stewed tomatos, a big can can of Veg-All, and let it cook for about 30 min, then add half cup rice, I use orzo pasta [it's tiny] but you can't have that. I think your kids will like it. [Hamburg Soup.]