If you only have 20 bucks per weeks to spend on grocerys what would you do with it?

Question

If you only have 20 bucks per weeks to spend on grocerys what would you do with it?

Answer 1

Less than 3 bucks a day? And 1 dollar a meal?

Ramen noodles every meal.

Answer 2

Ramen Noodles, Can food, Milk, Bread, (Jam or something for the bread)

Answer 3

Ramen

Answer 4

I'm in the same boat as you and know exaclty what you mean. I buy cheap stuff that goes far. Here's some examples.

Spaghetti (or any kind of shaped pasta, buy the generic)

Jarred pasta sauce (buy the store brand. You can get a jar for $1 at Walmart and I honestly like it better than any name brand I've tried)

Instead of ground beef which is pricy, buy ground turkey. It's delicious, healthy and less than $2 a pound!

Buy a can or two of evaporated milk to use in recipes that call for milk. It's cheaper than always having milk around and that way you can keep your milk for drinking. Just add a little water to the evaporated milk. It's cheap too, about 50 cence a can.

Canned tuna! It's cheap, healthy and so versatile! I like to make tuna patties. Take one or two cans of tuna, add an egg, some spices and bread crumbs. Mix it together and shape into a patty then fry in some margarine or butter. I eat them with rice. Rice is another great thing to buy as it's affordable and lasts a looong time.

I try to stay away from eating a lot of ramen noodles because they're not healthy. I eat a lot of Tuna Helper (it's less than $2 a box and only calls for one can of tuna).

Buy generic whenever possible. It's usually the same quality as name brand and cheaper. Do you like veggies? Frozen spinach and brocolli is cheap. Look for sales. Check the meat counter at the store, they often have awesome specials like boneless, skinless chicken b*****s for $1.99 a pound. Check the deli counter for sales on meats. You can get a half pound of sliced turkey for less than $2.00. Do you like chicken? Chicken drumsticks and thighs are really cheap! You can get a big package for a few dollars. Make sure you compare prices and look for sales. Look through your local store's flyer each week and you can find awesome deals. Hope this helped!  

Answer 5

We had that last week, I have my reciept right in front of me.

I went to Aldi's & bought:

1 loaf bread (.79)

1 pkg bologna (.99)

2 pkg hot dogs (.65 x 2)

3 pkg gravy mix (.99)

sugar replacement (packets - was cheaper than sugar, and I was on a tight budget - $1.19)

$5.52 after taxes

then I hit our local grocery store & got

3lbs polish type sausage (3.99)

lunchables (just 1 - $2)

snack for daughter (.99)

1 pack pasta (1.13)

1 dozen eggs (.79)

1 gallon 2% milk (2.83)

$12.53, after taxes

then I had $1 leftover & some change so I bought

chicken boullion.  (.99)

$1.07 after taxes

We already had some food in the house (ribs, roast, carrots, celery, onions)

I stock up when I can so when I have no money it's OK

Answer 6

milk, eggs, bread

apples, celery, cereal, tuna, peanutbutter

Answer 7

Buy lunch meat, bread, chips, and some cheap pop-tarts for breakfast.  

Answer 8

learn mexican cooking, I never get tired of it ,and its cheap

Answer 9

pasta dishes

ramen noodles

macaroni and cheese

grilled cheeses

soups

Answer 10

Pasta, rice, dried beans, head of garlic, if you want meat stew meat.  canned or frozen veggies.  and yes, if fat doesn't matter ramen.  

Answer 11

all vegetables, leafy greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, etc. I would also go to the farmers market so I can get better deals.

Answer 12

eggs                                            .99

bread                                           .99

peanut butter                                1.50

jelly                                              .99                                            

large chub of ground beef

cut it into 3 pkgs.                          5.00

potatoes                                       2.50

mac and cheese                            3 for 1.00

spaghetti sauce                             1.00

spaghetti noodles                            .50

ramen noodles                               3for 1.00

brown gravy mix                             .33

pint of milk                                     .99

spam                                            1.50    total: 18.29 w/o tax

You can make for breakfast: eggs with spam, eggs with potatoes, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.egg sandwich

lunch: spam sandwich w/mac and cheese, ramen noodles, hamburger w/fries

Dinner: spaghetti bread w/butter, ground beef/ mix with brown gravy with mashed potatoes, spam w/french fries

Answer 13

Potatoes

Veggies

Meat

Chicken.

$20 will buy enough spuds and veggies for a week, enough meat and chicken for 4 meals.

That is based on feeding one person.

I would say some of the other answerer's do not do the regular shopping, or if they do, have not worked out the cost of what they are telling you to put in your shopping cart.

For that matter you wouldn't need a cart, you could carry it all in 2 hands.