How to buy groceries for 40$

 $40 for a week of groceries, you can make it work by focusing on cheap staples and a few flexible ingredients.

🛒 A $40 grocery strategy

ItemApprox. budget
Potatoes, 2–3 kg$4
Rice, 1 kg$2
Pasta, 1 kg$2
Eggs, dozen$3
Lentils, 1 kg$3
Beans/chickpeas$3
Bread$2
Frozen vegetables$4
Onions + carrots$3
Tomatoes / tomato sauce$3
Bananas or seasonal fruit$3
Chicken, ~1 kg$7
Milk or yogurt$2
Total~$41

You can bring it under $40 by choosing whichever vegetables and protein are cheapest that week.

🍝 Turn that into meals

  • Breakfast: eggs + bread + banana
  • Lunch: lentil soup + bread
  • Dinner: pasta with tomato sauce and vegetables
  • Next day: rice + beans + vegetables
  • Another meal: roasted potatoes + chicken + carrots
  • Easy meal: chickpea salad with tomato and onion
  • Leftovers: combine rice/pasta, vegetables and whatever protein remains

The trick: don't buy seven different "meal ingredients." Buy ingredients that can appear in several meals. Potatoes, onions, rice, lentils, pasta and seasonal vegetables are especially useful.

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