What would you do.......

[Beachguyj]

if all you had in your kichen cupboards, and/or pantry

1. Pinto Beans, Dried
2. Split Peas, Dried
3. Lentils, Dried
4. Brown Rice
5. White Rice
6. Seasonings
7. Olive Oil

and no money left for groceries til payday?

I would go to a food bank, or buy something with a credit card, or find a soup kitchen, or ask a friend if you can eat over their house.

Other than that I would cook beans and rice, and ask a neighbor for some salt.

 

[Beachguyj]

If you had a Paypal account I would send you $10.

 

[Beachguyj]

I'd make the white rice and pinto beans. Do you have butter? Put some of that in. Delicious.

I don't like butter on my rice. I cook it with a teaspoon of oil, and the beans can have oil too.

 

[Beachguyj]

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[CowboyBob]

Where did your money go?

Isn't there a Salvation Army, local food pantry, or St Vincent dePaul where you live that will give you a couple bags of groceries? Have any friends that will give you a hand?

UPDATE:
I just read through the thread and I see there were some poor choices on your part as to where your money went. If you can't afford food you shouldn't be buying computers or satellite TV.

 

[Beachguyj]

Where did your money go?

Isn't there a Salvation Army, local food pantry, or St Vincent dePaul where you live that will give you a couple bags of groceries? Have any friends that will give you a hand?

UPDATE:
I just read through the thread and I see there were some poor choices on your part as to where your money went. If you can't afford food you shouldn't be buying computers or satellite TV.

He can't fucking sit at home and stare at the fucking wall.

You should get rid of the Satellite and just get rabbit ears and a converter box for your tv.

 

[Beachguyj]

That $15 for internet, and the satelite tv is part of a $200 I pay in Utilities.

That's a lot of money in Utilities. Especially for a small place. Do you pay it yourself or to the Landlord. Look to see if there are programs to help pay for electric for low income people.

I try to use my AC as little as possible, and I'm in South Florida. I have an old central AC unit in a one bedroom apartment and I normally only run it at night and then I only set it at 82. Right not it's 89 in my bedroom and I only have a fan on (almost 24/7).

 

[Beachguyj]

Walmart has a lot of good cheap food. I am lucky to have a Walmart Neighborhood Market near me.

Sometimes you can buy a pound of baloney for 99 cents. Chunk light Tuna is very cheap, as are powdered soup mixes and Ramen noodles. Peanut butter and jelly is cheap for sandwiches if you like it. Buy pancake mix and you can have pancakes for dinner. Just look for non perishable things that are inexpensive. Pasta is also cheap, and Hunts makes a marinara sauce, decent size in a can for 99 cents. Instant grits are cheap too. Per envelope it's only about 25 cents per serving.

I wish you were near me and I would give you food. Call your church too, they might be able to help.

 

[Beachguyj]

Walmart also has Banquet frozen meals for less than a dollar (sometimes 88 cents). Some are better than others, but they even have Salisbury steaks, Meatloaf, Chicken Parm and other decent items. I actually like their fish sicks meal which comes with macaroni and cheese and chocolate pudding.

As long as you have a decent freezer and microwave you can stock up well with them. They also have other cheap frozen dinners for $1.

 

[Beachguyj]

Too much sodium, fake sugars, and trans-fats, ie; too much processed shit. I am trying to stir away from fake foods. unless you know of any that are very low in the stuff I mentioned.

No, the cheap stuff is always bad for you. The problems in the fresher the food and the better it is for you the more expensive it is.

 

[Girlesque]

I know people mean well, but I find that sometimes people have a judgmental tendency to view people who are less financially well-off as irresponsible, imprudent, and financially illiterate children, and presume to know what is best for them.

In this day and age, not having an Internet connection puts one at a technological disadvantage and isolates one from the world. To be unconnected is unthinkable to many people. If MikeyLove’s participation on JUB is any indication, the Internet gives him pleasure and information. I understand why he would want to spend $15 to be plugged in.

MikeyLove was only asking for cooking ideas. He should not be made to feel like he need to explain his finances and justify his expenditures to a bunch of near-strangers.

That brings me back to the original topic. Congee is a great way to stretch ingredients. It is basically rice porridge. A half cup of rice yields a big pot, and it is very filling. I love eating congee. And when I’m sick there’s nothing like congee to soothe me. There are recipes for different kinds of congee but here is a basic one. Congee is very versatile. You can throw in whatever you want (like uncooked beans) in there to punch it up.

 

[Beachguyj]

I know people mean well, but I find that sometimes people have a judgmental tendency to view people who are less financially well-off as irresponsible, imprudent, and financially illiterate children, and presume to know what is best for them.

In this day and age, not having an Internet connection puts one at a technological disadvantage and isolates one from the world. To be unconnected is unthinkable to many people. If MikeyLove’s participation on JUB is any indication, the Internet gives him pleasure and information. I understand why he would want to spend $15 to be plugged in.

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I agree and he also has a hearing disability and I'm sure that the internet opens up a world to him to be able to communicate the same as anyone else.

 

[Beachguyj]

so unfair that we the poor have to resort to the stuff that is of most harm to our health in the long term, no wonder many of us can't seem to shake the fat we gain no matter what we do. I'm not counting the genetic factor against me.

I've been eating healthier too. My main meal each day is usually a large dinner salad. All ingredients combined probably comes out to $1 per serving, but I usually make a huge 2 serving salad. I use lettuce, tomatoes, onion, carrots, corn, chick peas, pepperoni, salad dressing and croutons.

 

[freefall]

Why don't mix the rice and the other ingredients? Mix half the usual portion of rice with the lentils and you can eat it with some of the beans cooked in the canned tomato. If you can calculate the portion carefully, you can get by.

How many days until the payday anyway?

 

[Beachguyj]

I got a food box today from one of the smaller food banks nearest to where I live- a bag of cornflakes, 1 jar of peanut butter, 1 can of spaghetti sauce, 2 cans of carrots, 2 cans of Tuna, 1 can of evaporated Milk, 3 different desert cakes (single servings each), 1 box Macaroni and cheese mix, 1 can of Chicken noodle Soup, 1 can of Chicken broth, and 1 loaf of Potato Bread.

Glad to hear it.

 

[neditesjamais]

Mikey:

I came to this thread way late. But, for what it's worth . . . After you've tired of eating either bean soup, lentil soup, or split pea soup, cook out most of the liquid and mash the remainder. This is a great high-protein "spread" for tortillas or bread. Essentially like refried beans, which I KNOW you know about in Tucson! Vary the spices, vary the flavor.

Leftover rice (either white or brown) can be made into patties (if it's sticky enough) and then fried in olive oil. You're thinking I'm crazy? Maybe, but it tastes kinda like crackers.

Or, just roll leftover rice into balls and then in one or more of your seasonings and chill. It changes the taste and the texture, and that makes it more palatable.

Go to the library (it's nice and cool, too!) and check out cookbooks for Indian, Asian, African, and Mexican recipes. You might be surprised how much of the world eats well on what you have

ned

 

[Kester]

See what i'd do is go up to that woman who lives in my house, put on a sad face and say, "Mum, can i have some munnys?"

I'd drive over to my parents house and get fed there which is pretty much what I do twice a week now.