Eating Healthily for $3 a Day

Re:Eating Healthily for $3 a Day by prawn on Thursday April 28, 2011 @03:45AM (#2492541)

My biggest issue is with wastage. My budget is certainly not a few dollars/day - we eat out a lot and our schedule changes (last minute invites, etc) so it's hard to buy fresh things in advance without losing a fair bit along the way.

My idea is for a guide and cookbook that focuses on:

  - ingredients that can be stored for a long time (tins of coconut milk, rice, etc)
  - things that can be cooked and then frozen/saved for long periods
  - shortcuts that aren't awful (frozen vegetables aren't always the devil)
  - things you can make with fading vegetables (soups, stock, etc)

Have always wondered if it would be worth doing. Not a glamorous cookbook concept (like most that sell here as gifts), but might appeal to some?

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Re:Eating Healthily for $3 a Day by dalyons on Thursday April 28, 2011 @05:18AM (#2492698)

I would buy that... would be very useful for my lack of schedule. I've collected a fairly eclectic list of throw together recipes in my head than can be made from long life ingredients without being terrible for you. I bet there's lots of tips to be found - stuff like freezing rice, freezing fresh herbs, other things alot of people dont know about.

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