If you don't already have one, consider buying an inexpensive crock pot. It
turns cheap meat into delicious stews with almost no effort.

For example, you can make delicious stew with cheap chicken thighs. Pan
cook them first to melt out some of the excess fat. Then just throw them
into the pot with some onions. I add some extremely cheap wine (whatever is
dry and $4 at the local supermarket.) and let it cook for four hours. It
comes out extremely good.

With the crockpot you can make pulled pork with cheap pork cuts and homemade
low carb barbecue sauce.

As far as inexpensive veggies go, try experimenting with cabbage. It's very
nutritious and takes well to sauces of all types. Curry powder, cream and
cabbage is surprisingly good. Real saurkraut is nutritious too.

If you have a warehouse store near you, you can buy the industrial sized
frozen veggies. Some have a Christmas special deal where you can shop there
without paying to join.



-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.7 .
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"Dropped 30" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I find now I am eating the same things all the time out of
convenience. I am sooo busy with the kids and also have a tight budget. I
can't buy the expensive cheeses, meats and treats I enjoy and I am feeling
like I should be eating a wider variety of foods.

I cook for the whole family and find I am eating green beans as one of my
only veggies!! (the 3 year old crowd thinks green beans rock)

My normal menu is:
Breakfast---
either a few eggs fried in butter/hard boiled or nothing
If i am running around town and get hungry because I skipped breakfast I
eat
an Atkins Bar

Lunch---
Big Salad (Romaine lettuce with grilled chicken breast, maybe some
slivered
almonds or grated cheddar or feta or gruyere) Oil, vinegar, s&p, garlic
powder
or
Chicken and cheese (if i have gruyere or aged provolone)
or
If i had breakfast sometimes I skip lunch and have a snack around 3.
Atkins
bar or tuna or cheese and nuts

Dinner----
Roast chicken or Pork chops or pork loin or burgers (I miss lamb and steak
but $$$)
Green beans with butter or Brocoli Rabe w/Garlic & olive oil or salad if i
didn't have it at lunch
(maybe a few carrots if i made them for the kids)

That's about it!! I am content with food, I don't NEED more variety but I
probably should have more differet veggies. I dunno.

Any suggestions? Cheap quick veggie recipes? Quick cheap recipes in
general?
Note: I don't eat Mayo or Mustard and don't like veggies in cheese sauce.
Think more mediterenean )

Thanks- JoAnna
176/142/120 started LC 7/04