What Can You Eat on a Slim Budget besides Ramen Noodles?

Arvada, Colorado
January 9, 2025 11:43am CST
...Which are so unhealthy really. I do love them, but the sodium..sometimes I don't use the packet but even then the noodles are not so nutritious. But rice and beans are good huh? Do you have rice and beans often and if you do what do you make? I usually add a ton of spices.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50936)
• United States
9 Jan
Yes, I always keep rice and beans in the pantry. I buy all different types of beans……..Pinto, kidney, black, black eyed peas, great northern, garbanzo, split pea, butter beans , lima beans. We like lentils too.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Yum I forgot about the black eye peas..love those Marie!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50936)
• United States
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm I never met a bean that I didn’t like.
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@Ronrybs (19722)
• London, England
9 Jan
I have never tried them. My go to is baked beans, they go with so much, like toast or baked potato. I like to add a tinned tomato on top. I know how to live dangerously!
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
I so love beans on toast!
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@Ronrybs (19722)
• London, England
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm I usually have them once a week
@jstory07 (141000)
• Roseburg, Oregon
9 Jan
Pasta is always cheap to buy and it is filling to. You can make a lot of good meals by adding sauce or cheese to the pasta. Plus pasta tastes good to.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
It is cheap to buy..that's right and I also love egg noodles.
• West Haven, Connecticut
9 Jan
I had rice and beans with baked chicken for lunch, id stay away from those ramen noodles
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
You are so right about those noodles.
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@arunima25 (88194)
• Bangalore, India
10 Jan
Simple home cooked meals of rice, lentils/ beans and some cooked veggies for side dish are good on budget and full of nutrition and goodness. Rice and egg curry is my other choice to go for along with some fresh slices of cucumber, onion, carrot and radish.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Oh so divine..I love the curries Arunima..I make curry at least once a week here.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
@arunima25 Oh yes, and gets eaten right away in this house.
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@arunima25 (88194)
• Bangalore, India
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm And if you make a little extra, it can be used for few meals. Saves time, effort, gas to cook and is definitely a much healthier choice than those junk noodles.
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• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jan
Ramen is so tasty, that is for sure. Don't like or eat rice and/or beans so can't help there.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Hi Courtney..yes I know you take good care of J and Eli with good food.
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm I am not sure about that lol, not healthy food lol
@GardenGerty (161597)
• United States
10 Jan
I had rice and beans today. I had cooked a pot of beans with a ham bone. There was a lot of tasty broth left, and very few beans. I cooked rice in the tasty broth. Ate a ham slice and some canned green beans along side. I also like rice with lots of seasonings and red beans. One of my other favorite go to's for a cheap meal is a baked or microwaved potato. You can add whatever to it and it is so filling and comforting. I got 5 lbs of russets for $1.99, I think that is even cheaper than ramen.
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@GardenGerty (161597)
• United States
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm I try, but sometimes I get bored. My first hubby had ramen noodles when he was with the Navy in Japan. It was served with an egg poached in the broth, thin slices of ham and green onions. Bob does not do noodles, so that saves me from doing that here. He is a potato guy, so we eat lots of those.
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
I know you cook the best Heather..I love beans and ham.
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@celticeagle (169958)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan
Ramen noodles is a favorite of my kids. It's much too salty. I use one herb and a little salt to the beans. We always have cornbread with it. Rice is something a lot of people like too. There's always lentils and nuts as well. Mushrooms are a good protein. Peanut butter and jelly is a good option as well.
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@celticeagle (169958)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm .......I love it. With some honey added to the batter.
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Cornbread is awesome!!
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@much2say (56727)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jan
I love ramen but in all honesty it really is unhealthy. The MSG gives me a headache - that keeps me from eating it. We eat all kinds of rice. Depending on the rice, we do fried rices, rice with lentils, saffron rice, etc - but we do plain. Beans - azuki is used more like a dessert - black bean is sweetened - they are Japanese things that I rarely make.
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@much2say (56727)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm Come on over and I'll make you some .
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
I love saffron rice!!!
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@allknowing (139076)
• India
9 Jan
Hoping that day will never dawn in my life.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
What day? Oh noodles?
@Juliaacv (51893)
• Canada
10 Jan
We don't have rice very often but get our carbs from potatoes or pasta. I have a few cans of pork and beans in thee pantry.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Good ol spudders are great too.
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@RasmaSandra (81707)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan
I don;t eat ramen a lot but I like to keep them around, Sometimes I make them and mix with oil and crushed garlic,
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Good healthy is oil and garlic Sandra.
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@Beestring (14802)
• Hong Kong
10 Jan
Fried rice with eggs.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
Delicious and simple.
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@ekta54 (698)
• Delhi, India
10 Jan
I like rice and beans. And I also add some spices on it.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
So many things you can do with them.
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@ekta54 (698)
• Delhi, India
10 Jan
@RebeccasFarm Yes......you are right
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@kaylachan (73617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan
Depending on where you shop and how a slim of a budget you have, you can do a lot of things. I once had ten dollars and I had a loaf of bread and peanut butter and a box of mac and chease. I know you can get fresh or frozen foods that you can make a stir fry out of . There's a lot of things a person can do.
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• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan
There really is a lot one can do you are right about that Kayla.
@akalinus (43839)
• United States
10 Jan
I like baked potatoes with butter and sour cream if I have it. I also like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Pick your favorite flavor jelly or jam. Toast and eggs are good as well as toasted cheese sandwiches. Pancakes and waffles can be eaten in many different ways.
@JudyEv (343903)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan
We've never been into beans - pardon the pun. They weren't around when we were kids so we just never learnt to cook with them.
@andriaperry (117656)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jan
Rice, beans potatoes and such have always been a staple at my house.
@Shiva49 (26857)
• Singapore
10 Jan
I am staying with my wife and my son left us for studies and work years ago, We eat home-cooked simple meals most of the time. Come to think of it, why cook for two hours and finish the meals in five minutes?
@sarik1 (7317)
11 Jan
It is good yummy. have a good day. i do not eat rice because i have thyroid .