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In reply to the discussion: Cooking for the (poor) single person [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)28. You can get lots of stuff at the Dollar Tree stores, or the Dollar stores
You can get all kinds of food. Cookies, bread, chips, canned soups, canned vegetables, refrigerated things like hotdogs, yogurt, small packaged meals, juices, spices, soft drinks and more. And everything is no more than $1
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Well, as a kid, I ate them out of our garden, now I buy them from organic gardeners at
crunch60
Jun 2012
#50
Yum. I love black beans. Throw some picante sauce in that, and i'm sold. It's complete protein.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#12
Black beans and White Rice is an ancient Spanish dish called "Moros y Cristianos"
Xipe Totec
Jun 2012
#16
I learned to love frijoles and rice in Central America. I still eat this fantastic
crunch60
Jun 2012
#40
I love apples, but they are pretty pricey, unless there's a good sale. I buy a several # bag...
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#15
Oatmeal, pancakes (get the $1 "complete" box that just needs water), grilled cheese
riderinthestorm
Jun 2012
#38
Have to agree, beans/lentils and rice is the cheapest way to get complete protein
susanr516
Jun 2012
#60