7 Cheap Healthy Meals Made For Everyone

With soaring food prices and escalating costs of essential commodities we need to be quite careful in what kind of meal we are preparing. Hence, one of the best ways to combat this situation is to prepare some cheap and healthy meals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheap healthy meals made for everyone

1) Canned Tuna Entrees

Fish as we all know is rich in omega-III acids, which are very good for healthy skin and heart. The Canned Tuna Entrees meal is very easy to make. All you need is can of tuna entrees during the sale period and the entire can of Tuna fish can by filled into four different patties. This much food is enough to fill the belly of four people and cost less than $4. It is healthy as well as cheap and everybody can easily eat this. You can also add some salad dressings into the patties to make tastier and healthier.

2) Lean Steaks

The best part about lean steaks is that you can easily find them from your nearest super market. Different types of steaks that are available include top sirloin, petite sirloin, London broil or Top round. A pound of such steak generally costs around $2.50 and this much steak is enough to feed a family of four people. In order to make this dish tastier one of the best things that can be done is to keep the marinated lean steak into refrigerator for few hours before being consumed. This will help all the flavors to bind together and all the juices will be mixed in a pretty good manner.

3) Egg Entrees

In order to make Egg Entrees all you need is eggs. One dozen eggs during sale period cost as low as $1 and the best part about eggs is that these are one of the greatest sources of protein. You can mix the egg mixture with some chopped tomatoes and onions. Add little amount of salt and pepper and the dish is ready. One dozen eggs are enough to feed a family of four people and you can also eat some bread with the eggs. Pour some tomato sauce on the eggs for that tangy and saucy flavor.

4) Spaghetti

A spaghetti dish can cost you as low as less than $5. You can easily buy a 12-ounce of multigrain pasta from a supermarket during sale period at a cost of $1.25. For making sauce you can use one pound of lean ground beef, which will cost you only $2.39. Add some tomato sauce and spices and the dish is ready. You can easily serve this much food to 6 people and the overall cost will only be around $4.75 for the entire meal. This dish is easy on the stomach and can be digested very easily. However, make sure that you use olive oil during the preparation as it is good for health.

5) Baked Potato Entrees

In order to make Baked Potato Entrees all you need to do is to bake a few potatoes and for making sauces you can mix some sour cream, shredded cheese, green onions and chives. The entire dish will cost you around $3.25 and one pound of potatoes is enough to serve a family of four. Moreover, this dish will help you to get your fair share of carbohydrates and calcium.

6) Simple and easy pasta salad

This meal is perfect for dinner as it is light and healthy. In order to make simple and easy pasta salad all you need is 5 ounces of multigrain pasta, olives, roasted red peppers, pickled peppers, sun-dried tomatoes. Add a few ounces of Mozzarella cheese. The entire meal will cost you less than $3 and this much food is enough to feed a family of 4 people. It is good if you can eat this meal cold because it will help you to get full nutrients as this dish is rich in fiber and other essential nutrients.

7) Meatloaf

When it comes to cheap and healthy meal options one of the best options that can be tried is called as Meatloaf. A pound of ground beef can be procured at a price of $2.39 and you can serve it with a healthy mixture of oats, tomato juice, eggs, onions and seasoning. Preparation time is also very less and the entire meal will cost around $3.50 which seems to be pretty economical and this much food is enough for 4 people.

Hence, you can see that it is very easy to have a healthy meal at a low price. Moreover, you can have a fair share of essential nutrients. All you need is a little effort and smart thinking. All of these above mentioned meal options are quite affordable and apart from these options there are a few more, but the above mentioned are one of the easiest to make and best.