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Breakfast: Fruit! Bananas are usually less than a dollar per pound and are easy to eat on the go and low in sodium. Throw in the fruit that arrives in season and you have nectarines, plums, pears and apples. Melon is also inexpensive where I live.
Snacks: carrots(are usually a dollar per pound where I live) celery and peppers- and for a dipping sauce you can make your own hummus. Hummus is made of ground chick peas with seasoning, you can make your own by following a recipe and drop the salt out of it. Chick peas or garbanzo beans are cheap and low in sodium as well. (There is a recipe for hummus on this forum).
Lunch & Dinner: consider lentil soup (low in salt) and grains such as quinoa, millet and brown rice. Rice and beans are inexpensive and low in sodium. Buy them plain then season them with herbs like cilantro or stir fried vegetables. Also embrace green leafy vegetables like spinach, arugula and lettuce. If you have any space at all you can easily grow all three in your yard. Arugula is very, very easy to grow. (Arugula is a nutty tasting green leafy vegetable. It's best eaten when it's young.)
One last note: The best place for cheap, fresh produce is the country. Farmer markets in the suburbs usually jack up their prices for those who are easily led into paying higher prices for 'local'. But where I live if I travel a solid 30 minutes to a true farmer's market in the country I can find deals like a bag of potatoes for one dollar or a basket of fresh peppers for a couple dollars. Ask your friends you might be surprised what kinds of cool places are out there.
Breakfast: Fruit! Bananas are usually less than a dollar per pound and are easy to eat on the go and low in sodium. Throw in the fruit that arrives in season and you have nectarines, plums, pears and apples. Melon is also inexpensive where I live.
Snacks: carrots(are usually a dollar per pound where I live) celery and peppers- and for a dipping sauce you can make your own hummus. Hummus is made of ground chick peas with seasoning, you can make your own by following a recipe and drop the salt out of it. Chick peas or garbanzo beans are cheap and low in sodium as well. (There is a recipe for hummus on this forum).
Lunch & Dinner: consider lentil soup (low in salt) and grains such as quinoa, millet and brown rice. Rice and beans are inexpensive and low in sodium. Buy them plain then season them with herbs like cilantro or stir fried vegetables. Also embrace green leafy vegetables like spinach, arugula and lettuce. If you have any space at all you can easily grow all three in your yard. Arugula is very, very easy to grow. (Arugula is a nutty tasting green leafy vegetable. It's best eaten when it's young.)
One last note: The best place for cheap, fresh produce is the country. Farmer markets in the suburbs usually jack up their prices for those who are easily led into paying higher prices for 'local'. But where I live if I travel a solid 30 minutes to a true farmer's market in the country I can find deals like a bag of potatoes for one dollar or a basket of fresh peppers for a couple dollars. Ask your friends you might be surprised what kinds of cool places are out there.