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  • Posted on: May 14, 2008 05:36 pm
roxy42 wrote:

Hi ladys thank you for the advice on the coffee.That is one thing i cant give up.Its the only thing that helps with being tired.The one problem I have is my diet.I havent been eating good for the past month.I do excersise alot.I live on a fixed income,and I go to the food bank at the end of the month.I have two small kids.Welfair says I make 40 to much to get foodstamps.I was doing good there for awhile and then lost to much weight,then I had a full historectomy 6 weeks ago.Foodbank food is food to get you through its not real wholesome,but it keeps you from going hungry.I'm so afraid that the food that I have been eating will bring on a reacurrance.The first two weeks of payday I eat real good.The last two weeks not so good.Can any of you ladys think of ways to eat good on a low budget...any advice would be great.....godbless roxy

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ratbait
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 37
May 14, 2008 06:28 pm ratbait wrote:

I shop at Aldis. It is a lot cheaper than any other grocery store. Do you have one in your area?

Other suggestions are to eat a lot of rice and frozen or canned vegetables, including lots of beans. Your meals will be cheaper if you avoid processed foods and meat.

Stage III, ER/PR+, Her2-
formygirls
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 224
May 14, 2008 06:54 pm formygirls wrote:

Roxy,

Beans and legumes are a great way to eat healthy and keep it really cheap. Unfortunately, convenience foods that are healthy, organic and with no preservatives such as org frozen entrees tend to be expensive. I am vegetarian so we eat beans, legumes ,veg and yogurt with rice/bread at every meal. Lots of homemade soups  with veggies and beans for protein. I shop at local Mexican, Indian and middle eastern grocery stores for produce as it tends to way cheaper than grocery stores and we spend a lot of produce every week and stick to Trader Joes for everything else.


Dx 2/22/2008, IDC, 6cm+, Stage IIIb, Grade 3, ER-/PR-, HER2-

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