I used to be on a frugal board and there was always a $20 feed a family of four for $20/wk challenge. It generated a lot of good ideas. Don’t know that it could do that today but with a bit more it’s doable.
What chaps my hide is EBTs can now be used at restaurants. At least back in the day food stamps was limited to certain basic grocery products.
Whatever happened to cooking at home to stay on budget or is that only for us taxpayers? I’ve told this before but anyhoo - there isn’t a Schlotzsky’s sandwich place near here but I can make 5 homemade sandwiches (minus the genoa salami because it’s not sold here and not missed taste wise) for the price of one restaurant bought. Same with over priced take out pizza and fried chicken. Restaurant bought eight piece fried chicken, one family side and rolls is $17. That would make a boatload of homemade chicken. I’ll stick to making sweet and sour pork over rice tonight for around $1.25/serving.
My cheap meal would be baked whole chicken legs, mashed potatoes, black eyed peas and some other fresh vegetable. Dirt cheap and truly delicious.