Bananas are cheap and should always be on your buying list. They contain vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, and potassium and cost 58 cents per pound.
Beans are another cheap food to buy. Many bean cultivars have different nutritional values. Most beans are cheaper dried or canned.
Budget buyers love yogurt because you can get large glasses cheaply. Premium yogurt costs extra, but regular yogurt costs $1 for 6 ounces.
Recently, fresh tuna and salmon prices have fluctuated. If you like seafood but are on a budget, try canned tuna or salmon.
Eggs are cheap, quick to cook, and high in protein. A dozen eggs cost $1.06 and can be used in many dishes.
A cheap and accessible whole grain food is corn tortillas. A 30-pack of maize tortillas costs $1.88. Since corn tortillas have half the calories of wheat tortillas, they are healthier.
If you want fatty, satisfying cuisine, get chuck roast. A $7.50 boneless chuck roast is affordable. You can make pot roast and beef stroganoff with chuck roasts.
Buy flour instead of factory-made bread and whole-wheat goods to save money. Flour costs $1 per pound and can be used to make bread, pancakes, biscuits, and more.