Cheapest keto meals


#11

Keep you meals simple with meat and veggies/ salads.

A local grocery store here has sales every week & they always mark down meats way cheap. If it’s something I like, I go buy a bunch and freeze it all so I can make meals for a while.


(Brian) #12

It’s longer term but some can do well with gardening. Chickens can work for some, too. Both cost to get going but with good management can really make a difference.

If you eat salads, you can grow microgreens in a window.

Good luck. Good food is expensive.


(Jo O) #13

Get the apps for your favorite grocery stores. You can plan better comparison shopping knowing their sales plus digital coupons.
I was surprised to find grass fed ground beef on sale at a few.

Usually the larger quantity family pack is cheaper than individually packaged meats/cheeses.
I will buy a large pork butt/shoulder, slow cook it or pressure cook it aka Richard’s shredded beef. Portion it out for the freezer for weekly meals. Then for the meal, season or sauce whatever way you want (Mexican, Italian, Southern bbq…)


(Stan Brooks) #14

And ten minutes on the stove top.


#15

I shop at at Walmart for 90% of my stuff, right there the savings is redic, plus their savings catcher app scans all the stores in your area and if it WAS cheaper somewhere else they give it back to you. You can literally shop organic at Walmart cheaper than retail costs of the non-organic stuff in a normal supermarket. Discount places like Trader Joes, Aldi, Lidl if you have them are good for a ton of stuff. I’m live in Supermarket hell and have most chains within 12 seconds of my house so I bounce around a lot to save money where I can. Drop the money on an InstantPot and then buy cheap cuts of meat like chuck roasts and they come out like prime rib! Plus you could also start doing some breakfast skipping.


(Trish) #16

Not sure where you are, but if you can get the Flipp app for your phone. It shows you all your local flyers. Then shop at a store that price matches and show the cashier the lower price at x store that they need to match. I buy pretty much nothing at full price anymore. Just tap on an item from the flyer pic and it creates your shopping list. Also has an easy search feature so you can see who if anyone has item x on sale. It’s a pretty awesome app. It’s also free.


(Troy) #17

This

If you are unable to hit the given sales in a day of shopping ( saves gas money too for most )…if your stores are all close
If not , you can then go on a different day

For example, just running an errand, other shopping , socializing etc
You can just pin the grocery store on your route to or on ur way home.

It will not only save you money, it will help on the stress levels or forgetting to go to that big sale grocery find😄

HUGE BENEFIT…have more Family time and Keto recipe time
A win - win

Enjoy


(Rob) #18

Several US Supermarkets have web apps for delivery that you sign up for. I used to do delivery when I was all gouty but the value of the app is really to see current pricing in the store. Signing up also gets you personalized offers, frequently about what you already buy.

For instance, I was sent a personal offer all month for 1lb of bacon for $4.07 (super cheap for San Francisco) while the in store price has varied from $5.99 to 7.99. This is cheaper than the large 3lb packs they also sell. I am walking over and buying as much as I can be bothered to carry every few days and I’ll do it all this all month…

Today they sent me special pricing on Kerrygold, skin-on chicken thighs, Mio water enhancer, Mexican frying cheese, sausages, as well as all the stuff I used to buy… (lots of pizzas, ice cream and other carbage). I’ve saved a lot this way.


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#19

I like eggs and right now at Walmart a box of 5 dozen eggs is only around $7 or so. They can be used for cheese omelets, egg salad, quiches, etc.
Also if you learn to can you can buy stuff when it is cheap and can it for future meals. I canned two turkeys at Thanksgiving when turkeys were 57 cents a pound.
Also there is a farmer’s market I go to sometimes and they have very inexpensive prices on a lot of veggies.


(Garry (Canada)) #20

I like to buy fresh cheap fatty roasts when they’re on sale at local grocery stores @$2.99/lb. (No they’re not grass fed!)

When I get them home, I slice them up into stewing beef pieces and freeze them with the vacuum bags into individual cooking portions. Usually about 600g each. (300g/person)
This makes it very cost effective and easy to use when needed, compared to buying typical dry (lean) stewing beef @$5.99/lb.

Secondly, I don’t think it was mentioned, but a Costco membership really saves a lot of money being on Keto…at least for me. The Oils/Cheeses/Flours/Nuts/Seeds/etc savings add up quick compared to regular grocery stores…plus they have the best (and cheapest) take home lunch/dinner anywhere. Fresh roasted Rotisserie chicken!


(Sophie) #21

I also second a big club membership. Sam’s is where I get most of my meats. I purchase the fattiest chuck roasts I can get my hands on and grind my own hamburger. I vac seal everything for the freezer into smaller packs. I just look for the fattiest meats in Family Packs. I got 2 packages of skin-on thighs at Aldis recently for something like .67c per pound! I already had thighs in the freezer but who couldn’t use more of those. :grin: The deals are out there.


#22

Costco and Aldi are a good combination. Also, if you have a local meat market and a chest freezer, you can stock up.


#23

Do you shred the cabbage? Recipie? What kind of sausage?


(Elaine Fitzpatrick Pedersen) #24

Tried it tonight…yum


(Tovan Nhsh) #25

I core then chop the head, personally don’t shred it. Far as a recipe goes: one large head of cabbage, eight ounces of bone broth, salt, sausage (think kielbasa) & butter. I’ve tried both beef & chicken bone broth & the chicken goes much better in my opinion. I like butter so I throw in at least a stick (sometimes more dependent upon the size of the head of cabbage).Salt liberally, add diced sausage links (I cut the links equally so I know exactly how much protein to count but I’m a touch OCD) set the temp to 200 & you’re good to go. It’s generally ready in 2-3 hours but the longer it cooks the more tender the cabbage. All in all it’s roughly ten-fifteen minutes to prepare & lasts for a while. I could live solely on this dish :slight_smile:


(Tovan Nhsh) #26

Awesome! Glad you liked it.


(Roy D) #27

You may be able to obtain some good suggestions on YouTube by searching on phrases such as “Keto Shopping”. Below are samples of some of the YouTube vides that popped up in a search I did;

Searching for “Keto on a Budget” works well also. Here’s another one I found;


Another Newbie- so scared. Have very little money for fancier diets and have tried everything
(Roy D) #28

Another option is to get into “coupon clipping”. Coupons typically come out in my area in the weekend paper. Spend some time doing price comparisons between the local food stores, and shop the sales.


#29

Thank you! I will try it soon!


(Valerie Williams) #30

Oh thanks! I have heard of Cabbage and Italian sweet sausage in fridge. Tomorrow’s dinner!