Hey Veeky Forums, I'm a poor college student who has about $50 a week to spend on food for the next four months...

Hey Veeky Forums, I'm a poor college student who has about $50 a week to spend on food for the next four months, what are the best cheap meals that are also good (preferably not made entirely out of ramen, but I'm down for some ramen recipes too) that are have good variety and that I can make tons of? (I eat a lot and I'm trying to gain some weight)

Doesn't have to be too complex, like what are the best ways to spice up kraft mac and cheese or hot dogs?

How do I eat well cheaply? Thanks for any help bros

>what are the best ways to spice up kraft mac and cheese or hot dogs
Quite literally, with spices: freshly cracked black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, etc.

Visit a Chinatown or Asian grocery store and check out their greens, super healthy, very inexpensive, and easy to stir-fry with garlic as a side or add to soups and curries. They're all fairly similar, but gai choy (mustard greens) is my favourite.

If you live in the south check out the publix buy one get ones but don't let it entirely dictate your shopping entirely, just wait until shit that you live off of is BOGO and go nuts.
Learn how to make rice well.
Also USE YOUR FREEZER.

* I only meant to say entirely once, fucc.
But rice and beans are good, oatmeal is cheap and slow release carbohydrates so it'll keep you upright throughout the day. Find a friend with a sam's club or Costco card and just go buy a lifetime supply of both of those things. Tbh if you bought $25 worth of each at a bulk store your food future will be bland, but you'll surely live.

>$50 a week to spend on food
that's a lot of money for one person 2bh

stop buying ramen and mac n cheese, theyre more expensive than just normal chinese egg noodles or macaroni and a thing of real cheese

hot dogs too, theyre pretty pricey these days. buy more fish. white fish is abysmally cheap and has the same nutritional value p much

nigga what? a box of generic mac here is $.50 and a block of cheddar is $2.00, and a pack of 10 dogs is $1.00 and a pack of buns is the same price, where is this magical place where fucking fish is cheaper than hot dogs??

kraft mac and cheese - use 2tbs real butter in place of the margarine, use real cheese replacing nothing because you still use the sauce packet, you will use both expenditures on other things and this shit will keep you alive, butter quality barely matters, cheese quality does and extra sharp is what you're after, my own choice is pictured

ramen - make it in less water than it says to improve on what it considers soup stock, most say 2cups so use 1 1/2 cups, the best ramen is the irritatingly rare Maruchan roast beef

Is frozen food a good idea or not? Like I see frozen lobster and shrimp and steak and shit all the time, and it's way cheaper then fresh, but does it being frozen ruin it in any way? There's gotta be some reason it's so much cheaper right?

t. someone who wants to make lobster macaroni and cheese but is broke.

Dollar Stores are incredibly useful when you're buying on a budget. Dry goods, spices and seasonings and frozen foods can all be picked up for dirt cheap. I can walk in with $10 and walk out with a couple weeks worth of food.

I'm eating a lot of frozen bagged vegetables. Also the supermarket often also has a pre-made tray of vegetables for frying or soups or whatever. I've been eating vegan and I've been buying a lot of meat alternative that isn't too expensive for the amount of protein they have. Also pasta can often be found for a good price.

I used to eat egg noodles as they are better for you than ramen, but as I said I went vegan.

>Doesn't have to be too complex, like what are the best ways to spice up kraft mac and cheese or hot dogs?
Chili powder for mac and cheese. Hot dogs, can go with onions and sauerkraut or bell peppers grilled. You can also look up other recipes online.