You need to stick to the bare basics, which can be cheap. There are some links on here about shopping wisely and on a budget. Is that $100 just for groceries, because that is plenty. Also, the more junk you eat, the more you want to eat, and the more money you spend, because junk doesn't fuel or feed your body. The better you eat, and the more well-rounded, the less money you need to spend to eat.
Buy some brown rice, quinoa, and beans or lentils, whatever variety, in bulk. You could also buy oatmeal in bulk for breakfast or you could have brown rice porridge for breakfast. If you are familiar with spices, you can buy some to add to your beans, or just add onions, garlic, and salt (not too much) and pepper. If you're not ready to go really pure, you could also buy some veggie broth to cook your rice or beans in, but mix it with water to make it go further. If you need some sweet, you can buy fresh or frozen fruit, whichever is cheaper, to put on your breakfast cereal or to have for a snack. Then, buy lots of veggies, but don't buy them if you don't know what you're going to do with them. You can start simple and have a huge salad with beans and rice, or you could saute up some veggies. If you can get kale, try it. You could saute up some squash, peppers, kale, onions, green beans, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, any combination or by itself.
Hope that gives you some ideas.
16 Comments