living off ramen the rest of the month. money is tight, so nutrition is going to suffer some. ramen is ok, I ate it as a kid. I remember my roommate in the dorm freshman year of college practically lived off ramen.
I like pasta, but the only thing is, I’ve learned it gives me mucous in my throat that I have to clear out a couple hours after eating. so I try to avoid it.
and of course, mom and dad are going out for steaks tonight, to rub it in surely. that’s ok, I like a steak every once in awhile. but a lot of times they aren’t prepared right. making me think steak is one of the more over-rated foods, right up there with bacon. haha. I much prefer chicken and fish and turkey sandwiches.
Right now for our family of 5 we only have 80-100 dollars a week for groceries, paper products, etc. Considering we have 15 dollar doctor office copays per visit, and there is a minimum of 9 visits a month, that’s all our money. We go to a food pantry once a month, they give us a full Walmart deep shopping cart of groceries, the city has a law that grocery stores must donate food instead of discard or b.v whatever. Yeah, expired box and canned goods, but meats are frozen by their last sell by date and given out.
There’s mobile pantries called Second Harvest to look into, you give them your initials, how many people, and zipcode. No requirements incomewise or anything. When.i’m better physically we’ll start going to it again, as it was fresh produce, eggs, milk, etc.
Second Harvest website will tell you all locations in your county that they service and when, you can go to every single one you want, it’s cool.
How?? You must be cooking it wrong. To cook white rice (brown rice is better for you but it takes about twice as long to cook) just read the package. All you need is a measuring cup, a pot with a lid that fits snugly, and rice and water. Put two cups of water in the pot and one cup of rice. Bring it to a boil then reduce the heat to low and cover. Cook for approx. 20 minutes. Take off heat, let sit 5 minutes before serving. Also fluff it with a fork. And that will last a few days if you use reasonable portions. It’s that simple.
Beans are just as easy to cook.
Go shopping at a dollar store if you have one near you. They have good deals on canned food and other food.
You can still eat all the ramen you want but if it was me, I’d like switching it up and having some variety in my diet so I would find cheap, easy to prepare food to go with the ramen. And rice, beans, and oatmeal are cheap; and maybe some vegetables or fruit that’s on sale would sure break the monotony of eating ramen every day. Use your imagination and get a variety of food
