I don't think this thread will do well in GC

a healthy body needs 4 things in order to stay healthy:

carbohydrates
fats
protein
exercise

if you followed the recommendations of the government I believe the breakdown is 1/3 protein 2/5 carbohydrates and the rest in fats - and thankfully they are recommending you eat less or no trans fats (i guess the trans fats people are running out of bribe money)

I recommend something along the lines of 35-40% protein, and then you eat whatever the eff you want in carbohydrates and fats.

That's right - you can eat a candy bar for breakfast. Why the hell not? I eat a junior chicken at mcdonald's for lunch if I want. i do what i want!

In terms of what you may like to eat, I am not even sure. Whenever we spoke in the past we would circle fap over eating candy and chocolates and chips and soda, and then I would go into an insulin craving then possibly go out and get some sugar. So I know you like carbohydrates. That's fine.

For protein what is cheap? ground beef is cheap. chicken is expensive. pork is...somewhere in between iirc. Steak is too expensive. Anything else (roast, etc) is irrelevant.

Wait for sales, as Shlup mentioned. At my supermarket I ONLY buy meat that is at 50% off. I throw it all in the freezer and on the night before/day I intend to eat, I take it out and toss it in the fridge to thaw. If it's still in the wrapping just throw it in the sink and cover it in water.

I think you can thaw meat in the microwave.

So now you have ground beef to eat. What to eat it with?

- potatoes - baked / hash / rosti / mashed / roasted / cubed
- pasta - mix your ground beef in a pot with just enough tomato pasta sauce to cover it. Add sugar/ketchup + soy sauce. Cook it for 1-2 hrs at low med . Don't leave the cover on top - if it's splashing around just cover the top but leave the side open so it doesn't spill over
- tacos! buy some taco shells, and instead of cooking beef as above, brown the beef. You take a slab of thawed ground beef and throw it in a pot or a pan. As the beef cooks, you flip the ground beef blob around and scrape off the cooked parts. Season it with something or other and add some lettuce on top and some tomatoes if you want.
- burritos! do the same as the taco recipe, but add a can of refried canned beans (should cost you a buck or less) and wrap it in a tortilla.

Those last two might not be as cost effective as pasta. Pasta is so bloody cheap. When I was living off 500$ a month (electricity, hydro, food, internet, phone, fun) I ate pasta every single night. I didn't always put meat in it, because I didn't know about my ground beef pasta sauce recipe above.

Then there's also ramen/rice + cold cuts. but i'd go crazy eating that.