Simple Meals: Healthy Foods Under One Dollar

"They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war any more. Every man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig-tree, and no-one will make them afraid." Micah 4:3-4


"Having access to one’s own source of food and drink was, as it is today, a great source of security. Yet the image of every person with a vine or fig tree is not one solely of self-reliance. Vineyards and trees, more than other crops, require years and even decades to reach their full potential. Wars, which destroy homes and scatter families, and the threat of war make such long-term investments in a piece of land impossible. In addition, in order for everyone to have the ability to grow food, a community must share its resources—water, suitable soil, etc.—equitably. As it is today, an ideal food system is linked both symbolically and literally to much larger international and local relationships." Mennonite Central Committee: Simply in Season

I've heard some people say that it's expensive to eat healthy and cheap to eat junk/fast food. Not true! One serving:

1. Brown rice 10 cents – half cup
2. Pearl barley 12 cents – 2 ounces dry
3. Lentil 14 cents – 2 ounces dry
4. Oats 18 cents – half cup
5. Baby carrots 19 cents – half cup
6. Green peas 25 cents – half cup
7. Canned tomatoes 28 cents – half cup
8. Canned beans 28 cents – half cup
9. Egg (cage free) 30 cents
10. Organic milk 44 cents - 1 cup
11. Broccoli 45 cents – 1 cup
12. Banana 45 cents
13. Sweet potato 50 cents
14. Yogurt 60 cents – 8 ounce
15. Spinach (fresh) 80 cents – 1 cup
Source: Healthy Foods Under $1

Notice: Bread and wheat cereals are not included because they are NOT HEALTHY and highly processed. Oat and Barley are supreme! Also, dried beans are superior to canned beans (because of Bisphenol A [BPA] in canned food liners) if you have the time and foresight to cook them.

"Live simply, so others may simply live!"