Really cheap eats

by Emily Matchar, Posted Mar 6th 2008 @ 9:00AM

Hungry, but down to the last quarters in your laundry money jar? Head to The Culinary Review, a consumer guide to food costs, to figure out just how much grub that last $.75 will get you.

The Culinary Review has broken down the costs of various common meals, some of which make a McDonald's Egg McMuffin look like caviar on toast. Make yourself a fruit yogurt smoothie, hard-boiled egg and toast for a mere $1.11 or a cup of black bean soup for $.80.

They also give the prices of a number of Food Network chef-prepared meals. Some are surprisingly expensive - Tyler Florence's mozzarella grilled cheese is $5.59 a serving, certainly pricier than at many diners, while others are grad student-cheap - Alton Brown's baked mac and cheese is a mere $0.96 a serving. Serve that with some sauteed greens or cabbage slaw and you've got lunch for less than the price of a cup of coffee. Also check out the handy tips for saving money in the kitchen (don't buy pre-cut meat) and a list of where to splurge (olive oil, canned tuna) and where to save (canned veggies, cured meats).

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Tags: Beans, Cheap, Cheap Eats, Food Network, Recipes

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3-06-2008 @1:07PM Red Icculus said... It's nice to see something about simple foods. I can't stand to watch Giada on Food Network because her meals are so impractical.

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3-06-2008 @1:55PM marquisem said... I believed that "pre-cut meat is more expensive" line for years. Sometimes it is, sometimes it's not. Half a pork loin vs pork chops? Sure. But at my grocery store, stew meat is almost always cheaper than the whole roast I'd otherwise be buying. So why not save myself the time?
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