My sister laughed at my $50 weekly food budget and now I'm second guessing everything

So I was bragging to my sister about how I only spend $50 a week on groceries for myself... she just stared at me and asked if I ever eat fresh vegetables. She pointed out that I'm basically surviving on rice, beans, and frozen pizzas. It made me realize I've been so focused on the number that I forgot about actually eating decent food. Has anyone else had a family member call them out on their "budget win" not being so healthy?

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ivan5222d ago

I started adding frozen veggies to my rice and beans, huge difference for like $2 more.

theaw652d ago

Honestly that tracks with what I've noticed too, the little upgrades you can make for basically nothing end up adding up way more than people give them credit for. It's kind of wild how just tossing in some frozen peas and carrots can make a meal feel more complete without really changing your budget at all. Feels like most of the time it's those small consistent tweaks that actually stick, not the big overhauls everyone talks about doing.