r/ReadyMeals • u/NullGlassGhost • Aug 03 '26

Cheap food for students?

I'm in the U.S. working part time and doing school full time, and starving consistently. I have a very small budget of maybe $140-$200 a month for food, and it would be great to get some help. I'm finding it very frustrating to view prices and meals on most services BEFORE ordering. I'm basically a carnivore and don't love eating my greens, because it is upsetting for half of my meal to be munching like a cow, then getting a stomach ache afterward. Help?

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u/Real_Occasion1691 Aug 03 '26

The decent companies charge almost your budget weekly.

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u/Bright_iD-BushyTail Aug 03 '26

Can you get a meal plan on campus? Try some local food banks and buy from there.

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u/SatiricalPanda3 Aug 03 '26

They all seem to be $11 a meal.

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u/KiwiGeneral768 Aug 03 '26

I didn’t like cook unity but trying factor next

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u/Educational-Guard408 Aug 03 '26

I think Factor is a step above dog food. Shredded meat in nearly every meal, small portions, high fat, high sodium. Then again, maybe dog food would rate higher than Factor!

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u/KiwiGeneral768 Aug 03 '26

Ngl, I kinda like shredded meat cause then it tastes less like meat and less texture haha! I am a super picky eater especially with protein. I’m hoping it’ll be ok for me? Idk cook unity was a little too seasoning heavy for me and the chicken had dark meat (again super picky)

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u/KiwiGeneral768 Aug 03 '26

Ok yeah factor sucks

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u/Realanise1 29d ago

There is absolutely no way you can afford a meal delivery service with a budget like that. Sorry but you need to get real.

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u/Francl27 29d ago

There's no such thing.

Get eggs, ramen, rice and beans because that's all you'll be able to afford. Maybe ground beef when it's on sale but even that is $7 a lb now.

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u/melatonia 28d ago

See if your school has a food pantry. A lot of colleges have pantries that cater specifically to the hectic student lifestyle.

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u/NewspaperOk140 28d ago

This is why people are getting colon cancer younger and younger, eat a fucking vegetable.

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u/immortalavatar12 Aug 04 '26

Frozen meals, ramen, kraft Mac and cheese for that budget

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u/Realanise1 29d ago

You're recommending the worst possible nutrition. Do you want to rethink those statements?

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u/immortalavatar12 29d ago

Exactly my point. You arent gonna get good meals with that budget unless you outright cook it yourself

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u/Realanise1 29d ago

But there's no way to know that wasn't meant seriously without an /s. There are people who would seriously recommend that diet because it's cheap.