Eating good food that's both healthy and cheap seems to be an unattainable golden trifecta to most people. Student author Leanne Brown took up the challenge to find a way to eat well for $4 a day. The result is a a cookbook that you can download for free.


The book was inspired by the typical SNAP (read: food stamp) budget. While the program may vary from family to family, the budget is still a challenging guideline. The book includes recipes for soups, pastas, chicken, drinks, even cookies. There's no magic recipe that makes lobster and steak cost $1, but the amount of meals that can be made on a super-tight budget is impressive. If nothing else, it can serve as a starting place for your budget-friendly meal planning.

The book is licensed under Creative Commons, so you can download it for free and pass it along to anyone you know who needs some cheap, tasty meals.


Good and Cheap [PDF] | via Vox