Used to feed 5 on $40 a week with rice and beans, now it's closer to $70 | Budget Friendly Meals

Anthony Hernandez · 2026-09-22T01:20:05.194229+00:00

Honestly back in 2019 I could do a big pot of pinto beans, a bag of rice, and some frozen veg for like $12 and that fed us three dinners. Now that same run at the HEB near me is $22 and change, mostly the beans and the chicken thighs. Tbh I've been leaning harder on eggs and whatever's marked down that morning, has anyone else noticed their go-to cheap meal stopped being so cheap?

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Used to feed 5 on $40 a week with rice and beans, now it's closer to $70 | Budget Friendly Meals - The Community Guide