Meals Under $5 Healthy, Gluten Free, Fresh!

Here are some of the breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks I've been making over the last 6 months. They all come in at the $5 dollar mark per Jar. Because the "bunch" works so much and have no time for cooking, let alone shopping, I've put this together to show everyone how easy and cheap it can be to stay healthy on a budget. These meals are great for on the go people who eat at work, in their car, or on their way to a busy day!

This is what I used to send KATvonVAPURE before she started her diet. From the left we have plain oat meal with a little added cinnamon. On top is a medley of home made trail mix consisting of walnuts, dried pineapple, cherries, cranberries and banana chips with a drizzle of honey. Next to that is low fat cottage cheese with canned pineapple, cranberries and basil. These two are around $4.00 a jar and enough for one serving of breakfast, AND are both GLUTEN FREE!

These are Low-Carb high protein breakfast jars for The Hunebee, KATvonVAPURE and Kuizzy. Inside is 1/4 cup of fresh avocado, 3 small maple sausage links and one medium boiled egg in half. These FABULOUS Breakfasts-for-the-ride come out to $2.00 a jar!!! YES just $2. They are also GLUTEN FREE and great for energy. I add a little pepper once everything is in place and thats it!

Here is a picture of what my fridge ends up looking like on Mondays. This is a small portion of what I could send for lunches. From the left is 2 jars of chicken salad with green onions, cilantro, cranberries, and Greek Yogurt instead of mayonnaise they cost around $1.75 a jar (smaller jars).  Next is a sandwich in a Jar with sesame Gluten Free crackers, persian cucumbers, and sliced carrots. I used Boar's Head Roast Beef and Roasted Turkey, both GLUTEN FREE, and cost about $3.75/jar. In the small jars is an egg salad, pretty basic with a little salt, fresh cracked pepper, paprika and again Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise which will run you about $.35/jar. Quite a change from the price and health of a "normal" lunch for someone on the go. Fast food, even sit down restaurants charge an arm and a leg for "bad for you" food. 

Here we have Tomatoes two ways. The Top is a Bruschetta that KATvonVAPURE is eating with sesame Gluten Free crackers. Inside is chopped vine tomatoes, onion, garlic, and fresh basil. Add a little sprinkle of sugar and red wine vinegar, let it marinate and eat! And at $3.00 a jar it's even better! The bottom is a salsa that The Hunebee eats on top of her cottage cheese. It's just sliced grape tomatoes, jalapenos, and LOTS of cilantro, a little salt and lime (or lemon). This will come to about $2.00/jar. 

So here, these are 8 meals or snacks that are healthy, cheap, GLUTEN FREE and tasty!!