Food, Nutrition, & Basic Skills Program

How to Create and Maintain a Food Budget as a Student

Resources

• Planning a Menu
• Grocery Shopping Tips
• Eating Right When Money is Tight
• Eating Better on a Budget
• 7-Day Menu for Less than $5 a Day
• Meeting MyPlate Goals on a Budget
• Eat Well on $4 a Day

Need more inspiration for simple, easy, and healthy recipes?

• Champions for Change
  • Breakfast, soups and stews, to main dish recipes
  • Check out their recipes and "Healthy Cookbooks" to step up your meal prep success
• EatFresh.org
  • Budget friendly recipes and other information about maintaining a healthy lifestyle
  • To find the recipes that work for your budget and lifestyle, filter your search by cuisine, cooking environment (e.g. limited kitchen, very quick), and other dietary information
• ChooseMyPlate.gov
  • For even more recipe resources framed around MyPlate, visit the "Choose My Plate" Recipes, Cookbooks, and Menus

More ideas and student-recommended cooking blogs

• UCSC Basic Needs Blog
• Budget Bytes
• Decolonize Your Diet
• The Vegan 8
• Cooking with Trader Joe’s
• Frugal Nutrition