Hi! I'm Ileane. I'm a college student living on her own for the first time. As any college student can tell you, getting food cheap can be a challenge at times, especially if you don't like Ramen and potato chips. However, I want to show that it can indeed be done.

This blog is an experiment. An experiment to create a variety of tasty, appetizing, and healthy good on $38 / week - the minimum amount of money the USDA says can be allotted to food. My goal is to use those $38 to buy easy-to-cook meals with whole grains, cheap protein, and fresh fruit and veggies. I will publish the shopping lists and recipes here.

Check back each week (or day, whatever) to see how well I'm accomplishing my goal.