r/Cheap_Meals is a subreddit with 878k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cheap, meal, rice, budget, and chicken, and they frequently recommend/review meal prep services, healthy food, and canned soup.
A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home.
Rules:
1. No Spam.
2. Nothing NSFW.
3. Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog.
4. Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, just keep in mind there is a specific theme to the Subreddit.
5. Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.
Popular Themes in r/Cheap_Meals
#1
Advice Requests
: "Wanted to go cheap and nostalgic with my meal today"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Cheap meal idea that are filling?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Cheap weekly meal plan for depressed person with no money but struggling to actually keep food down"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "The 3 grocery lies that keep moms broke (and how I cut my bill in half with 15-min meals)"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I built an app to help people eat cheaper by bundling recipes — would love your thoughts"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Cheap_Meals
#1
Cheap
: "Cheap food doesn’t have to ruin your body."
39 posts
#2
Meal
: "This Meal was so nice"
32 posts
#3
Rice
: "Rice and fried egg."
29 posts
#4
Budget
: "Budget friendly never looked or tasted this good, beef & broccoli noodles done right!"
28 posts
#5
Chicken
: "Chicken tacos"
22 posts
#6
Pasta
: "Pasta with bakes beans a tune, this was pretty bad but edible"
16 posts
#7
Beans
: "Cheesy Garbanzo Beans"
11 posts
#8
Eggs
: "Fried Eggs over any kind of carbs are always pretty fire."
10 posts
#9
Recipe
: "Rizo rice Recipe with crispy chicken and amazing sauce"
10 posts
#10
Deal
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/Cheap_Meals
Meal Prep Services
23 reviews
#1
Dinnerly
4.3★ from 8 reviews
#2
EveryPlate
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
HelloFresh
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Healthy Food
2 reviews
#1
Legumes
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Rice Cooker
5.0★ from 1 review
Canned Soup
1 review
#1
Amy's Organic Soups
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/Cheap_Meals
Yearly
+649 members(0.1%)
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Last updated: June 3, 2026