r/budgetfood is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses meal, food, budget, tired, and recipes, and they frequently recommend/review pan, debit card, and ice maker.
Food on a Budget
Popular Themes in r/budgetfood
#1
Advice Requests
: "cheap food that isn't ramen or rice and beans, does it exist anymore"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Homemade carnitas tacos on a budget - 87 cents each! š®š¤¤āØ"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Too much food - a cautionary warning"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Pasta salad from the dollar general=2 for 1$ deal. Hotdog six pack from save a lot=1.50$, mayo and oil from the food bank. This cost me 2.50$. And I have two bowl fulls left in the fridge. I feel like Iām cheating haha."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/budgetfood
#1
Meal
: "Japanese Curry recipe from S&B Golden Mix is my go to dinner Meal"
20 posts
#2
Food
20 posts
#3
Budget
: "What cheap meals are people actually cooking for 2 to keep the grocery bill down?"
15 posts
#4
Tired
8 posts
#5
Recipes
: "[OC] 5 Family Dinners for $40 with Recipes - 6/4/2026"
7 posts
#6
Budget Meals
: "Homemade tacos & salsa! $1.06 each š ($20 ish budget for 20 tacos)"
7 posts
#7
Hate
4 posts
#8
Struggling
4 posts
#9
Leftovers
: "Can't go wrong with cheesy angel hair."
4 posts
#10
Lunch
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/budgetfood
Pan
9 reviews
#1
Tramontina
5.0ā
from 1 review
#2
Carbon Steel
5.0ā
from 1 review
#3
Green Pans
5.0ā
from 1 review
Debit Card
3 reviews
#1
Meijer
4.0ā
from 1 review
#2
Capital One
5.0ā
from 1 review
#3
Cash App
4.0ā
from 1 review
Ice Maker
1 review
#1
Gevi
4.0ā
from 1 review
Flair Used in r/budgetfood
#1
Dinner
: "My son wanted a steak dinner, so we went to Aldi to get pork steaks, russet potatoes, and brussel sprouts"
69 posts
#2
Lunch
: "Homemade carnitas tacos on a budget - 87 cents each! š®š¤¤āØ"
37 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Have any of y'all ever run across anything like this?"
34 posts
#4
Advice
: "Cheap healthy and delicious!"
26 posts
#5
Breakfast
: "A budget food that will fill you"
11 posts
#6
Haul
: "Check your local Hispanic markets!"
9 posts
#7
Snack
: "Fried green tomatoes, love it!!"
6 posts
#8
Recipe Request
: "Well someone at work said free corn...so what do i do start shucking removing from cob and jaring..... and now I'm canning 43 pints of corn on a work night because I'm insane there is simply no other explination... oh and the lady who handles the food is going to call me all summer when they have to"
4 posts
#9
Recipe Test
: "Blt with microwaved great value bacon"
2 posts
#10
Dessert
: "Blueberry and mango chia pudding"
1 post
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Last updated: July 25, 2026