r/budgetfood is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses food, meal, budget, tired, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review pan, debit card, and ice maker.
Food on a Budget
Popular Themes in r/budgetfood
#1
Advice Requests
: "How I feed 3 adults for under $700 a month. Menu included"
13 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Pasta salad from the dollar general=2 for 1$ 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 I’m cheating haha."
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Does anyone else have a husband with a bottomless pit for a stomach?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/budgetfood
#1
Food
: "Need advice for Food"
20 posts
#2
Meal
: "Japanese Curry recipe from S&B Golden Mix is my go to dinner Meal"
19 posts
#3
Budget
: "$600 grocery Budget 3 adults. Stay at home mom, college grad daughter home for the summer and M-F working dad"
10 posts
#4
Tired
8 posts
#5
Hate
4 posts
#6
Struggling
4 posts
#7
Ideas
: "Ideas for Cheerios"
3 posts
#8
Homemade
2 posts
#9
Spices
2 posts
#10
Ramen
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/budgetfood
Pan
9 reviews
#1
Tramontina
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Carbon Steel
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Green Pans
5.0★ from 1 review
Debit Card
3 reviews
#1
Meijer
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Capital One
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Cash App
4.0★ from 1 review
Ice Maker
1 review
#1
Gevi
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/budgetfood
#1
Dinner
: "Japanese Curry recipe from S&B Golden Mix is my go to dinner meal"
54 posts
#2
Advice
: "Costco “struggle” meal advice"
45 posts
#3
Discussion
: "The smallest kitchen I’ve ever had, actually inspired me to stretch my budget and be more creative."
35 posts
#4
Lunch
: "Pasta salad from the dollar general=2 for 1$ 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 I’m cheating haha."
27 posts
#5
Haul
: "$44.00 in Chicago"
10 posts
#6
Snack
: "Cheesy Homemade Corndog Muffins Spiked with Pickles"
10 posts
#7
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"
10 posts
#8
Breakfast
: "Made pancakes with a recipe calling for one egg."
8 posts
#9
Mod
: "Community poll has concluded, we will be relaxing the profanity rule."
1 post
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Yearly
+86k members(2.9%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026