I spend $20 on food per week and I think I'm eating pretty well. AMA.

Thinking back to the time when I used to order delivery every meal and spend $30+ per delivery, it was so insane... and these food weren't healthy at all. Heavily processed, high sugar / fat / salt etc. Now I cook healthy and cheap meals by doing meal prep on weekends and I could enjoy my tasty meals during the week. I've lost 30 lbs already from improving my diet + exercising and I feel great. The sub had been helpful so I'd like to return some inputs. Feel free to AMA.

While waiting for questions, I'll start listing some of my grocery / meal plans:

I usually include 1/3 of protein (meat, tofu, beans), vegetables, and carbs (rice, pasta, beans, etc) each per major meal, and include oats, milk, egg, fruit for breakfast.

For a sample weekly meal prep (copy cat chipotle):

I bought several pounds of steak for $4.99/lb (they were on sale and I put extra in the freezer), and I'd use ~2 pounds for a week's meal, so ~$10.

Bans: I use kidney, pinto, black. The average weekly cost is ~$1.

Veggies (I use a lot of frozen ones): corn kernel ~$1, lettuce ~$2, tomato ~$1, avocado ~$2, onion & peppers ~$1

For other ingredients such as rice, cilantro, sour cream, cheese, lime, I either bought them in large quantities or for a negligible price. Same for the breakfast oats and milk. Maybe the $20 is a little tight, but I'm pretty confident that $25 should cover everything on average.

Cooking for yourself and knowing what ingredients are the best for meal prep are the key to eating healthy and affordable. I hope this could help if anyone's interested :)