I don't think I'm a mackarel guy but I haven't had them in a while. I love tuna though, especially nice filets in olive oil.

When it comes to meat/fish I never buy the cheapest stuff because if it seems too cheap I get skeptical. E.g one grocery store has these prawns which are like 1/10 of the price of other brands, but I never dared to try them. Maybe I'm just paranoid.

I grow my own food in various places like my yard, family members houses, and out in urban forests. Anyways, I buy rice, beans, mushrooms, onions, yams, sweet potatoes, rice noodles, squash, sardines and get about 2 - 3 months worth for about $40 - $50. However, as my diet is quite varied I eat something different every day so that's why this food lasts me so long. There are other things that I don't buy that taste good - like Walnuts. I just pick these up in the forest. Food expenses have never been a problem for me. Mackrel is good and I like to fry it with mushrooms, sage, mallow, eggs, some salt and black pepper and grape seed oil.

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp. I also go to
Chinese stores and buy mushrooms super cheap. It stuff like this that hasn't gone up much in price. Other things like wheat, corn, etc. (which is not good for you anyways) has gone up. I take it you're trying to save a buck?

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp.

Something about dollar store shrimp doesn't sit well with me.

I grow my own food in various places like my yard, family members houses, and out in urban forests. Anyways, I buy rice, beans, mushrooms, onions, yams, sweet potatoes, rice noodles, squash, sardines and get about 2 - 3 months worth for about $40 - $50. However, as my diet is quite varied I eat something different every day so that's why this food lasts me so long. There are other things that I don't buy that taste good - like Walnuts. I just pick these up in the forest. Food expenses have never been a problem for me. Mackrel is good and I like to fry it with mushrooms, sage, mallow, eggs, some salt and black pepper and grape seed oil.

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp. I also go to
Chinese stores and buy mushrooms super cheap. It stuff like this that hasn't gone up much in price. Other things like wheat, corn, etc. (which is not good for you anyways) has gone up. I take it you're trying to save a buck?

I'm about 200 pounds which is about 20 pounds over what I should be but every time I try to eat healthy I end up broke. So yes I am trying to save a buck and improve my health.

This is actually a very sad cultural trend. One can go to McD's and get a full meal for $2-3, or go to the freezer aisle of the supermarket and get a microwave dinner for $1-$3. If you stock up when they are on sale, junk freezer food can be had for half that. By contrast, unless I live on pasta, rice, and beans, I would have a hard time producing a full meal for $3.

Pooling resources with my friends, or cooking a week's worth of food at a time, can get me down to those prices, but it not nearly as convenient as cooking/buying individual meals...

This is actually a very sad cultural trend. One can go to McD's and get a full meal for $2-3, or go to the freezer aisle of the supermarket and get a microwave dinner for $1-$3. If you stock up when they are on sale, junk freezer food can be had for half that. By contrast, unless I live on pasta, rice, and beans, I would have a hard time producing a full meal for $3.

If you go to the grocery store every other day you can usually get yourself dinner for $3 as long as you are flexible and don't mind buying stuff on sale.

One thing I'm looking to experiment with in the near future is smoothies based off frozen fruit, because bulk frozen fruit is remarkably cheap, but I'm not sure if the increased quantity needed undoes the cost savings.

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I grow my own food in various places like my yard, family members houses, and out in urban forests. Anyways, I buy rice, beans, mushrooms, onions, yams, sweet potatoes, rice noodles, squash, sardines and get about 2 - 3 months worth for about $40 - $50. However, as my diet is quite varied I eat something different every day so that's why this food lasts me so long. There are other things that I don't buy that taste good - like Walnuts. I just pick these up in the forest. Food expenses have never been a problem for me. Mackrel is good and I like to fry it with mushrooms, sage, mallow, eggs, some salt and black pepper and grape seed oil.

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp. I also go to
Chinese stores and buy mushrooms super cheap. It stuff like this that hasn't gone up much in price. Other things like wheat, corn, etc. (which is not good for you anyways) has gone up. I take it you're trying to save a buck?

I'm about 200 pounds which is about 20 pounds over what I should be but every time I try to eat healthy I end up broke. So yes I am trying to save a buck and improve my health.
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Hormone balance is key to maintaining healthy weight - not so much calories. Try eating foods rich in DHA (testorterone) like yams, sweet potatoes, onions, broccoli, cabbage (red), walnuts, or squash, aged cheese, red whine, berries. Avoid milk fat (like butter, cheese, ice cream, whole milk), eating chicken and eggs too often, chickpeas, soy (yes, very bad - even natural), too much corn, and fruits high in sugar. The problem is that most people have diets rich in estrogen so put on weight that is hard to get rid of. Adding DHA to the diet helps balance the hormones. This is how I lost weight - yet I eat a lot!

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[quote name='francoispress' timestamp='1330616216' post='4918208']
I grow my own food in various places like my yard, family members houses, and out in urban forests. Anyways, I buy rice, beans, mushrooms, onions, yams, sweet potatoes, rice noodles, squash, sardines and get about 2 - 3 months worth for about $40 - $50. However, as my diet is quite varied I eat something different every day so that's why this food lasts me so long. There are other things that I don't buy that taste good - like Walnuts. I just pick these up in the forest. Food expenses have never been a problem for me. Mackrel is good and I like to fry it with mushrooms, sage, mallow, eggs, some salt and black pepper and grape seed oil.

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp. I also go to
Chinese stores and buy mushrooms super cheap. It stuff like this that hasn't gone up much in price. Other things like wheat, corn, etc. (which is not good for you anyways) has gone up. I take it you're trying to save a buck?

I'm about 200 pounds which is about 20 pounds over what I should be but every time I try to eat healthy I end up broke. So yes I am trying to save a buck and improve my health.
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Hormone balance is key to maintaining healthy weight - not so much calories. Try eating foods rich in DHA (testorterone) like yams, sweet potatoes, onions, broccoli, cabbage (red), walnuts, or squash, aged cheese, red whine, berries. Avoid milk fat (like butter, cheese, ice cream, whole milk), eating chicken and eggs too often, chickpeas, soy (yes, very bad - even natural), too much corn, and fruits high in sugar. The problem is that most people have diets rich in estrogen so put on weight that is hard to get rid of. Adding DHA to the diet helps balance the hormones. This is how I lost weight - yet I eat a lot!
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Canned mackerel should be a pretty good choice then. I have lost 3 pounds since I've been eating so much mackerel. Yet at the same time I've been eating the same amount of food I always eat. I think you may be right.

[quote name='SteveDeFacto' timestamp='1330616602' post='4918211']
[quote name='francoispress' timestamp='1330616216' post='4918208']
I grow my own food in various places like my yard, family members houses, and out in urban forests. Anyways, I buy rice, beans, mushrooms, onions, yams, sweet potatoes, rice noodles, squash, sardines and get about 2 - 3 months worth for about $40 - $50. However, as my diet is quite varied I eat something different every day so that's why this food lasts me so long. There are other things that I don't buy that taste good - like Walnuts. I just pick these up in the forest. Food expenses have never been a problem for me. Mackrel is good and I like to fry it with mushrooms, sage, mallow, eggs, some salt and black pepper and grape seed oil.

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp. I also go to
Chinese stores and buy mushrooms super cheap. It stuff like this that hasn't gone up much in price. Other things like wheat, corn, etc. (which is not good for you anyways) has gone up. I take it you're trying to save a buck?

I'm about 200 pounds which is about 20 pounds over what I should be but every time I try to eat healthy I end up broke. So yes I am trying to save a buck and improve my health.
[/quote]

Hormone balance is key to maintaining healthy weight - not so much calories. Try eating foods rich in DHA (testorterone) like yams, sweet potatoes, onions, broccoli, cabbage (red), walnuts, or squash, aged cheese, red whine, berries. Avoid milk fat (like butter, cheese, ice cream, whole milk), eating chicken and eggs too often, chickpeas, soy (yes, very bad - even natural), too much corn, and fruits high in sugar. The problem is that most people have diets rich in estrogen so put on weight that is hard to get rid of. Adding DHA to the diet helps balance the hormones. This is how I lost weight - yet I eat a lot!
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No wonder americans are turning into girly men. There's no meat on that list of testosterone laden food. So, can I make hamburgers and lasagna that is good for me, or is tuna and salmon (the best male food apparently) the way to go from here?

[quote name='francoispress' timestamp='1330632391' post='4918336']
[quote name='SteveDeFacto' timestamp='1330616602' post='4918211']
[quote name='francoispress' timestamp='1330616216' post='4918208']
I grow my own food in various places like my yard, family members houses, and out in urban forests. Anyways, I buy rice, beans, mushrooms, onions, yams, sweet potatoes, rice noodles, squash, sardines and get about 2 - 3 months worth for about $40 - $50. However, as my diet is quite varied I eat something different every day so that's why this food lasts me so long. There are other things that I don't buy that taste good - like Walnuts. I just pick these up in the forest. Food expenses have never been a problem for me. Mackrel is good and I like to fry it with mushrooms, sage, mallow, eggs, some salt and black pepper and grape seed oil.

The dollar store has fish for $1 and other stuff like noodles and canned clams and shrimp. I also go to
Chinese stores and buy mushrooms super cheap. It stuff like this that hasn't gone up much in price. Other things like wheat, corn, etc. (which is not good for you anyways) has gone up. I take it you're trying to save a buck?

I'm about 200 pounds which is about 20 pounds over what I should be but every time I try to eat healthy I end up broke. So yes I am trying to save a buck and improve my health.
[/quote]

Hormone balance is key to maintaining healthy weight - not so much calories. Try eating foods rich in DHA (testorterone) like yams, sweet potatoes, onions, broccoli, cabbage (red), walnuts, or squash, aged cheese, red whine, berries. Avoid milk fat (like butter, cheese, ice cream, whole milk), eating chicken and eggs too often, chickpeas, soy (yes, very bad - even natural), too much corn, and fruits high in sugar. The problem is that most people have diets rich in estrogen so put on weight that is hard to get rid of. Adding DHA to the diet helps balance the hormones. This is how I lost weight - yet I eat a lot!
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No wonder americans are turning into girly men. There's no meat on that list of testosterone laden food. So, can I make hamburgers and lasagna that is good for me, or is tuna and salmon (the best male food apparently) the way to go from here?
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Mackerel is actually more nutritious than tuna or salmon and it has less mercury. Also again it's a lot cheaper.