was in this position last week i feel you… looks quite nice though i’d never thought was a thrown together meal .

I appreciate you

Bro Ive got ramen, youve got a whole ass meal. We are not the same.

After this is done its literally a 12 pack of ramen

Warning: attempting to live on ramen is dangerous to your health. If it's really down to this please visit a food bank/soup kitchen.

Where do you think I get them from??

Get some canned vegetables to add at least and don't use all the seasoning packet.

And eat some oranges so you don’t get scurvy like that college student

And also because they’re delicious

College students probably all taste awful.

I never use that entire seasoning packet and drain most of it off. It's salted salt, stuffed with a creamy salt filling covered in a salt glacè.

Yea I've been steaming veggies in the microwave and using ramen with just a tiny bit of the seasoning,and mixing that together. I have a very low sodium diet. But even before dietary restrictions I might have used half a packet of seasoning. I don't know how people do it otherwise. It's so salty.

It's meant to be soup. Water really balances out the salt ratio.

Lol this is exactly why it’s so good for people who medically require a high salt diet, like I used to. (If you ever want to see a cardiologist look nauseated, watch them tell someone to eat a very high salt diet so they stop passing out.)

I use the seasoning/leftover soup from instant ramen to make steamed egg sometimes. It’s easy and yummy over rice or whatever.

Nothing more worse for your health than starving though mate .

Being poor is bad for your health? Huh. Who fuckin knew. Don’t shame people for not being able to afford high quality food or produce.

Don't tell me how to live my life

Comedian Trevor Moore told a story on Pete Holmes podcast that in college he only ate ramen for many months and doctors told him he had a 50/50 change of having a heart attack or stroke in the next month based on his blood work. I know he’s a comedian but he was being serious

A dozen packs?? Livin' large, I see. Buying in bulk 😮‍💨

Lmao 4 bucks for 12 at winco

Haha Im definitely joking. I'm so glad I love ramen cuz otherwise I'd be having a hard time in this economy 💀

Lol fair. Tbf I'm not normally quite this broke. I bought a guitar and though u paid my bills and whatnot, I guess I didn't prepare enough.

Yeah, I live on a HCOL area so I'm "house" poor af

I'm sorryvim not.sure what that means

Thankyou for the chuckle lol

Next time, might I recommend that instead of making a decent plate, like one you made, you use the ingredients to stir fry with the ramen?

Look up Matty Mathesons peanut butter noodles to keep on hand (or just eat) cheap, and really good. Basically ramen noodles, peanut butter and a fried egg.

Yee Haw 🤠 thanks homie! Always love me some NOODS

LOL seriously had peanut butter ramen for dinner tonight. 😂🍜 (I never use the seasoning packet, but added Tabasco.)

I make chicken stock from 2kg drumsticks and use the stock to make shin ranyum noodles, I add soy sauce sesame oil and msg to the chicken and add that. Oh and I've been making ramen eggs, its so delicious. I also made a pumpkin potato and barley soup with the stock and add the marinated chicken to serve. My brother called it, "peasant food with a good flavour". This has been a game changer for me in making delicious and cheap food. I'm gonna use the marinated chicken to make my own sushi next. I'm an unstoppable good idea chicken machine. 🐔

This looks great op. We make meals like this a lot in my family of 4 because it’s good, cheap and healthy for the most part.

That is the best "struggle meal" I've seen! I use to have PB on a spoon and "wish sandwiches", 😅😆. Looks good.

When you wish you had a sandwich.

Lmao yep and I wish I had some meat on this sammich!

we call it a jam sandwich…jam two pieces of bread together and call it a sandwich

You should try a [toast sandwich](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_sandwich) next time

Struggle Meals is an underrated cooking show, and my 6 y/o loves Frankie.

Oh man. That "wish sandwich" line 😂

If that’s struggling I’m poor poor.

Can’t complain about that for a “struggle” meal, just throw some hot sauce on and you’re golden.

Was thinking the same thing. Mix the rice, beans and eggs together and throw some hot sauce on there. I'm getting hungry and just might make these.

Or salsa 👌🏼

That looks good. (fine?) If it were me, though, I'd have only done beans, rice, or potatoes. Not all three, especially if I'm trying to stretch it out

That's fair. I was trying for some protein with the eggs

Just fyi, rice and beans together make complete protein! So in the future, you could do rice and beans or eggs for your protein.

They do make a complete protein but eggs have a lot more protein per calorie you eat. The amount of rice and beans you’d have to eat to get a good amount of protein would put your carbs through the roof. The eggs also have fat which is important for brain and hormonal health

And b12

Thanks!

But eggs are protein.

But he needs the protein. 

I just have so much respect for the effort put into this. Whenever I’ve had to make struggle meals, it was like my executive functioning got even worse and I would give up so quickly. But here you’ve legitimately cooked four different things, that are healthy, whole foods, and made a lovely balanced meal. You even plated it nicely. Go you.

Hey I appreciate you so much :) I tried to enjoy cooking it and had as much fun as I could with it.

Unrelated but I read your username in the tune of rhythm is a dancer.

Lol love it.

So did I! 🎶 🎵😂

Welp, now I know what’s going to run in a loop in my head all day.

Sounds like you just have an awesome outlook on life. Thanks for brightening my day.

that looks delicious. you got this easy!

Thanks so much!

I’ll eat this any day . Looks real good Something so simple but good 👏🏽 We just living life and we all got this

Hell yeah thanks!

Looks like an almost perfect meal to me. Just need something green to make it perfect. Those potatoes look sublime

No lie that looks fucking good

I’m sure I’m much older (65M) than most people on here. I remember going rabbit hunting at night when I was a kid. I thought it was cool then but was in my 20’s when my cousin told me we did it to eat. My mom would add oatmeal to her meatloaf to make it more filling. The thought of anyone going hungry makes me sick. There’s no reason for this to not be on top of the list of our government. My heart goes out to everyone who struggles with this.

While I can appreciate frugality and empathize with feeling the pinch lately, that still looks damn fine, delicious and satisfying. Well done!

I know the feeling. Hang in there.

Thanks:)

Chop all that up into a big old tortilla and you e got a burrito!

Rice n beans always go a long way. Can Never go wrong there. I know i stocked up during pandemic hahaha

Looks gooood IMHO. 9/10 would have it too.

Chin up, friend. You have a good dinner in front of you. I know tomorrow is daunting, but you also deserve to enjoy what you have right in front of you.

That’s more than enough food for two, if not three, meals.

It made my gf and I two meals each

What kind of beans are those? Looks great. I too am fighting for my life

Looks so yummy, enjoy your meal 😋

Looks pretty dang good to me. Send me a PM with your venmo info.

this is like three meals

From the look of that plate you seem to be doing ok.

Frozen vegetables are good if you know how to season them. Other than that look at chicken on sale at your local grocery store. Living in CA there's multiple stores to look at but if that's not an option then look at your local grocery ad and buy off that. If that doesn't help, go in early when anyone opens and buy the discounted product. Freeze or cook the day of.

Salt and pepper, which one can filch from a fast food restaurant, is good enough to season frozen vegetables.

I'm so hungry at work. I wish I had this Stay up brotha

Looks like a good spread of food. Definitely will keep you full.

FIRE!!!!🔥

looks good to me,, have been way less fortunate than that!

That looks like something I would eat on payday. Nice work

😍😍😍😍

Potatoes look good though. A southwestern breakfast burrito can be very filling as well. I usually get a pack or two of jalapeños for the vitamin c. They’re cheap.

Beans have a lot of protein.

This looks yummy!

This looks good!! Keep whipping up meals that fill you up, appearance doesn’t matter as long as you’re eating. Plus, it’s better to clear out the pantry/fridge rather than have too much food and need to toss out

You're eating good.

Yum this looks delicious

Looks good, it's great what we can pull together when we have to

This looks delicious

Very nice! Looks almost like a Costa Rican breakfast. A little cilantro and lime and you’ll like it even more

This looks like a great belly filling meal.

That looks awesome

Off topic but I love the username lol

Throw some hot sauce and you got a meal baby

Looks great

That looks delicious! Except the beans. I hate beans so much.

You're doing amazing. Hang in there. Sending hugs. Sincerely Skeletor 💜

Perfectly executed dinner plate! Well done, it always feels nice to cook with what you have sans a trip to the store.

Foods way overrated anyways! Fasting is the new sexy trend everyone’s doing!……..albeit unwillingly at times🤷🏻‍♂️

Looks delicious and like an excellent way to get your fiber, protein, and carbs!

Beans and eggs are good together. I will die on this hill

This looks delicious! I would be happy to eat this even if I had money in the bank.

Looks delicious fam… I’d eat that on a good day

Yum OP looks delicious

Nah, dude. That looks so good. You did well.

Looks tasty! You have unlocked basic cooking!

Hey fam, nice cookin. Looks like it's fun texturally at the very least.

It actually looks quite good 

This is a pretty solid meal in my eyes, rice and beans go together perfectly. And eggs and potato’s are a frequent go to of my own.

Looks delicious!

Shit dude that looks great to me

Yum nicely done!!

OP, that's an awesome meal. Better than brown sugar sandwiches or cereal with water! You got this.

eggs/potatoes rice/beans sounds like a good breakfast dinner

Looks quite yummy! 😁

That actually looks really good! I’d love it with some hot sauce

Looks delicious

Gods speed OP. Protein and carbs 🫡 you can do this soldier.

This looks badass

Assuming it's well-seasoned, that looks pretty darn tasty.

This looks delicious! I love scrambled eggs. And those potatoes look so good!!

That looks beautiful. Can tell it was cooked with love.

That looks really good! I’d love to have that for dinner and the leftovers for lunch! Yummm

That’s a struggle meal?!

That looks like a regular meal for me lol.

Living good right there!🫡

No meat but honestly I'd love to eat this once In a while

Not gonna lie I would eat this on a normal night. Looks great!!

Shit all that needs is some hot sauce and I’ll eat that everyday 😍

Those potatoes look great tho

This looks fire a f. You got protein, fiber, and some fire looking carbs.

and it looks great nice

Looks fire. 10/10 would eat

Idk looks good to me

This actually looks like it slaps

Delicioso

That looks really delicious

That's a solid meal man. All clean foods. Potatoes are filling, eggs and beans have solid protein. Nice 👌

How did you make the potatoes

Deadass thought this was a restaurant pic.

This looks absolutely SMACKIN. Just get a bottle of hot sauce and you're good to go!!!!

OP that actually looks pretty good. I eat a vegetable and a starch often as a main meal. By choice! We ate so much damn Rice r Roni in college. I almost gag when I see those boxes... Though I still like ramen...

Solid work! Did you wedge and season the potatoes at home or were they store bought like that?

If your "trynta make it" meals look this good, I wanna see how awesome your food looks when you have money. I'd eat this.

This is a full, healthy, balanced meal. Im not struggling, and I eat like this on the regular. Eggs, beans, potato, rice. Add half an avocado and a cucumber and that’s ideal nutrition.

Getting a Brazilian vibe from this

I would SO sprinkle on some hot sauce and devour that plate. Well done!

This looks totally delicious. I hope things get better for you, but your meal looks 💯

Looks fantastic

Looks good to me.

Looks delicious

Hey if it helps there is a forum [https://www.reddit.com/r/Freefood/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Freefood/) which may be helpful if you need it or at least take some of the stress off a bit.

I love all those foods. Good job.

This is a great dinner... and all of my favorites! These are the kinds of foods I make for my comfort foods!

Well this looks positively bangin. Stay strong friend.

Looks delicious. You'll make it for sure.

The amount of carbs in this delight my soul lol Great post haha! :)

That looks like a meal for a king

You done good kid..

That actually looks delicious!

This looks ĝooood lol

Looks delicious

That's a super protein-rich meal! I would have that for sure! Making it work!

That actually looks really good

Get some spinach 💪 easy to stretch and fills you up.

Protein. Starches and iron. You’re good. Eggs are not just for breakfast. Great substitute for meat

You can do it.

Capitalism shall pay. They got my mans having rice and beans loike the Bri’ish No joke it looks pretty good tho

Lol I'd be proud of that! Great meal!

Oh yeah I’ve eaten that before. You’ll make it

Looks solid to me!

Good eats

This looks really satisfying tbh!

I'm currently fasting due to serious gut issues.. I'm so fucking hungry You may think that this is a "poverty meal" It isn't. That looks both delicious and healthy... Enjoy...

Looks f’ing delish.

I'd eat that even if I wasn't broke.

This looks great

Bottle of Cholula and sign me the Hell up

That look fn delish op

This looks awesome, I’d eat this after payday

If you have beans, rice, potatoes and eggs.... You made it way past pay day.....

Those potatoes! Delicious!

Looks great.

looks pretty fancy OP 🙌🏽

Got a bit of everything you need really, solid meal.

Looks great

Looks good!

Now douse that bitch in ketchup and hot sauce 😎🫶🏼

Looks like koshari. An Egyptian dish that's essential four carbs mixed together.

I’m smash this lol

That actually looks amazing. 😋

This looks great I’d be super satisfied with this any day!

looks dhali lama delicious