I’ve been hearing "Why fruits and veggies are so expensive and junk food is cheap?" We need
to flip the switch and look at it this way, a bag of 99¢ Cheetos
may look like a bargain, you’re not getting much in the way of nutrition or
sustenance. Choosing one of these twenty items, or the countless number of similarly
nutritious ones, can stretch that .99 from a snack into a meal.

1.Oats a dollar will buy you more than a week’s worth of hearty breakfasts.  

2. Eggs You can get about a half dozen of eggs for a dollar, making them one of the
cheapest and most versatile sources of protein.

3.Kale
This dark, leafy green is loaded with vitamin C, carotenoids, and calcium. Likemost greens, it is usually a dollar a bunch.

4.Potatoes Eaten with the skin on, potatoes contain almost half a day’s worth of Vitamin C, and are a good source of potassium. If you opt for sweet potatoes or yams, you’ll also get a good wallop of beta carotene. Plus, they’re dirt cheap and have almost endless culinary possibilities.

5.Apples It’s apple season now and they’re inexpensive, easy to find, come inportion-controlled packaging, and taste good.

6.Nuts
Nuts have a high fat content, but they’re packed with the good-for-you
fats—unsaturated and monounsaturated. You only need to eat a little to get the
nutritional benefits and when bought in the shell, are low in cost.

7.Bananas can be about 19¢ apiece; a dollar gets you a banana a day for the workweek.

8.Garbanzo Beans
Excellent source of protein and fiber, also high in fiber, iron, folate, and manganese, and may help reduce cholesterol levels. The most inexpensive way to purchase these beans is in dried form; a precooked can will still only run you around a buck.

9.Broccoli contains tons of nice nutrients—calcium, vitamins A and C, potassium, folate, and fiber. Low in calories and cost.

10.Watermelon

You can’t buy an entire watermelon for a dollar, your per serving cost
isn’t more than a few dimes.

11.Wild Rice It won’t cost you much more than white rice, but wild rice or brown rice is much better for you. Low in fat and high in protein and fiber, this gluten-free rice is a great source of complex carbohydrates

12. Beets
Beets natural sugars make them sweet.  My kids love them oven roasted,
just like candy!

13.Butternut Squash

When in season butternut squash and related gourds are usually less than a
dollar a pound.

14.Whole Grain Pasta One of the cheapest staples you can buy.

15. Spinach is perhaps one of the best greens, find it year round for less than a dollar.

16. Tofu Not just for vegetarians anymore, tofu is an inexpensive protein source.

17. Lowfat Milk Yes, the price of a gallon of milk is rising, but per serving, it’s still under a dollar; single serving milk products, like yogurt, are usually less than a dollar, too.

18. Pumpkin Seeds Keep your seeds when you carve out your pumpkin! Free with the purchase!

19. Coffee When made at home, coffee runs less than 50¢ cents a cup.