What is the best food for a runner on a budget?

Agreed. Letsrun.com, famous for its unnecessary verbal bitchslaps, seems to have a soft spot for soon-to-be vagrant 20-somethings. Who'da thunk it? (Note: intentional bad grammar used for effect)

The initial post was so glaringly bogus as to need no refute.

But you still replied.

I find potatoes to be awesome. There is a a boredom factor you should keep in mind and potatoes are limitless. A large sack can last a long time and the leftovers still taste great.

-recipies: cook in oven and then stores in fridge for a while. from there you can cut them up fry 'em with assorted veg., its just a use your imagination kind of thing. (ketchup will fix any mistake.)

Another good food item is rice. The best prices for rice seem to be in asian-type markets. supermarkets suck for that kind of thing. like potatoes, get a 25lbs bag and it will be near impossible to make it all disappear. cook with soy sauce or fry with oil, and can add ass. veg.

now the fun stuff:

i walk around my area a lot and find so many nut and berry plants that were edible as well as wild apples. it takes time, experience and some background knowledge though.

A good way to get food is t go up to all the local grocers and resturants and ask to manager if you can have their left-overs after everyday. a good deal will be fine with it, just give a good story. if this fails the next best thing is go digging what they don't want to give you out of their dumpster. they will throw bread away before its 24 hours old and you can find good produce too. it'll be in a bag so there really isn't anything to be afraid of, just wash it before you part-take.

panhandling is fun. give it a try. you should make it look like you need the money however. people say that I look homeless, its the particular style i have aquired, I feel it helps.

I would also play the bucket out on the street using two wooden spoons and left out a hat. That made me a good deal of money- but string instruments are the big money makers. i had people buy me so much food instead of dropping in the hat because they thought I was homeless.

anyway if you have a questions ill try to help

enjoy life

Potatoes. Brilliant!

More ideas. I need more.

Try to steal a couple eggs from the henhouse and add them to the ramen. makes a nice meal.

Here is one that I use that is cheap and good and will make enough for two meals, fast too. Ingredients:

1 box generic spanish rice $.79

1 can diced tomatoes $.69

1 can black beans $.59

1 bag tortillas $1 (? depends on size/quantity)

Mix the rice mix with 2 cups hot water and bring to a boil. Mix in entire can of of tomatoes (with juice) and simmer. Mix in DRAINED black beans, continue to simmer. When all the liquid has simmered off (about 12-15 mins), you are done. Serve on/in tortillas with salsa or sour cream as a garnish. Enjoy!