Like you said, oatmeal is most definitely my big one. I like to buy the offbrand fruit 'n' cream kind (bananas and cream, peaches and cream, etc) because I think it's even more delicious and still healthy, all for a tiny price. I also find it filling for one serving only being like a half a cup or less.

Cream of Wheat is similar in price to Oatmeal and is cheap... provides vitamins like calcium and iron.

Canned fruit. I love love love mandarin oranges in light syrup and they are healthy of course. Fruit cocktail is another one, as long as it's in a light syrup or canned in pear juice or something. I find it easier to buy canned fruit because I can divide it up into little containers to take with me on the go and don't have to worry about whole fruit spoiling on the counter or after I cut it up.

I also think it's very cheap to grow your own vegetables. I grew some lettuce this year and it made the most delicious salad. Also carrots, green beans, radishes, and I am still waiting on potatoes and tomatoes. I was surprised that the food I grew in the garden actually tasted good when I would have never tried it canned from the grocery.

And in the frozen meals section I find that Michelina's Lean Gourmet meals are cheap ($1-$1.50 or so) and the ones I've tried are good. My favorite is the five-cheese lasagna... I could eat it for two meals every day of the week and it's only 280 Calories. Throwing in a salad makes it even better.

If you're on a budget you can still eat healthy, you just have to look at some of the most basic things we should have in our diets.

There was no appropriate group for me to ask this in, but I think this group makes the most sense. What foods do you think are relatively cheap and healthy? Everybody, add something!

1. Eggs

2. Tuna

3. Oatmeal

4. Frozen vegetables