where do I get cheap meat? I try to eat 1/4 - 1/2 lb of meat every day, but it ends up being 70-80% of my food budget. everyone says chicken breast is supposed to be cheap, but it's usally $6/lb for boneless. I thought beef chuck was supposed to be cheap, but it's almost as much as sirloin. even ground beef is expensive.
>>9113600
Chicken breast isn't cheap, but sometimes you can find chicken legs for $1/lb or less. If you buy a whole chicken and cut it up yourself it's cheaper that way too. Tougher cuts of pork are cheap, except for the ribs. Beef is going to be more expensive unless you get really low quality ground beef full of gristle.
Do you really need that much meat though? It would probably be better to eat less but higher quality meat once in a while, have more eggs and dairy products for protein.
>>9113613
I don't think it's a lot. 1/2lb is one chicken breast or 1 pork chop.