We've had a lot of posts, in this forum and others across the board, about how to eat healthy on a budget, and a lot of suggestions that it might be helpful to consolidate these tips into a single forum.

Well, the 3FC powers that be took that request to heart, and created the "Shoestring Meals" forum:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/shoestring-meals-235/

Use this forum for all of your budget-minded, money-saving, healthy eating tips!

I'm so excited to see they have already compiled some of those threads into the new forum! Probably it will take a little while for people to realize to post there instead of in General. Great stuff!

How many calories in a normal shoestring?

Depends how well marinated it is

I quite prefer the low-fat shoestrings.

That's a great idea and I'm happy to see it come to fruition!

Excellent, many thanks!

Excellent! I'm a thrifty girl by nature and love planning and shopping for healthy and cheap foods.