:cheer: You needed some silver lining in your life this month! :grouphug:

We are lucky to have a Sam's Club in our town and they sell these huge 4lb bags of mixed frozen veggies that are great. Somehow they never get freezer frost and cook up and taste like fresh. Many a day I put two handfulls of them frozen in a tupperware container and heat up in the microwave at work and throw a .5 cup of shredded cheddar on top or have a small dish of cottage cheese with them.

As far as protein, we also get 5lbs of ground turkey at Sam's club for $9 and when we find albacore canned tuna on sale, stock up on that. Tuna can be added so brown rice, or on top of a salad or made into a sandwich for lunch.

Beans, I use them a lot too; many morning I have a .5 cup of beans and shredded cheddar on top. Or leftover brown rice from dinner with 1/4 cup of beans and 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar.

Good luck, but I think you can find some ways to get most of what you need and not break your budget. Just think of the alternative ............. :D