Recent college grad lives off $7 per day for food

My woeful budget

Good luck Anna!  These skills will take you far.  Have a pound of "organic" black beans soaking for chili  - you can buy them in bulk for far less than cans without the added salt. Completely intimitated at first to buy in bulk and had to look at a dry bean package to get the directions on how to soak - none of the cookbooks gave great details.  Entire countries live off rice and beans (with barely any meat and zero dairy)  and have a fraction of the health issues we Americans experience and they're thin too.

Great ideas for Kale - will give them a try.

Wishing you continued success,

SuperMom101

Overnight soak: add 6- 8 cups cold water to 1lb dried beans (approx. 2 1/4 cups.)
Let stand overnight - at least 6-8 hours.
Drain soak water and rinse beans. Cook as desired.*

*To cook: add 6 cups water to drained and rinsed beans.  Simmer gently with lid tilted until desired tenderness is reached, about 45 minutes - 1 1/2 hours.  Stir occasionally and add water to cover beans as needed.  Acidic ingredients such as tomatoes, vinegar, wine or citrus juices should only be added at the end of cooking once beans are tender.  Thank you to Whole Foods Market for providing the directions.