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Hi :)
That's a tough one, but I know people who do it.
Do you do any sprouting?
Are bananas or avocados ever cheap there? I'm thinking about stuff with calories. If the bulk nuts are disappearing that fast, it's probably because you should be eating more bulky foods.
I'm going to have to think more on this.
That is a very challenging task to accomplish but not impossible. Start by making a meal plan of foods you would like to eat for the week - breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks and only buy ingredients for foods that are on the list. I find this helps me out. This way you will not by anything that is not on your list. Without a list you may be more prone to picking up extras making your bill higher. Buy vegetables and fruits that are in season. Are you drinking smoothies?
I was mostly raw for much of college and budgeted like anything else: Find the cheapest sources of each kind of nutrition, get a few *really simple* favorite recipes, and ensure you have time to prepare your own meals. Some of the cheaper and usually fairly accessible raw foods are:
Planning to make a bunch of complicated recipes will ultimately lead to burnout with this lifestyle, so experiment until you find a few good staples you can make quickly and easily. This for me meant:
I pretty much never bought nuts because I simply couldn't afford them in my budget. I never spent more than about $2/lb on fruit. Buying leafy greens was a "necessary luxury", and I made sure to buy them even though they're relatively low in calories. There were certain things which were just too expensive for me to justify as sustainable in my budget, and so I never bought them except on special occasions.