Hack a healthy, yet not expensive, meal.
shawndrost: I cook based on price, ease, health, and how long it takes the materials to go bad.  My favorites:Lentils with onions, potatoes, and/or ham.  Chop, put in saucepan with water.  Salt.Chili with rice.  Fry hamburger and onion.  Add canned kidney beans, tomato sauce, chopped habanero, and chili powder.  Salt.  I highly recommend a ricemaker.I also like Thai curry with rice, but it'd be too much hassle if it weren't for the basil plants I grow.  Fry chicken or fish with curry paste; add other stuff, like potato and peanut with red curry or eggplant or bamboo shoots with green curry.  Add basil and habanero at the very end.I keep some beans, tortillas, and cheese on hand for when I'm too lazy to actually cook, and lots of fruit for snacks.