How to plan meals on a tight budget
You will get cheap, simple meal ideas that fit your budget.
Eating well on a small budget is hard. You are not alone, and you can do this.
ChatGPT is a free helper you type to. You tell it your budget. It suggests cheap, easy meals.
It can also make a short shopping list. That way you buy only what you need.
Try this
- Open ChatGPT in your web browser or app.
- Type how much money you have for food.
- Say how many people you are feeding.
- List a few foods you like or want to avoid.
- Ask for a few cheap meals and a shopping list.
A message you can copy
I have about [your budget] for food this week for [number] people. Please suggest 4 cheap, simple meals and a short shopping list.
Paste it into ChatGPT, then change the words in brackets to fit you. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose this page.

Buddy says
You can ask it to swap any meal you do not like.
