There are many ways to eat healthfully when you need to make your money go further:

• Check out the 20 healthiest foods for under $1. Several fruit, vegetable, grain, and protein options fall well under $1/serving — even cheaper if it’s a local crop.

• 1 meat, 2 meals. When you buy a package of chicken, ground turkey, or pork loin, don’t look at it as just 1 meal. For example, you could use half for tonight’s dinner, then the rest in a stew. Or cook extra brown rice for a stir fry or pork for salads. Other protein sources such as beans and tofu are cost-savers, too.

• Make use of leftovers. The garbage disposal is a handy tool, but you wouldn’t let it chop up money, would you? When you send leftovers down the drain, that’s exactly what you’re doing. Learn to use them for lunches or in other dishes.