RTB: Crock Pots = Healthy Cheap Eats (part 2)

On day 2 it was Grain A Palooza in the crock pots...

Crock Pot 1: steel cut oats in water with a pinch of salt - to be used at ready to go oatmeal. Got 'em bulk at whole foods and paid like $2 for what ended up being an entire crock of oatmeal. Not bad for shopping at a store known as "Whole Paycheck", huh?

Still not impressed with the cheap eats? Hang in there...

Crock Pot 2: didn't have a plan so I scrounged through the pantry. Found one packet of Kashi pilaf left in a box and a quarter a bag of brown lentils. They were tossed in again with water and a pinch of salt. The neutral flavor of the water lets me season and use the finished product any darn way I want. Might even use this one as breakfast.

Not lovin' the whole grain, used what I got laying around to make complete vegan protein goodness? Alright...hang onto yourself....

Crock Pot 3: remember the vegetarian stock from Healthy Cheap Eats part 1? Tossed that in with some spelt berries I got FREE from a dietitian colleague who was lucky? enough to win a 25 pound bag of it. It can be tossed in salads, soups, used as a side dish or dressed up as an entree.
It make a whole pot of whole grain high protein love that COST NOTHING! The stock was made from trimmings and the spelt was a freebie, so there!
If you have any tips or tricks to save time and money on food, leave 'em in the comments - don't be stingy, share the love!




PS: Toast the spelt first before crock potting for a nuttier flavor.

-DK