What are the cheapest healthy foods to buy?

The best nutrition per dollar usually comes from dried or canned beans and lentils, eggs, plain yogurt, oats, brown rice, potatoes, frozen vegetables, and frozen fruit. Frozen produce is picked ripe and is often cheaper and less wasteful than fresh, and in-season fresh produce is a bargain when it is at its peak. These staples are also flexible, so you can build many different cheap dinners from the same short list. GroceryChef leans on staples like these when it plans a budget-friendly week for you.