Finances shouldn’t keep you from making lifestyle changes. Whether you’re a college student on a budget or a parent working to make ends meet, everyone has the right to healthy, balanced meals, regardless of their backgrounds and economic status. Unfortunately, many specialty grocery stores that carry healthy organic produce and nutrient-packed superfoods have prices that would scare most of us right out the door. The trick is finding recipes that are healthy, clean, and use ingredients that anyone can find for cheap at a nearby grocery store.

Below are 17 Weight Loss Recipes that Won’t Put a Dent in Your Wallet. Many of these cheap weight loss recipes use ingredients that you can buy frozen in bulk or canned for long shelf life. Whenever possible, we do recommend that you buy fresh rather than canned food. It will help you avoid BPAs often found in canned food.