I have a few ideas that some may like for making your dollar stretch as far as meals are concerned. One thing I like to do is buy a whole chicken and use it for a couple of meals. The obvious is chicken salad for lunch but I also cut up the extra chicken and make BBQ chicken pizza (BBQ sauce, montery jack cheese), chicken puffs (cresent rolls made into a square, cream cheese, and herbs of my choice), and then I will freeze the bones and boil them in water to make a stock for soup. There are tons of other ideas that I have but as I make them I will let you know.