Pinto beans and jalapeno from our garden with corn bread.

Fried potatoe sandwich

Bologna from the Dollar Tree.

When I was young and very stupid, I was in college and married an unemployed graduate student. We practically lived on what we called "White Trash Casserole," the boxed mac and cheese that was so cheap, it was pink, a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, and a can of tuna. When I left him, I swore I'd never eat that shit again. Haven't eaten that crap since the mid 1990's.

Ramen, Kraft dinner or hot dogs.

Struggle food: food made for very cheap, for extremely impoverished people.

Shit on a shingle, beanie weenies, garlic bread made with actual bread and garlic powder, goulash, hotdog boats

When I was in school there was a little Chinese take-out place where you could get two yummy pork buns and a bowl of wonton soup for under $5. That.

I had to look that up.
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My student days were fueled by corned beef and instant mash. All mixed together to make a delicious pink gunk.

struggle meal: A cheap meal/snack bought at the store usually eaten by broke college students. Examples include ramen, chips and dip, and microwaveable meals. (Thanks, Urban Dictionary.)

nachos with salsa and cheese

Not sure what a struggle meal is. When you're having a bad day what do u make? Struggling financially?

Not exactly a thing here, I love a bit far from super convenience, we have a rule in teh house, we must make the food ourselves, preferable home grown or caught, but that rule is broken a lot. Can't even think of a struggle meal to be honest.

Cheesecake makes all struggles seem more manageable ?

Lasagna... right out of the oven. Dripping with cheese and sauce... its like honey to a bear. That and a salad with Italian dressing. Maybe some garlic bread if its available... i struggle with over doing it.

If your meaning a bad taste in my mouth... then eating at my brother in laws house. We visited for a few days. When we got there... he had made spaghetti... the sauce taste like tomato paste.

Every meal's a struggle for me. I struggle not to eat seconds.

What does that mean ?