Cans of beans are awesome too, and quick. And I don't mean cans of beans with a bunch of seasonings, msg and other crap.

I'm talking black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, navy beans, white beans etc. With low salt and Organic.

I buy these 10 for $10 at Smiths.

I also buy the whole cooked chickens they sell in the evenings. I shop at about 4 or 5 am when I get off work, so the whole chickens are reduced from like $8 to about $4.