I Made Dirt-Cheap Meals For a Week, and Here's How I Survived

Pro tip: Don't forget to use up fridge accoutrements.

Capers, olives, roasted red peppers, pickles, and sauerkraut, in other words all the salty accoutrements in your fridge make salads taste better too. In addition, I went through all of my canned seafood reserves: sardines, anchovies, tuna, and salmon. These protein-rich salad toppers required little effort to prepare and kept me fuller for longer.

Put the tip to use: Cheap and easy Gwyneth Paltrow salad hack