Eat well. Spend less.
Find food banks and budget grocers near you, plan meals with the shopping list and its cost, cook from what is in your cupboard, and compare every delivery app and meal kit at once.
Open source (AGPL-3.0). Places come from OpenStreetMap © contributors (ODbL); prices are typical, not live.
- 42foods with nutrition and typical prices
- 133budget recipes in the library
- 5budget chains priced
- 6delivery apps in one search
- 10meal kits side by side
- 191FDA food recalls, newest first
Cheap meals from the recipe library
The recipes that cost least per serving, with every ingredient priced from the food list. Written by OpenVibe.AI: check a recipe before you cook it. All 133 recipes
- Vegetarian chili with beans and corn$0.49 a serving$1.97 to buy · serves 4 · about 40 min
- Tomato pasta with pantry-friendly sauce$0.57 a serving$2.29 to buy · serves 4 · about 25 min
- Chili and Rice Skillet$0.63 a serving$2.50 to buy · serves 4 · about 40 min
- Oatmeal with Banana and Peanut Butter$0.75 a serving$2.99 to buy · serves 4 · about 10 min
- Cheesy corn muffins with beans$0.79 a serving$3.15 to buy · serves 4 · about 30 min
- Pinto Bean and Corn Quick Bake$0.82 a serving$3.30 to buy · serves 4 · about 35 min
- Rice and Bean Soup (no meat)$0.86 a serving$3.43 to buy · serves 4 · about 90 min
- Tuna Noodle Soup (Canned Chicken Noodle Alternative)$0.88 a serving$3.52 to buy · serves 4 · about 25 min
The most food for a dollar
Calories per dollar at the cheapest budget chain's typical price, from the food list. Prices are a band to plan by, not a live price.
- Vegetable Oil9,216 calories for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Oats, Old Fashioned3,600 calories for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Long Grain White Rice2,560 calories for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Peanut Butter2,280 calories for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Ramen Noodles1,805 calories for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Spaghetti1,798 calories for $1$0.89 at Grocery Outlet, typical
- Corn Muffin Mix1,612 calories for $1$0.67 at Walmart, typical
- Dried Pinto Beans1,513 calories for $1$1.19 at Grocery Outlet, typical
The cheapest protein
Grams of protein a dollar buys, at the same typical prices.
- Oats, Old Fashioned120 g of protein for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Dried Pinto Beans101 g of protein for $1$1.19 at Grocery Outlet, typical
- Peanut Butter84 g of protein for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Spaghetti63 g of protein for $1$0.89 at Grocery Outlet, typical
- Long Grain White Rice48 g of protein for $1$1.25 at Dollar Tree, typical
- Chicken Breasts47 g of protein for $1$1.99 at Grocery Outlet, typical
- Mac & Cheese Box46 g of protein for $1$0.52 at Walmart, typical
- Whole Milk44 g of protein for $1$2.92 at Walmart, typical
Browse the food list
Every food with its nutrition per serving and per 100 g, its typical price and the cheapest chain for it.
- Protein11 foodsChicken, eggs, beans, peanut butter, canned tuna
- Grains10 foodsRice, bread, pasta, oatmeal, tortillas
- Vegetables7 foodsCarrots, potatoes, canned corn, frozen mixed vegetables
- Fruits6 foodsBananas, apples, oranges, canned fruit
- Dairy4 foodsMilk, cheese, yogurt
- Fats & Oils4 foodsCooking oil, butter, peanut butter, avocado
Every delivery app at once
Type a dish, a restaurant or groceries and each app opens its own search for it, in your own account, where its prices and fees are.
- DoorDash
- Uber Eats
- Grubhub
- Seamless
- Caviar
- Instacart
Meal kits, side by side
From the cheapest kits to fully cooked meals. Each opens its own plans page, where the current price per serving is. All 10 kits
- EveryPlate BudgetSimple recipes with fewer ingredients, among the cheapest kits.everyplate.com ↗
- Dinnerly BudgetShort recipes and a low price per serving, especially on bigger boxes.dinnerly.com ↗
- HelloFresh Mid-rangeThe biggest menu, with family, quick and calorie-smart recipes.hellofresh.com ↗
- Home Chef Mid-rangeKits plus oven-ready and fast-prep meals; meals can be customized.homechef.com ↗
- Marley Spoon Mid-rangeChef-designed recipes and a large weekly menu.marleyspoon.com ↗
- Blue Apron Mid-rangeKits and ready-to-eat meals, bought per meal without a subscription.blueapron.com ↗
- Hungryroot Mid-rangeGroceries and simple recipes picked for you each week.hungryroot.com ↗
- Green Chef PremiumOrganic ingredients; keto, paleo, vegan and gluten-free plans.greenchef.com ↗
- Purple Carrot PremiumPlant-based kits and prepared meals.purplecarrot.com ↗
- Factor PremiumFully cooked meals to heat up, no cooking (priced per meal).factor75.com ↗
Find a food bank
Food banks, soup kitchens, community fridges and free pantry boxes, with hours, from OpenStreetMap. Search any town or postcode, or start with a city.
Food recalls
The newest of the FDA's food recall reports: what was recalled, by whom and how serious it is. All 191 recalls
- Boner Bears CHOCOLATE, 3 DOSES PER BAR, NET WT. 22g, MALE ENHANCEMENT, DOSAGE: Consume 1…Class I JXK Enterprises, Inc.Reported 4 Nov 2026 · FL
- Gluten Free EAT G.A.N.G.S.T.E.R Pizza Crust and Flat Bread Mix, 5.8oz (165g) & 3.98 lbs.Class I GF Blends IncReported 4 Nov 2026 · WA
- Gluten Free Truly AIP Rustic Bread Mix, 14 ozClass I GF Blends IncReported 4 Nov 2026 · WA
- Gluten Free Truly AIP All Purpose Baking Mix Flour 15.3 ozClass I GF Blends IncReported 4 Nov 2026 · WA
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Questions people ask
5 questions
Is it free?
Yes. Searching for food and reading the food list need no account; a free OpenVibe account keeps your plans and your cupboard.
Where do the food banks and stores come from?
From OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, under the Open Database License. Every result is credited and links to its OpenStreetMap entry, and answers are cached for a week so OpenStreetMap is asked politely.
Are the prices live?
No. The food list carries typical prices from budget chains, and every price says so.
How does the meal planner work?
Tell it how many people, how many days and, if you like, a budget. It picks budget foods that cover each food group, splits the shopping by the cheapest store and lays out a menu for each day.
Is the cupboard advice dietary advice?
No. It matches what you have against simple recipes written by OpenVibe and says which ones you can make now and which need one or two more things.
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