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A length of pork loin at Sams is like $2 per pound. At Walmart they're a little more, like $2.50. But they come in 6-7lb lengths and it's the cheapest $ per lb of fresh meat I know of. You'll have to cut them yourself, but pork chops take excellently to a wide variety of seasonings, marinades and cooking styles and pair excellently with cheap fillers like rice and potatoes.
Breakfast sausages are a bit more per pound, and the Great Value brand is on par with the name ones. Pairs well with eggs, which are once again dirt cheap ($4.50 for a 36 pack or $7 for 60).
Great Value bags of fresh veggies (broccoli, green beans, asparagus, peppers) are also fine, just make sure to look at them first because they will leave them there until they start to get a bit funky. They sell fast enough that it usually isn't an issue.
I don't know where you are, but my area has a chain of specialty produce stores that are even cheaper than Walmart for fruit and vegetables, it just comes in a decent sized bulk.
If you're actually worried about scurvy and the like, invest in a multivitamin. Like 5-10 cents per pill depending on what brand.
I think just vitamin C tablets from the drugstore are enough to fight scurvy in particular. A random product at pharmacies near me was 18 cents per 1000mg serving.
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