Alongside my basic diet was simple vegetables and meats (cheap cuts and basics like boiled potato and pumpkin), and other budget specialties like tuna and pineapple mixed together and eaten straight from the can(s). And a lot of rice.

I never, ever ate junk food simply because the cost wasn't worth it. Unless I happened across some great pizza coupons, then I would be all over that.

So while I ate a lot, it wasn't the only source of diet, to be fair. And I used to put in a big knob of butter, and specialised in the curry flavours. That makes it taste a lot better.