About r/EatCheapAndHealthy
Eating healthy on a cheap budget
The community at a glance
r/EatCheapAndHealthy is a Subreddit for Diet and Chefs with roughly 11.5M members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Cooking topic page and the 1st largest community in the Diet topic page.
Roughly 165K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Cheap, and Healthy. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Money Talk. Product recommendations often mention light butter, one up chocolate, and weekly grocery list.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 71K members
- 2014: 96K members
- 2015: 102K members
- 2016: 92K members
- 2017: 187K members
- 2018: 489K members
- 2019: 581K members
- 2020: 1.1M members
- 2023: 4.6M members
- 2024: 3.6M members
- 2025: 470K members
- 2026: 142K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 13K members
- Jan: 16K members
- Feb: 14K members
- Mar: 13K members
- Apr: 14K members
- May: 16K members
- Jun: 17K members
- Jul: 16K members
- Aug: 14K members
- Sep: 10K members
- Oct: 8K members
- Nov: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- FYI: You're probably eating less fibre than you think. What's your favorite source of fibre?
- 3 Easy Recipes Using Food Bank/Shelter Food
- Bad ADHD and planning meals
#112Advice RequestsFYI: You're probably eating less fibre than you think. What's your favorite source of fibre? · 3 Easy Recipes Using Food Bank/Shelter Food · Bad ADHD and planning meals - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Single guy, LCOL area, $250/mo groceries
#21Money TalkSingle guy, LCOL area, $250/mo groceries
Topics
- Looking For45 posts in the past month#145Looking For
- Cheap12 posts in the past month#212Cheap
- Healthy9 posts in the past month#39Healthy
- Recipe8 posts in the past month#48Recipe
- Budget8 posts in the past month
- Single guy, LCOL area, $250/mo groceries
- People who cook for one: would a single-portion grocery box actually help?
#58BudgetSingle guy, LCOL area, $250/mo groceries · People who cook for one: would a single-portion grocery box actually help?
Flair
- Ask ECAH21 posts in the past month
- FYI: You're probably eating less fibre than you think. What's your favorite source of fibre?
- Easiest tasty recipes with canned beans!
- How do you guys plan meals when you live alone?
#121Ask ECAHFYI: You're probably eating less fibre than you think. What's your favorite source of fibre? · Easiest tasty recipes with canned beans! · How do you guys plan meals when you live alone? - Food5 posts in the past month
- Is it okay to eat pasta and rice everyday?
- What do you cook extra of because the leftovers make an even better meal?
- 3 Easy Recipes Using Food Bank/Shelter Food
#25FoodIs it okay to eat pasta and rice everyday? · What do you cook extra of because the leftovers make an even better meal? · 3 Easy Recipes Using Food Bank/Shelter Food - recipe4 posts in the past month
- Asian-inspired cannellini bean stew
- Aldi Based ChiliMac
- soup with rice, meat, vegetables
#34recipeAsian-inspired cannellini bean stew · Aldi Based ChiliMac · soup with rice, meat, vegetables - Budget1 post in the past month
- My dad buys too much food.
#41BudgetMy dad buys too much food. - misc1 post in the past month
- Drinks
#51miscDrinks
Product recommendations
- light butter3 posts in the past month
- Looking for best light/lite butter tubs
- Looking for best light butter
- Looking for best light butter
#13light butterLooking for best light/lite butter tubs · Looking for best light butter · Looking for best light butter - one up chocolate2 posts in the past month
- One up chocolate the best chocolate for Valentine day celebration
- One up chocolate the best chocolate for Valentine day celebration
#22one up chocolateOne up chocolate the best chocolate for Valentine day celebration · One up chocolate the best chocolate for Valentine day celebration - weekly grocery list2 posts in the past month
- Best weekly grocery list
- Best weekly grocery list
#32weekly grocery listBest weekly grocery list · Best weekly grocery list - healthy recipes2 posts in the past month
- My diet is 98% fast food, any easy healthy recipes anyone would recommend?
- My diet is 98% fast food, any easy healthy recipes anyone would recommend?
#42healthy recipesMy diet is 98% fast food, any easy healthy recipes anyone would recommend? · My diet is 98% fast food, any easy healthy recipes anyone would recommend? - high triglyceride foods2 posts in the past month
- My Partner Has Very High Triglyceride Levels. What Healthy/Tasty Foods Would You Recommend?
- My Partner Has Very High Triglyceride Levels. What Healthy/Tasty Foods Would You Recommend?
#52high triglyceride foodsMy Partner Has Very High Triglyceride Levels. What Healthy/Tasty Foods Would You Recommend? · My Partner Has Very High Triglyceride Levels. What Healthy/Tasty Foods Would You Recommend?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/EatCheapAndHealthy for?
- Best for Diet and Chefs enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/EatCheapAndHealthy free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/EatCheapAndHealthy have?
- Roughly 11.5M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/EatCheapAndHealthy on?
- r/EatCheapAndHealthy runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/EatCheapAndHealthy cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/EatCheapAndHealthy is organized under Diet, Chefs.
- How do I join r/EatCheapAndHealthy?
- You can join r/EatCheapAndHealthy by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Diet communities like?
- Communities for people working on their eating habits, whether that is keto, intermittent fasting, veganism, or just trying to eat better. Reddit has some of the largest and most active communities, with Facebook groups and Discord servers for more specific dietary approaches and accountability check-ins.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (-42%)
- 11
- Visitors /mo (-39%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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