Depends on what kind of money you have to work with. No it really does,this past week we've had a delicous tofu chili,steamed shrimp with mac and cheese as a side(they balance out),lightly steamed brocoli with garlic and lightly drizzled in butter with stuffed flounder.Jello for dessert
Theres not alot of useless calories, or heavy carbs in any of that,but you cant say its eating bad
The other thing that really helps is to learn to cook,this way you can pick and choose your recipes,most of the stuff you get thats pre-packaged,ie heat and eat, is quite frankly crap. Making your own food allows you to control your intake way better.
A starvation diet,you probably break,so find a way to eat well,but eat smart. Your human,you want to eat naturally,its your nature,so eat,but eat smart,cutting down intake isnt bad,but completely cutting yourself off causes a relapse to your old eating habits.
Yes,Id love to slam in to a Double Whopper with cheese,but if I have good food thats better for me,then I can just ignore that urge. And its better for my kid as well,it expands his pallet so he can enjoy more of a variety of food later in life. He's not thrilled because he has the eating habits of a 7 year old boy,grease salt and sugar,but its better for him in the long run