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I have a theory that there is a impossible trinity (like in economics), where a food cannot be delicious, cheap and healthy at the same time. At maximum 2 of the 3 can be achieved.

Is there any food that breaks this theory?

Edit: I was thinking more about dishes (or something you put in your mouth) than the raw substances

Some popular suggestions include

  • fruits (in season)
  • lentils
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[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pizza is pretty cheap in Italy, also Pasta.

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[–] randomperson@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

By "food" do you mean a whole dish or a single product?

[–] theDLCguy@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@nijntjefan I think curry would would fit this description. Assuming you make it yourself, the ingredients aren't expensive, especially if you opt for legumes instead of meat.

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[–] denzuko@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look into Indian foods and even traditional japanese. Really hearty and nutrient dense foods there. Plus there's a book on Depression era cooking that has a lot of great recipes for low cost and self sustaining.

[–] RedNeedle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Any sort of cuisine from historically depressed areas is going to be great. For me, that's Cajun and Creole food -- lots of rice, beans, and spices in the skillet. Get frozen vegetables in bulk if fresh is too expensive, because you're going to be cooking them to mush anyway.

I've found that the key isn't minimizing the dollar amount, but maximizing the output. A little bit of butter may be more expensive, but if you add in a fuckton of rice and beans, that 2tbsp butter will improve your next week's worth of food.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shred a rotisserie chicken, yellow rice with black beans and peas. Even healthier and cheaper is brown rice. For $20-$30 you can make days of meals and season each serving as pleases at the moment.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I cook whole chickens in a crockpot and it's awesome for broth. You can do that with the remnants of a rotisserie, too. You get so much more when you make broth out of it too - I use that as a the base for all sorts of soups and stews. So first you get to eat the chicken, then after that, a big pot of soup!

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I find brussel sprouts to be delicious when roasted in the oven with olive oil, salt, and pepper. They're fairly inexpensive at Costco, are great for you, and tasty. My mother used to make brussel sprouts out of cans or boiled when I was a kid and I thought for a long time that I hated them. Turns out I just was having them prepared wrong.

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[–] thrawn21@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

A lot of my favorite vegetables can be found cheap in the freezer section. On sale I often get a pound of broccoli for a few bucks, which are delicious when roasted. You can toss them with a bit of garlic powder and throw straight from frozen onto a pan under the broiler.

[–] grilledsausage@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

I hope feijoada qualifies here. Black beans stewed with various pig parts (snout, ear, feet), served over rice.

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