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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, beans
  • rice
  • mushrooms
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[–] grilledsausage@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Beans! Especially stew with them, you can throw in pretty much anything (veggies, meat, adjust your spice levels...) and once you learn the correct balance it's very tasty and filling.

[–] Wirrvogel@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I am making vegetarian lentil soup today.

Ingredients are cheap (you can add nearly any seasonal vegetables) and lentils can be grown locally (America, Europe, Asia, maybe elsewhere too) without too much environmental damage and dried lentils can be stored for long times, you do not need expensive spices and no industrial processed stuff.

Cooking it in a pressure cooker makes it energy effective and done very fast.

You can freeze it over longer periods, so you can make one big pot, but eat multiple times. It should stay perfectly fine for three month in a freezer* and we kept it for three days in a fridge just fine (could stay good longer but I haven't tried it).

And we love it.

  • If you plan to put it into a freezer do not salt it. Salt it when heating it up again.

Highly nutritious. Lentils are often overlooked, even though they're an inexpensive way of getting a wide variety of nutrients. For example, they're packed with B vitamins, magnesium, zinc, and potassium. Lentils are made up of more than 25% protein, which makes them an excellent meat alternative.

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[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Popcorn is very low calorie per volume, especially the types without a lot of fat.

[–] randomperson@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] theDLCguy@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@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.

[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Pizza is pretty cheap in Italy, also Pasta.

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[–] thrawn21@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Many have hinted toward it but there is no natural food that meet all three needs. To achieve that you need to mix up several foods.

Rice, Potatoes, and chicken are extremely cheap and probably your best bet.

[–] Chadarius@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ground beef and eggs are about the most nutrition packed and inexpensive foods around.

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[–] skylinestar@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How is rice healthy? It's just something to keep me full.

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[–] Guitar_Antagonist@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Bananas (possibly depend on where you live).

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