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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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[–] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Onion. It's cheap, nutritious, acts as a low-key anti bacterial solution, can be served in a multitude of ways, or eaten raw.

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[–] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

eaten raw

You, sir, are a monster.

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[–] GTac@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You already mentioned them, but I'm a huge fan of lentils. They go with so much stuff and you can combine them with a variety of spices. Give me any leftover ingredients and some lentils, and I'll cook up something delicious. I can and will eat lentil soup for days.

They are also a pretty solid crop, they can grow in a variety of climates, require little water and are good for the soil.

[–] eduardm@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Well, something being delicious is subjective, but if we assume a "general acceptance" of most delicious foods, potatoes could fit easily. They can be cooked in all kinds of ways, are very nutritious and, again, pretty much everyone says they're delicious.

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[–] DrTeeth@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

And then there is mc Donald's and similar chains. They managed to avoid all three of those things

[–] JesusTheCarpenter@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know, they are pretty fucking cheap.

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[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So… Are you just unaware of fruits, vegetables, and legumes, haha? In my opinion there’s a huge amount of food that fits all three categories. One of the best example of cheap, delicious, healthy, and easy is beans and rice, spiced up however you like.

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[–] MesaCoast@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, a food that you can eat for three days without pooping while you stay in a tent?

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[–] BoltzmannBrein@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] ultrahamster64@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Well chicken maybe as it is the most cheap meat. And it is subjective, but something like chicken soup (if cooked at home) can be relativly cheap and really delicious.

Also, just thought about it - fruits and berries also easily break this trinity

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[–] PaxSapien@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When I was in college, I had the rule of not buying anything that is >$1.50 per pound. This is what I was reduced to (prices may be different now due to inflation and geo area):

  1. Apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries when they are on sale
  2. Milk, yogurt
  3. Pork shoulder, chicken quarters, thighs, drumsticks
  4. ground pork, ground beef
  5. Carrots, broccoli, potatoes, cabbage (you'll be surprised at how good thinly sliced cabbages taste in a sandwich)
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[–] Pili@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Whole grain pasta.

[–] jernej@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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I make a curry of: tofu, green lentils, pearl barley, pearl cous cous, pumpkin, potato, onions, and whatever else is in the vege drawer of the fridge. Then I cook it in a laksa paste with coconut milk. it's delicious and keeps in the fridge for at least a week with no meat.

[–] Wodge@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] OasisStorm@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Sweet potatoes. Very nutritious, very cheap, and taste sweet. Easy to prepare to, you can just boil or bake them for a little while without adding anything and they're great just like that.

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[–] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I heard that tacos are actually quite good for you, and I assume they could be if you get proper ones with lots of veg and natural ingredients rather than going to Taco Bell or some other fast food place and getting processed defrosted junk.

Source: Dr Karan on Youtube (yes, Youtube doctor, but he's British, so I trust him)

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[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Well, first we need to define what healthy means, because you could die of water intoxication, meaning there is a point where quantity matters.

Are cheese and butter healthy ? Not if it's your only diet, but there are tons of very healthy things in cheese and butter. And of course, the same goes for every thing. So we must have balance in mind when defining an healthy food.

The second is to define what is cheap. In most of European countries, fresh food is relatively cheap, but in other countries they can super expensive. And there's nothing more healthy than fresh food. So you definitely need fresh food as a base for an healthy balanced meal.

The third is highly subjective.

As for my healthy delicious cheap meal:

Breakfast

One scrambled egg by Gordon Ramsay with a melted slice of cheddar on toast and A fruit salad of one orange, one kiwi and one small apple

Lunch

Spaghettis with fresh garlic, olive oil, fresh basil and tomato wedges

Dinner

Pan-fried chicken fillet with frozen peas and carrot rings

Snack

Any fruit really

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[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are we talking about only the plain substance, not allowing for spices? Because I feel like every food isn't delicious unless you season it in some way, or at least use an oil in cooking. If we're just talking about baking everything then I'd say everything is "bland" Lol

For me it's all about how you prepare the food. I eat chicken, canned beans, and mushrooms pretty much all the time because I try to buy cheap as much as I can, but just those few main items can be made so many different delicious ways with other "smaller/lesser" ingredients.

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[–] GoldenSpamfish@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] marswarrior@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cashews. Benefits: heart-healthy fats, antioxidants, essential minerals.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

These are insanely expensive in Australia.

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[–] pejosnic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (8 children)

You can add chickpeas to the list.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Roasted chickpeas are amazing.

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[–] cccc@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most fruit that’s in season would cover all three.

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[–] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Kebab plate with vegetables.

A coleague of mine was eating it when he was on a diet to lose weight. It's basically kebab/gyros meat and a vegetable salad with a dresing (usually tzaziki). You have basically no sugar in it, it's just protein and vitamins.

Back in the day it cost like 4-5 € where I live which was pretty cheap for a lunch. Now it'd more like 6-7 € but that's still decent

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[–] andrei_chiffa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes - generally beans are both healthy (33% protein, 33% fiber, 33% carbs), cheap (dried or in cans), and can be pretty tasty, even out of cans, but if not with eggs, as part of a soup (tomatoes + grain + spices + veggies).

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[–] Veraxus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] b_mcschmee@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Chana masala is pretty delicious and I'm pretty sure it's healthy. I think it's mostly chickpeas and vegetables which are both pretty good for you.

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[–] dan@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Vegetable soup. I know it sounds boring but you’d be surprised at just how nice vegetables in water with salt can taste.

https://youtu.be/21ofoREnXbM

[–] Raindrop@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Hi everyone, this post inspired me to make a community about this topic! https://lemmy.world/c/cheaphealthyfood

[–] _d1cer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It depends where you live (I'm in Bangkok, so grocery choices are quite limited).

I love Oats. I got massively back into them again this year... now I buy around 3kg every month (instant oats).

It's only this year, really, that I discovered that oats are still really good and creamy when not made with milk... and it's really easy to boil a single cup of water to dump on a cup of oats for a perfect breakfast (left standing for a minute - done... no need to 'microwave' oats).

Also, cheap staples include: carrots, potato, broccoli, spinach...

Frozen strawberries are dirt cheap here too.

Breakfast 1:

  • Instant Oats (1 cup, 1/4 tsp salt, 3tsp sugar, 3 tsp creamer)
  • pulsed to powder in the blender with a cup of boiling water poured over.
  • Blend 100ml milk with 3 strawberries and mix that in. The beauty of this is (as my son does NOT like stodgy/thick porridge) I can add an extra 100ml of milk to his breakfast, and it becomes a liquid smoothie.

Breakfast 2:

  • Weetbix are not too cheap, but ONE biscuit mixed with ONE cup of oats is a massive breakfast - and tastes of Weetbix... and is ridiculously cheap in comparison.

Breakfast 3

  • Oats work great with eggs...
  • 1 cup oats, some salt, some cumin (maybe a teaspoon)
  • 2/3 cup boiling water (soak a minute)
  • 2 duck eggs mixed in
  • butter up the frying pan and dump it in there, cover and cook gently for 3 minutes, flip and give them another 3 minutes.

DIsgusting poopy one

  • 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder mixed with 4 teaspoons of non-dairy creamer + 1 cup oats
  • pulse to powder, add a cup of hot water.

That's choccie heaven right there.

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[–] Poe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] albsen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

parsley in the form of tabbouleh salad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbouleh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley

check out the vitamins and minerals in parsley, it's one of the super foods.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The one thing missing from the trinity is "effort". For instance, you could make any Dal, which would fit the trinity, but takes a lot of time. There are books with hundreds of Dal recipes that all taste different and work, too. And this is just one example. Less than a dollar a meal if made in bulk with rice.

[–] nijntjefan@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just made a food pyramid that isn't stupid.

[–] Oswald_Buzzbald@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know, thinking back, we should never have trusted that stupid infographic. It was a lie from the get go. It was a food triangle. This is a true pyramid.

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I would consider Effort (time/energy) as a part of 'Cost'.

I work a government job and a side-hustle. I earn a large amount per hour in my private business. If I cancel a client so I can cook a time intensive meal, then the food is getting more expensive.

Also, if I'm exhausted from working 1.5 jobs, an effort heavy meal isn't cheap for me.

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[–] goumlechat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMHO, steamed vegetables are right in the middle of the triangle. I've bought a steam cooker and it's a game changer compared to boiling. It's healthier since less nutrients are lost, preserves so much more taste and texture, there's a timer so you can start the steamer and go do something else. Also makes you use less water. I've still got to try steamed fish but I expect it'll taste great.

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