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Depends on what kind of food you’re talking about. Whole foods like potatoes, lentils and beans are filling, nutritious and inexpensive. Cheap processed foods frozen pizza are basically edible polyester.
I'm not talking about frozen pizza. I bought the cheapest bagels a few times, and they skimp on them so hard they're like Sonic rings, and I had to eat two or three at a time. But they're not half the price. So despite being cheaper, the daily bagel expense is higher than if I buy real ones.
So you’re saying that the cheapest example of a given food is not necessarily a good value? Makes sense.