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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) and vegetables
  • lentils, beans, rice
  • mushrooms
  • chicken
  • just eat in moderation

Edit 2: Thanks for the various answers. Now there are a lot of (mostly bean-based) recipes for everyone to try out!

Also someone made a community for cheap healthy food after seeing this topic!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Look into fresh produce that you can eat raw. IMHO there's no nicer snack than a crisp crunchy carrot. They're cheap, and pretty much always available. Carry a mini peeler with you and you can just grab one from a store, peel it over a rubbish bin, and scoff it. :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most things are unhealthy because we eat too much of it. For example (fresh) bread is delicious, cheap, and healthy, provided you eat it in moderation. Now if you ate nothing but bread all day you would gain a lot of weight.

Same goes for salt, fat, and sugar. To be fair, part of the reason we tend to eat so much of it is because normally this stuff is rare in nature and we are evolved to seek it, but we've made it so accessible and cheap, that we easily let our natural instincts take over. So that aspect explains your trinity. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can have all three with a bit of self control.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don‘t know about economics, but this is my entry to research:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Xa7Dp3-eYA

And cucumber prices went up more than 50% for me in the last 2 years alone, so maybe you‘re onto something.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think falafel and pita with all the veggies and sauces might be something that fits the bill that you can find easily.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Falafel is made of chickpeas which are healthy, but deep frying them isn't very good for you. Not too bad as long as you don't eat it all the time, but OP asked for healthy foods.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

You have two tiny balls of falafel with huge serving of veggies, pita and veggies. I don't think it's particular unhealthy compared what people eat usually. You could of course airfry or bake the falafels if you want to avoid that as well.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

imo it really depends on what you mean by "healthy", healthfulness is mostly found in the balance and portioning

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sure can be cheap, delicious and healthy, but to be the three of these things at the same time is quite hard...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (10 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.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tinned tuna. Inexpensive, high in protein and fish oils, low in fat and calories.

Probably not great in huge quantities because of iodine, but generally very healthy

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