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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] 0 points 1 year ago

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

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

Okra, it's easy to grow. Bugs and squirrels don't seem to bother it. Frozen isn't too expensive

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

I'd say sandwiches, depending on what you want to put in them. A loaf of healthy (low sugar) bread isn't going to be the cheapest option on the shelf, but if you're dividing the cost by the number of sandwiches you can make out of it, it still ends up amounting to a large number of really inexpensive meals. I normally just add some meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato, and it's very nutritional and also delicious.

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

If you make the bread yourself (i.e. with a breadmaker) it's dirt cheap. I buy flour and yeast in bulk and it costs bugger all per loaf.

You could maybe argue bread isn't healthy because it's technically a processed food (flour, carbs, etc.), but as others have pointed out moderation is key.

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

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

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

Yes but it's kind of a cheat... The food must be free somehow for one reason or another... This, in and of itself, makes it more delicious even if it was delectable to begin with. Also, obviously the healthy part is important first if it's important to you at all.

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

Honestly I don't think you'll find any one thing you can eat that will tick all of the boxes indefinitely, otherwise we would already be eating it!

With portion sizes controlled my easy vote would be an egg stir fry with low amounts of oil, a minimal sauce, and lots of in season veg.

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

We have a type of French toast. Old stale bread, milk, egg, sugar (and cinnamon) that's it. Simple, cheap and very tasty.

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

Jimmy joy/huel aren't super delicious, but def cheap and healthy!

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

Ground beef

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

Mac n cheese.

Ratatouille.

A lot of cuisine that is lauded all around the world embraces all three of those, or at least the original dishes they came from did. A lot of really fancy food today and in the last 50 years is just "peasant food". Sometimes just with fresher ingredients and more butter

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

Celeriac (celery root - you can also use zucchini instead) fritters. Shred celeriac, carrots, onions and peppers, mix with salt and let sit, then squeeze out the water using cheese cloth. Mix in an egg, a small handful of flour, roasted and/or black garlic and some pepper. Form into balls and deep fry until the outside is golden brown and crispy, then drain on a rack or paper towel (you can also form into patties and pan fry them, same flavor but missing the solidity and the crunchy shell).

Very cheap (it's basically just vegetables and an egg) and very low-calorie and IMHO much more delicious than french fries.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jimmy Joy. Cheap (under 2 euros per meal), delicious and you can't really get any more nutritious than that. It has all the recommended nutrients in one go.

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