I’m probably going to sound like a space alien, but enough beans to feed a grown man costs two dollars a day. The beans are nutritious and relatively palatable. When I’m left to my own devices, I eat mostly beans. Because I’m rich, I buy the canned ones so that I don’t need to cook.
Edit: I assume the downvotes are for not contributing to the discussion appropriately. Fair enough:
While people can subsist on beans and rice and/or potatoes, they have a medium to high glycemic index. Also, to get adequate nutrition from them, one will take on a higher glycemic load. These are major contributing factors in diabetes and cardiac disease. It can be mitigated with preventative healthcare, which is something people living on these diets may not have reliable and affordable access to. People subsisting on starchy foods alone live sicker, shorter lives.
In all seriousness, it’s not just the money. It’s also the time. Having a varied, healthful diet requires time, effort, skill, and education. If it’s not our own, we’ll end up paying someone else for it in one way or another. Many people are working multiple jobs to get by and don’t have the luxury of spending hours shopping, cooking, and cleaning every day. You might point out that if they worked less, they could afford the time to buy cheaper food. Unfortunately, that won’t make most of their other goods and services any less expensive. The Federal Poverty Limit is based on just covering rent. Minimum wage in most states at full time will put a person a little bit over that. With the utilities, transportation, and healthcare required to maintain a job, there may be very little left over for food.
One of the few things I go back to the old site for is /r/eatcheapandhealthy - you need the time to make the food, but you can make very little cash go a long way, especially if you’re buying beans/lentils/oats dried and soaking them overnight rather than buying canned.
Chickpeas are my favorite. I enjoy the taste of them right out of the can. They dry ones are also good if soaked overnight in cold water and then eaten without further preparation. They become pleasantly crunchy, like nuts.
I’m probably going to sound like a space alien, but enough beans to feed a grown man costs two dollars a day. The beans are nutritious and relatively palatable. When I’m left to my own devices, I eat mostly beans. Because I’m rich, I buy the canned ones so that I don’t need to cook.
Potatoes also have enough nutrients that you can pretty much subsist on them alone.
Diabetes has entered the chat.
Edit: I assume the downvotes are for not contributing to the discussion appropriately. Fair enough:
While people can subsist on beans and rice and/or potatoes, they have a medium to high glycemic index. Also, to get adequate nutrition from them, one will take on a higher glycemic load. These are major contributing factors in diabetes and cardiac disease. It can be mitigated with preventative healthcare, which is something people living on these diets may not have reliable and affordable access to. People subsisting on starchy foods alone live sicker, shorter lives.
Yeah! Let them eat beans!
In all seriousness, it’s not just the money. It’s also the time. Having a varied, healthful diet requires time, effort, skill, and education. If it’s not our own, we’ll end up paying someone else for it in one way or another. Many people are working multiple jobs to get by and don’t have the luxury of spending hours shopping, cooking, and cleaning every day. You might point out that if they worked less, they could afford the time to buy cheaper food. Unfortunately, that won’t make most of their other goods and services any less expensive. The Federal Poverty Limit is based on just covering rent. Minimum wage in most states at full time will put a person a little bit over that. With the utilities, transportation, and healthcare required to maintain a job, there may be very little left over for food.
One of the few things I go back to the old site for is /r/eatcheapandhealthy - you need the time to make the food, but you can make very little cash go a long way, especially if you’re buying beans/lentils/oats dried and soaking them overnight rather than buying canned.
This sounds depressing as hell, good work.
If I were to survive off only beans, what beans would I eat?
Chickpeas are my favorite. I enjoy the taste of them right out of the can. They dry ones are also good if soaked overnight in cold water and then eaten without further preparation. They become pleasantly crunchy, like nuts.
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