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[–] 109 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Reading the title made me think this is something they are preparing for school lunches or for prisons and thought it was bad. But the reality is even worse, they are expecting average Americans to prepare this feast for themselves at home.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    In fed prison we were fed more than that for less. Though it turned out we were getting cow hearts, horse meat, and other stuff not fit for human consumption. But boy did they brag about the savings.

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  • [–] 94 points 9 months ago

    Definitely a sign of an "A+++++++" economy: one where you condescendingly tell people how to eat cheap and then lie about the cost of the shitty meal you propose.

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  • [–] 45 points 9 months ago

    Just remember folks. If you see someone stealing food, No you fucking didn't.

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  • [–] 33 points 9 months ago (14 children)

    I know that a lot of Americans could lose some weight but there is a difference between dieting and not being able to afford food.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    You are being overly dramatic here with your statement!

    The only difference between eating 50grs of chicken a day because you are on a diet and eating 50grs of chicken a day because that's what you can afford is merely conceptual!

    You are taking this with the wrong attitude! The Great Leader is making the prices go up so your weak will doesn't have any problems to stick to a diet that will make you thinner!

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    If they want to make me to eat that little they should at least make insurance cover GLP-1s ffs.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    This is healthier and cheaper: you don't take a drug that has side effects and they don't have to spend tax money to pay for the drug.

    See? They really are thinking of everything! You'll eat less and you won't have a tax increase because you won't need a subsidized drug to achieve it!

    See why The Great Leader is president and you're not? He devised this masterful plan and you are unable to see "the bigger picture"! I bet you couldn't ace the many cognitive tests The Great Leader takes monthly as he does.

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    Also unhealthy food is usually cheaper

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Not really if you know how to cook.

    It's more expensive in time and energy, though.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Same answer as to CXORA above. From my experience quality food is usually more expensive. You can also compare something healthy you cook vs something unhealthy you throw into microwave.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    I don't think that's true. But poorer people tend to have less time available to cook.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    Check the prices for unprocessed, bio, eco etc. food. Also fast food vs decent meal.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Are you saying vegetables, meat and rice are more expensive per serving than pre-packaged food where you live?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I've gone to frozen and canned veggies over fresh. Fresh costs nearly .75 more per item, and seems to spoil faster now (I'm assuming due to labor shortages). Taste is a bit off, but I need to save. Come Spring I'll grow some of my own, and hit the Farmer's Market from time to time. But so many growers in my area are now selling at "bespoke" prices. $10 for a small brown bag of apples as an example. Due to them being rarer found varieties.

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  • [–] 27 points 9 months ago (13 children)

    With the amount of white people I've seen eat a corn tortilla and complain, you'd almost think this is satirically produced

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago (12 children)

    Corn tortillas are superior to flour in every way

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago

    As a half Mexican who grew up with my Mexican family, spent a lot of time in Mexico, and has celiac disease (meaning I cant eat flour), I actually disagree. It makes me sad that I cant eat flour tortillas anymore - especially because my grandma's home made flour tortillas were the fucking bomb.

    That being said, street tacos only belong on corn.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    Can't make a burrito with a corn tortilla. Otherwise, solid insight.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Damn it how could I forget about the burrito

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    wouldn’t it be easier to deny burritos are food, block everyone who disagrees with you, change your name to “BurritosDontExist” and make this an intrinsic part of your personality than to admit you… forgot about something on the internet?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Why not? Genuine question, I've never made burritos.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    You have to fold the ends of a burrito tortilla in to seal the filling. It's a sharp fold that corn tortillas just can't do. Burrito tortillas are often 12"/30cm or more, and I feel like corn tortillas aren't strong enough for that (never tried, but also never seen them for sale).

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Ah okay, that makes sense. Personally when I do something with tortillas, I just fold one end and keep one open. Idk if the exact shape has a name, it's easy and I mostly care about the stuff inside rather than the (admittedly clumsy) shape.

    I should start doing burritos though. Seems like I'd spill less stuff out while eating.

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    $3 used to go a lot further before the Annoying Orange Pedophile fucked shit up. $3 was enough for a whopper at BK, which means $3 was a lot more groceries.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    whopper wednesday still has $3 whoppers in the app

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  • [–] 51 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    As stupid as this statement was from the AG secretary all the Democratic legislators jumping on it with AI images is pretty dumb too. You're telling me you couldn't get a staffer to make a shitty meal and post a photo? Come on.

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  • [–] 25 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Hopefully the people that supported this see it as the true grift as it is, feel insulted by being deceived by their worshipped one, and turn on him with all the powers of their wallets supporting them. Then they eat each other.

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  • [–] 24 points 9 months ago

    This is probably the diet they recommended for the orange fatso who barely moves. A construction worker or lumberjack cannot possibly function on 'A Piece of Chicken, a Piece of Broccoli, Corn Tortilla, and One Other Thing'.

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  • [–] 80 points 9 months ago (11 children)

    If you're gonna tell us how to eat depressingly cheap at least suggest rice and beans. It's healthy, filling, cheap, vegan, and capable of tasting quite good. It's just also something you'd be pissed if was all you could afford to eat.

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  • [–] 30 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    "But brown people eat those things!" -- some Trump staffer, probably

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  • [–] 34 points 9 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Americans are so shit, I wouldn't be surprised if a good majority of them thought Mexican food (i.e Taco Bell) was actually American.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Taco bell is Mexican adjacent at best

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    cajun red beans and rice (~1hr with prep):

    • two cans small red beans
    • holy trinity (diced onion, dice celery, and a doced bell paper any color). The better the dicing, the nicer the effect of the sautee.
    • meat protein (sausage usually, smoked sausage is easier to get, anandouillie is better, if you can avoid the pre cooked hotdogs hillshire farm stuff go for it). Sliced after cooking, not in huge chunks.
    • water/stock (optional, but kinda necessary imo)
    • a pot
    • rice (im filipino, I use what I have, which is jasmine)
    • spices
      • black pepper
      • garlic powder
      • cajun seasoning
      • I add on top of cajun seasoning, more smoked paprika, and cayenne

    cook the rice separately if you have a rice cooker or equivalent. im filipino, a rice cooker is more important than a microwave lol so I assume people got em but its fine if you dont, but then youll need another pot if you are looking for speed

    in your stove, just use a single pot. cook your meat first if not cooked then slice it. then add the holy trinity and sautee. Then add black pepper to taste (1 tbsp for starters). Then beans (dont let em stick) then your water/stock, and start throwin in that cajun spice, like 2tbsp. it should start smellin amazing. let the beans soften and I like mushin a few to thicken it up. then add those additional spices to taste. No one is gonna say "too much smoked paprika". The stock should be salty already, but if you used plain water or if you want more nows the time as well.

    let it do its thing for like 30 minutes, dont let the beans stick to the bottom. squish beans as they soften if you want it thicker (I like it that way).

    taste your food as you cook it. Its okay to be imprecise with measuring as long as you are tasting while cooking. Dont overdo the cayenne or people will not like you. Smart with like a teaspoon and taste from there

    bone apple tea. This lasts me for a long while, I cook this and another long lasting dish like my grandmas cinci style chili, or a filipino rice dish like adobo/sinigang) and I am a full man for a long time haha. Once you 'invest' in the spices the most expensive ingredient is the meat, so how much you wanna spend on that is up to you, but meat is always going to be expensive because you have to grow an entire animal, feed it, and then harvest it.

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Secretary of Famine. I would like to stop collecting horsemen.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago

    Can't even throw in a ketchup packet and call it a vegetable? It's like they aren't even trying.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    What's new with the Epstein files? Or the Epstein ballroom?

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Is the 'one other thing' despair?

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Fucker doing work for Putin.

    image

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    "We stand in longer lines than the Russians ever did,

    Selling our children's souls to the highest bid,

    I can't describe the way it feels"

    Electric Six, The Green Building

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    You see... the problem with food (and all other inflation) is those damn regulations! Imagine how much bigger piece of chicken you could buy if it was infested with avian flu, and our great American farmers could just make you buy it! If all of the anti-business commies stopping American from being great again, we could should empower (taxpayer giveaways to largest political donors) innovation that provides far cheaper food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP_nNemsNT8

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    Is that the buying power of $3usd? Cool, the economy is probably fine, happy eating

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago
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    Article FILLED by AI bullshit.

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    [–] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    As someone living on a tight food budget, it's still possible to stretch 3$ WAYYYY further. Prices are bad, don't get me wrong but this kinda seems like performative bs

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  • [+] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    A floor on rice and beans should be drawn by online retailers (Amazon) which have the same price nation wide for bulk goods like rice and beans. Amazon currently retails bulk rice for ~0.06$ an ounce and pinto beans for ~0.07$ an ounce. 4 ounces of each is enough to get to an ~800kcal meal for ~0.50$

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    The food situation has revealed to me the exact same thing that the streaming service situation has, I forgot just how absurdly easy it is to steal shit.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Are we at the "let them eat boiled chicken parts" stage? Probably better than most of their supporters get from Dollar General, so in reality, a step up?...right?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    How many dolls does this cost?

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I think the common dreams imagery is almost comical but fuck these Trump folks are incompetent. They basically asked for it. 

    You can easily feed a person well and varied for $3-4 a head. Why, for fucks sake, would you phrase it as a 'piece of chicken'?

    85% of the country has access to 6 or so ounces of chicken or pork, some carbs, and veggie side. You know a well balanced meal. It's going up, Address the negative news, but fuck why would you phrase it this way? Just morons. We'd be fully nazified by now with any compliance beyond grifting.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    With RFK's new dietary guidelines, you're not supposed to eat carbs, which would normally be the main source of low-budget calories. 6 ounces of pork is only around 350 calories, so RFK's going to want you to get 3 times that, which is going to blow your $3 budget right there.

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago

    I get it, they are morons, but it's not really the food costs that are the issue, non processed food is still relatively cheap. This all a symptom of childcare and housing eating a bigger proportion of the budget. 

    You can still feed a family pretty cheap. You are probably more worse off of you're a dollar tree person but it's still a symptom of the big 2.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Did Brooke post this while dining in a 3 Michelin star restaurant?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Broccoli is more than $3 a piece.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Mmmm-mmm chlorinated chicken, seasoned to insipidity

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I feel dejavu about this pic. Like I can almost place my finger on it.

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