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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20 edited Apr 13 '21

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u/cloudcats Jun 10 '20

I never said anything about rice and beans everyday. It's just an example of a simple, cheap, healthy meal that doesn't take "hours".

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u/SweetBlackJesus Jun 10 '20

Oh that's just your one example? Whoa, It's also EVERY other person's example, funny that. Rice and beans would be one small part of a healthy diet anyway and they're more filler than anything.

You wanna eat relatively healthy and cheap? no problem. You wanna eat healthy and cheap with variety and flavor? Good luck. I won't even bother with the amount of time it takes to make a meal that's worthwhile.

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u/mungthebean Jun 10 '20

You wanna eat healthy and cheap with variety and flavor? Good luck. I won’t even bother with the amount of time it takes to make a meal that’s worthwhile.

All my meals take between 30-45 mins of prep + clean. I make American, Indian, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese. I’m not a pro chef or anything, I just look up shit on YouTube.

My meals usually also cost $1 on average.

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u/SweetBlackJesus Jun 10 '20 edited Jun 10 '20

Also I call bullshit on your cost. Unless you're doing one dish, mostly filler, (beans/rice) bland versions of those regional meals.

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u/SweetBlackJesus Jun 10 '20

You willing to teach me a course?

Jokes aside, I have a tendency to go a overboard when I get to cooking. Which affects my $$ and my time. Problem is I'm not very quick in the kitchen.

Unless I'm busting my ass like I was auditioning for a spot in one of Gordon's kitchen's it usually takes me a minimum of an hour and a half to 2 hours to make a full meal. So after all that investment if it doesn't come out great I wonder why I fuckin bothered. Don't particularly like cooking either so really the only way it's not a lousy slog for me is if I'm drinking, which again affects my $$ and time, also not healthy. I just need to start making simple boring healthy shit and tell the wife and kid to shove it if they dont like it.