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(cheap) healthy food

I know you said "in a grocery store" but are there any farmers' markets or flea markets near you? Depending on where you live and what the temps are like, those are by far the best places to buy any kind of produce. Fresher and more delicious, and depending on the supplier, helping local growers. I've gone out and bought a giant bag full of assorted veggies for $10....something you'd be hard pressed to do in the grocery store when red peppers are $3.50 a piece.
 
Ebola, considerin where you live I'd think you would have one sorta near you.
 
see the thing that sucks about the food market is that the healthier food are more expensive, while the less healthy food are dirty cheap,

lots of salad, greek salad,(you can hold the feta or use light dress to make it healthier) but i personally don't believe in havign any "light" food, don't sacrafice taste, just eat less of it

and its a shame that good cuts of steak are expensive, ughh steak, i havent at in 28 hours
 
Lately, ive been eating a LOT of mexican food. Ive got tortillas, refried beans, already cooked chicken, cheese, and rice in the fridge. Its high protien, good carbs, and not too much fat. And cheap as fuck! Also, I make simple whole grain pasta dishes like with chicken ranch and pepper.
Also, eggs + meat + hot sauce. And lots of oats cereal.
 
trail mix is good, hell just buy a bag of peanuts, raisins, and m&m's, and voila! shouldn't cost more than $5.
 
The reason "healthy'' foods are more expensive is we, the consumers, don't provide as high a demand for them as the sugars/fats/other stuff we're programmed to inhale when available.

As far as organic not being healthier... visit the Organic v. Conventional Mega Thread for this discussion. :) (Link will come later--Thread's not live yet.)
 
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ebola? said:
Quinoa is a grain with an indigenous history in Meso-America. It happens to have a very good amino-acid profile, and it can be substituted for rice in most applications.

Basing meals around dried legumes (that you've since cooked! ;)) is likely the best thing that you can do.

ebola
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Just bought some quinoa today based on this thread. I plan on trying it this evening.
If its nasty I'm confident I can add something in with it to remedy the taste.
I can tolerate a certain amount of nasty if it is super healthy
 
The best part of quinoa is the crunchy texture of the tails that pop out when you cook it.
 
OverDone said:
Just bought some quinoa today based on this thread. I plan on trying it this evening.
If its nasty I'm confident I can add something in with it to remedy the taste.
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It is can be bland but not as bland as couscous.

Add to it:
green peas and curry
diced tomato, black beans, cilantro, cumin, chili powder
parmesan, garlic, italian seasoning

I'll use it to stuff peppers. If a recipe calls for brown rice I sub quinoa.
 
I love toasted quinoa with parmesan, garlic, and lots of olive oil best.
 
^thanks I think I'll try adding all of those tomorrow!
I actually just finished a bowl and I do like it. I think I under cooked it but it was rather satisfying (I added a bunch of black pepper).

I was surprised by the soapy bubbles when I rinsed it. A recipe suggested soaking for a few hours but when I'm hungry, I'm hungry NOW so I rinsed it twice, brought the water to a boil, turned down to a simmer and let simmer for 10 minutes.

I like the suggestions. I'm also thinking cashews may go well mixed in.

Due to it having high carbs I think I'll make it a morning/lunch kinda thing and then eat proteins for my other meals.

Thanks guys
 
oooh perhaps w/cinnamon and honey
quinoa a a good amount of protein I think it would work for breakfast
thanks for the suggestion
 
Quinoa is like 40g of carbs for every 8g of protein, that's a low protein food.
 
8 g's of protein for a grain is pretty good...

we ran out of toast today, so my friend took the rest of my left-over quinoa and added peanut butter and jelly... I didn't try it, but he said it was good :D
 
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