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!

  • JineteDeAbuelas47@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Tacos and burritos could absolutely meet this criteria If you’re doing them well at home, with the most unhealthy thing being the tortilla itself (You could argue that those are empty calories). Of course that means no sour cream or cheap cheese abuse among other things

    • chrisp999@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ve been replacing sour cream with plain full fat Greek yogurt. It’s not as good, but in a burrito it is an as adequate substitute.

      Also my sour cream would always go had before I finish it but I always have yogurt in the house so it solves that issue for me

      • JineteDeAbuelas47@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Im not an expert but people argue that bread and esentially most products whose base is just flour aren’t good. The reasoning is that those are carbohydrates that just add calories and nothing else (protein, vitamins etc…). So eating 200kcal of tuna is healthier than 200kcal of bread since those calories come with Proteins, phosphorus, omega 3 a bunch of vitamins etc. Whereas bread/tortillas are (basically) just carbohydrates which arent bad by themselves, but also arent good in excess

        • B16_BR0TH3R@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          That’s true for white bread, not the other kinds. Whole-grain bread is both delicious and healthy. I remember visiting the UK for the first time and being amazed that all the natives were eating white bread for breakfast and lunch. Here in Northern Europe, white bread is more on par with a dessert item.