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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
Crock pot, instant pot, rice cooker, air fryer, all your friends.

The first two make dirt cheap stews and soups, but can also handle meat well, e.g. pulled pork or smothered pork chops.

Eggplant, zucchini, carrot, onion, italian mix (cheaper than herbes de provence) and canned diced tomates = ratatouille.

Canned lentils, carrot, onion, celery, veggie broth = Beatle soup

kale, onion, potato, veggie broth = caldo verde.

Basically a meal for four (with leftovers) for the cost of a Big Mac combo.

For the rice cooker, frozen succotash in the steamer, brown rice or pot barley in the bottom.  Toss in some soy sauce and you'd done.

Also watch your brands.  Dahi yoghurt is a quarter the price of Oikos.
gpt
Bruh I already do all of that minus instant pot wtf is happening 💀 lots of cheap veggies, very little processed food, lots of rice (this is a proud Japanese household) and off-brand items. Fucking shit things are expensive